Asia Cup 2022: IND vs SL- India Playing 11 vs Sri Lanka (Predicted), Super 4, Match 3 (A1 vs B1)

Asia Cup 2022: IND vs SL- India Playing 11 vs Sri Lanka (Predicted), Super 4, Match 3 (A1 vs B1). Sri Lanka will take on India on September 6 in the super 4 stages. Both teams have fought very hard to get to this position. India has proved that they are still the best performing team in international tournaments by beating their arch-rival Pakistan in their first match.

Then they got qualified into the super 4 stages after defeating Hong Kong and now they have come to the most crucial stage where they should give their best to move up to the finals.

On the other hand, the Sri Lankan team began their match with a loss to the mighty Afghanistan team but somehow they managed to get into the super 4 stages by defeating Bangladesh. Still, they have a lot of work to do if they want to beat India in the Super 4 stages.

Sri Lanka pulled off a major upset, beating Afghanistan by 4 wickets in the Super 4 opener. With that, Dasun Shanaka-led Sri Lanka also avenged their humiliating loss in the Asia Cup 2022 opener.

India has suffered a huge blow in the ongoing Asia Cup 2022 as their star spin bowling all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has been ruled out due to a knee injury. The same knee injury which has been haunting him for the past 2 years has resurfaced again. India doesn’t have 3 of their first-choice players at the moment, namely, Jasprit Bumrah, Harshal Patel, and Ravindra Jadeja.

Axar Patel is the most obvious replacement option because of his skill set. He also perfectly fills the void left by Ravindra Jadeja both with the bat and the ball. Deepak Hooda can be another option for India to replace Ravindra Jadeja in the Asia Cup 2022 team. The dynamic middle-order batsman has been given a long rope on the Indian side and he has grabbed all the opportunities that had been given to him with both hands.

After Ravindra Jadeja was ruled out of the Asia Cup 2022 tournament, the Rohit Sharma-led side suffered another blow as pacer Avesh Khan also missed the clash against Pakistan. The right-arm pacer reportedly was suffering from viral fever for the last 2 days and he was deemed unfit by the medical team to play India’s next game against Pakistan.

Few media reports have suggested that if Avesh Khan fails to recover in time, Deepak Chahar will be added to India’s squad. India has met Sri Lanka 24 times in T20Is with India emerging victorious on 17 occasions. Sri Lanka has won 7 matches. India won all 3 matches the last time the two teams met in India in T20Is in February 2022.

Sri Lanka is expected to retain their playing XI that played against Afghanistan while India may bring in the likes of Ravichandran Ashwin, Deepak Hooda, or Axar Patel in their next game against Sri Lanka in Asia Cup 2022. India played Deepak Hooda and Ravi Bishnoi in the game against Pakistan.

Mohammad Nawaz stunned India with the bat after helping restrict them with the ball after a rampant start to give Pakistan a thrilling win in their Super 4 match against India. A week after India chased successfully in a thrilling group-stage finish, Pakistan returned the favour, asking India to bat and getting home with just one ball to spare.

Mohammad Rizwan anchored the chase with 71 off 51, but it was Mohammad Nawaz who provided the desperately needed impetus. Promoted to No. 4, he smashed 42 off 20 balls to put Pakistan back on track as India’s Virat Kohli’s 44 ball 60 went in vain.

Pakistan 182 for 5 (Rizwan 71, Nawaz 42) beat India 181 for 7 (Kohli 60, Rahul 28, Rohit 28, Shadab 2-31) by five wickets

Asia Cup 2022: IND vs SL- India Playing 11 vs Sri Lanka (Predicted), Super 4, Match 3 (A1 vs B1)

Rohit Sharma

With a career average of 31.4, with four hundred and 27 fifties in T20I cricket, at a strike rate of about 140, Rohit Sharma’s potential to devastate a bowling attack is famous across world cricket. He returned to lead the Men in Blue in Asia Cup 2022 after missing the series against West Indies and Zimbabwe. 

Rohit Sharma is the highest run-getter in T20Is. He has amassed 3548 runs in 135 T20Is. The highest run-getter in T20Is was dismissed after scoring 12 runs off 18 balls in the Asia Cup 2022 opener against Pakistan. He scored at a strike rate of 66.67.

He scored 21 off 13 balls at a strike rate of 161.54 against Hong Kong. He scored 28 off 16 balls against Pakistan in the Super 4 game at a Strike Rate of 175. He would want to score big in India’s 2nd Super 4 Asia Cup 2022 game against upbeat Sri Lanka.

KL Rahul

KL Rahul led India to a 3-0 sweep against Zimbabwe in the ODI series after being sidelined for quite a while as he underwent surgery and also contracted Covid-19. With scores of 1 and 30 in the two innings he played in Harare, his own batting form was patchy.

Earlier, KL Rahul ended the IPL 2022 season with the second-most runs – 635 in 14 innings at a strike rate of 135.38 – behind Jos Buttler, for new entrants Lucknow Super Giants (LSG). He opened in Asia Cup 2022 opening fixture against Pakistan but was bowled without scoring.

He was dismissed off the 1st ball by pacer Naseem Shah against Pakistan and scored 36 off 39 balls against Hong Kong. He scored 28 off 20 balls against Pakistan in the Super 4 game. He would want to score big in India’s 2nd Super 4 Asia Cup 2022 game against upbeat Sri Lanka. He has amassed 1895 runs in 59 T20Is averaging 39.48 at a Strike Rate of 140.89.

Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli is experiencing a dip in form, having just crossed 1000 days since his last century in any format of the game. However, with 3462 T20I runs in 102 T20Is at an average of 50.91, Virat Kohli is still a dangerous player that any side in the world would want to be included in their lineup. He rested for the entire limited overs West Indies series and Zimbabwe ODIs after a poor time in England where he managed only 12 runs in 2 T20Is.

He looked in fine touch scoring 35 off 34 balls in his 100th T20I Asia Cup 2022 opener against Pakistan before being dismissed by Mohammad Nawaz while trying to increase the run rate. He scored his 31st T20I fifty against Hong Kong, remaining unbeaten on 59 off 44 balls. His 60 off 44 balls against Pakistan in the Super 4 match went in vain. He would want to score big in India’s 2nd Super 4 Asia Cup 2022 game against upbeat Sri Lanka.

Suryakumar Yadav

Suryakumar Yadav is ranked No.2 in the world for T20 batting for a reason. This year alone the batter has scored 527 runs at a phenomenal strike rate of 188.21 (average of 40.54) and has the ability to accelerate scoring in the backend of a match or come out early to set the pace. In 26 T20Is, he has amassed 771 runs averaging 38.55 at a strike rate of 176.43 which includes a ton and 6 fifties.

His career-best 117 came in a losing cause in the England tour.  He scored 18 off as many balls against Pakistan in Asia Cup 2022 opening fixture before being bowled by Naseem Shah.

He was MOM against Hong Kong scoring an unbeaten 68 off only 26 balls at a phenomenal strike rate of 261.54. He scored 13 off 10 balls before falling to Mohammad Nawaz against Pakistan in the Super 4 game. He would want to score big in India’s 2nd Super 4 Asia Cup 2022 game against upbeat Sri Lanka.

Hardik Pandya

Hardik Pandya, the MOM in the Asia Cup 2022 opener against Pakistan, is also a genuine all-rounder, and offers a world-class pace option for India in the Asia Cup 2022, having taken 54 wickets over his T20I career at an economy of 8.3 (average of 27.02), besides scoring 867 runs in 69 T20Is averaging 23.43. He scored an unbeaten 33 off 17 balls and picked 3/25 in 4 overs against Pakistan.

He was rested against Hong Kong as Rishabh Pant replaced him. He perished without scoring in the Super 4 game against Pakistan and was expensive too returning with figures of 1/44. The right-handed batter slammed 487 runs in 15 games in IPL 2022 and also scalped 8 wickets. He would want to contribute to India’s 2nd Super 4 Asia Cup 2022 game against upbeat Sri Lanka.

Deepak Hooda

A right knee injury has ended Ravindra Jadeja’s Asia Cup campaign. Axar Patel, who was initially named as a stand-by player, will join India’s main squad as a like-for-like replacement. Ravindra Jadeja was a key performer in both of India’s matches at the Asia Cup so far.

In the absence of injured Ravindra Jadeja, India opted to play Deepak Hooda against Pakistan in the Super 4 game. In 8 T20I innings (10 T20Is) so far in 2022, Deepak Hooda scored 290 runs at an average of 48.33 at a strike rate of 157.61 which includes a record century against Ireland as well. He scored 16 off 14 balls against Pakistan in the Super 4 game and would want to score big against Sri Lanka in the India’s second Super 4 fixture.

Dinesh Karthik

Dinesh Karthik revived his career aged 36/37 with an incredible campaign for the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). Given the difficult end-overs duties by RCB, finisher Dinesh Karthik nailed his role to perfection, scoring 330 runs at an eye-catching Strike Rate of 183.33 while averaging 55 with the bat in 16 games. He has managed 592 runs in 49 T20Is averaging 28.19.

On returning to the Indian team, he scored 55 from 27 balls in a T20I against Proteas and 41* from 19 balls against the Windies in a T20I. In the Asia Cup 2022 India’s opening fixture against Pakistan, he was preferred over Rishabh Pant and scored 1* off 1 ball besides taking 3 catches. He didn’t keep or bat against Hong Kong as Rishabh Pant returned. Rishabh Pant scored 14 off 12 balls in the Super 4 match against Pakistan and his failure may see the return of Dinesh Karthik against Sri Lanka.

Ravichandran Ashwin

Making a return to the field after several months, Ravichandran Ashwin looked in control with the ball in the Caribbean. He picked up a total of three wickets in 3 T20Is at a strike rate of 24 with an economy rate of 6.66. His scalps included those of the dangerous Nicholas Pooran and Shimron Hetmyer.

Ravichandran Ashwin was retained for the New Zealand home series after the conclusion of the 2021 T20 World Cup and was dropped later. And after a gap of eight months, he was brought back for the 5-match T20Is against hosts West Indies. He would want to be amongst wickets in India’s 2nd Super 4 Asia Cup 2022 game against upbeat Sri Lanka if selected. Ravi Bishnoi played against Pakistan in the Super 4 game and was economical returning with figures of 1/26 in 4 overs.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Being the most experienced pacer in the squad, Bhuvneshwar Kumar will lead the pace attack for India in Asia Cup 2022. Featuring for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2022, he had picked 12 wickets in 14 games. He picked up 6 wickets against Proteas (averaging 14.17) and 4 wickets against England (averaging 6.25) this year. He was named Man of the Series on both occasions.

He has 79 scalps averaging 22.68 in 75 T20Is.  He will spearhead the pace attack in the Asia Cup 2022 opener as pacers Jasprit Bumrah and Harshal Patel are injured and ruled out. In the Asia Cup 2022 against Pakistan, he picked 4/26 in 4 overs picking vital scalps of Babar Azam, Shadab Khan, Asif Ali, and Naseem Shah.

Against Hong Kong, he was economical and returned with figures of 1/15 in 3 overs. He conceded 40 runs in 4 overs against Pakistan in the Super 4 game picking Mohammad Nawaz’s scalp.

Arshdeep Singh

In the 2022 IPL season, Punjab Kings’ pacer Arshdeep Singh took 10 wickets in 14 games with an economy rate of 7.70 and an average of 38.50.  He might not have many wickets in his credit, but the stats won’t reveal how he managed to make the death overs his own by delivering yorkers with great precision. The tall bowler is known to use his 6’3” frame to his advantage.

In 9 T20Is, he has picked 13 scalps averaging 18.08. In the recent Windies series, he picked 7 scalps in 5 T20Is averaging 16.14 and was Man of the Series. He played in the Asia Cup 2022 opener against Pakistan and picked 2/33 in 3.5 overs picking scalps of Mohammad Nawaz and Shahnawaz Dahani. He was expensive against Hong Kong returning with figures of 1/44 in 4 overs.

He bowled the last over of the Pakistan innings and returned with figures of 1/27 in 3.5 overs. Arshdeep Singh dropped a relatively easy catch of Asif Ali in the 18th over, and this led to a massive momentum shift. He would want to be amongst wickets in India’s 2nd Super 4 Asia cup 2022 game against upbeat Sri Lanka.

Yuzvendra Chahal

The right-arm spinner showcased his spin magic during IPL 2022, where he scalped the most 27 wickets to grab the Purple Cap playing for Rajasthan Royals. The leggie, who was shockingly left out for the previous 2021 World T20I, has not just knocked on the door, but broken it down with his performances for India.

He has 80 scalps in 65 T20Is averaging a mere 24.81 and is India’s leading wicket-taker in T20Is. He returned wicketless against Pakistan as all the Indian pacers picked up the Pakistan wickets to fall in Asia Cup 2022 and returned with figures of 0/32 in 4 overs. He was wicketless against Hong Kong too returning with figures of 0/18 in 4 overs.

He picked 1 wicket against Pakistan in the Super 4 game but conceded 43 runs in 4 overs. He would want to be amongst wickets in India’s 2nd Super 4 Asia Cup 2022 game against upbeat Sri Lanka.