India vs Sri Lanka Match Preview– ICC World Cup 2023, Match 33

Updated - 02 Nov 2023, 02:12 PM

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India vs Sri Lanka Match Preview– ICC World Cup 2023, Match 33. India and Sri Lanka will square off in their next match of the ICC World Cup 2023. India vs Sri Lanka encounter is match 33 of ICC World Cup 2023, set to take place on Thursday, November 2 at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

India has showcased an incredible performance in the ICC World Cup 2023. India has won all of their 6 matches. India has outplayed giants like Australia, New Zealand, England and Pakistan. They also crushed inferior teams like Afghanistan and Bangladesh.

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Sri Lanka witnessed a miserable show in the ICC World Cup 2023. Out of 6 matches, Sri Lanka has won only 2 against Netherlands and England. However, they lost to Australia, South Africa, and Pakistan. Sri Lanka also lost to Afghanistan in their last match, which emerged as another upset in ICC World Cup 2023.

India vs Sri Lanka encounter will bring back the memories of the recent Asia Cup 2023, where India outplayed Sri Lanka by 10 wickets. Bowling out the home team for just 50 runs, India sealed one of their biggest victories in ODIs.

If we talk about India vs Sri Lanka head-to-head encounters in ODIs, India has the upper hand over Sri Lanka. If we talk about recent times, India has crushed Sri Lanka in all five previous ODIs. Also, the men-in-blue dominate Sri Lanka at home, winning 39 games out of 54 and losing only 12.

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India vs Sri Lanka Match Preview– ICC World Cup 2023, Match 33

India

Rohit Sharma is the captain of India in the ICC World Cup 2023. He is the leading run-getter for the team with 398 runs in 6 games. Virat Kohli is next with 354 runs. KL Rahul has mustered 216 runs.

In the bowling department, Jasprit Bumrah has hunted the most 14 wickets for the team. Kuldeep Yadav is next with 10 scalps. Mohammed Shami has picked 9 wickets in just 2 games to display an amazing form.

IND Squad: Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (WK), Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya.

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Sri Lanka

Kusal Mendis is the skipper of Sri Lanka in the ICC World Cup 2023. After 6 matches, Sadeera Samawickrama is the leading run-getter for the team with 331 runs. Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Mendis are next in the queue with 289 and 268 runs respectively.

Among bowlers, Dilshan Madushanka is the leading wicket-taker for the side with 13 scalps in 6 games. Kasun Rajitha has hunted 8 wickets. Lahiru Kumara accounts for 3 wickets in 2 games while Maheesh Theekshana has got 3 wickets across 5 matches.

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SL Squad: Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis (C & WK), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Angelo Mathews, Maheesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha, Dushmantha Chameera, Dilshan Madushanka, Chamika Karunaratne, Dunith Wellalage, Dushan Hemantha, Kusal Perera.

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