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Match Preview – India & Sri Lanka, AFC Asian Cup 2022, Match 9, Super Four

September 5, 2022
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The Big Picture

One bad result is all it takes to leave a team staring at a possible exit from the Asian Cup. Pakistan faced – and overcame – this challenge after losing to India in the group stage. And now India are the ones in risky situation after, after loss to pakistan In Super Round 4.

Rohit Sharma’s team cannot lose against Sri Lanka in Dubai on Tuesday. If they do, the defending champion will have to rely on other results en route for a chance to reach the final. Sri Lanka will become the favorite for a place in the battle for the top.

Sri Lanka did not start the tournament well. They were sent off for 105 in the opening game and then watched Afghanistan fall into the net with 59 balls. But since then Sri Lanka has had two morale-boosting wins, chasing 184 in a must-win team match. against Bangladeshand 176 in their first match in Super 4 against Afghanistan.
Sri Lanka’s hitters aren’t T20 superstars but it looks like there’s a big target to set them free. against Afghanistan, Batum NissankaAnd the Kosal MendesAnd the Danushka Gunatilaka And the Bhanukkah Rajapaksa They smashed the quick 30s to beat Rahmanullah Gurbaz 45 ball 84. They might follow the same plan in the chase against India too.
Although India lost the penultimate ball against Pakistan, they had some big positives in that match. After his first ball duck and 39 ball 36 in his first two rounds, Kuala Lumpur Rahul He found versatility and played some great shots through 20 ball 28. His straight whip for six from Naseem Shah was the shot of the match. Virat Kohli He also looked close to his best, which made him ‘conscious effort’ to score at a higher rate. While Kohli was in the curl, he scored 60 passes from 44 balls; The hitter at the other end scored 45 of 45.
But as far as their campaign is concerned, the time has come, and India must beat Sri Lanka to remain in control of their Asian Cup destiny. They will derive confidence from the fact that they Whitening it at home in the T20I tri-match series earlier this year.

Model Guide

Sri Lanka WWLWL (last five of the T20Is, newest first)
India LWWWW

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in the spotlight

Pakistanis Muhammad Nawaz and Shadab Khan strangled India on Sunday, Sri Lanka hopes its deer Wanindu Hasaranga And the Mahesh Thikshana can do the same. Hasaranga and Theekshana both have impressive numbers in the UAE, and they also have experience in bowling with Indian hitters in the IPL. On the other hand, India will also realize the tricks it has. In general, it can be the competition that decides the game.

After India played in the first two matches of the Asian Cup, Josefindra Chahal He had #1 for 43 of the four overs he played in a Super 4 match against Pakistan. This was a performance on the field as the other three players in the match accumulated combined numbers of 4 versus 82 of 12 overs (economy 6.83). In the absence of Jaspreet Poumrah, Harshal Patel and Ravindra Jadega, India needed Chahal to improve his form.

Venue and conditions

Dubai’s last three games have featured five rounds with a point tally of over 180. However, it all depends on what stadium Tuesday’s match will be played on, and its position on the field will determine if there is a shorter limit players can exploit. Evening temperatures will be around 35°C and nights won’t be any colder, reducing the chances that dew will play a role in the chase.

Team news

Expect Sri Lanka, looking for a trio of victories, to stick to the same 11th level.

Sri Lanka (Possible): 1 Pathum Nissanka, 2 Kusal Mendis (wk), 3 Charith Asalanka, 4 Danushka Gunathilaka, 5 Bhanuka Rajapaksa, 6 Dasun Shanaka (capt), 7 Wanindu Hasaranga, 8 Chamika Karunaratne, 9 Maheesh Theekshana, 10 Asitha Fernando, 11 Dilshan Madushanka.

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with I don’t know Available, India can return to its original group of three specialist speed bowlers, one specialist bowler, and two all-players. That might mean Ravi Bishnoidespite a good performance against Pakistan, giving way to Aksar Batel.
With Axar being a left-handed bat, and Hasaranga being the only spinner with the arrow ball flying off the right hand, India could also substitute Rishiba pant With designated finishing Dinesh Karthik.

India (Possible): 1 Rohit Sharma (capt), 2 KL Rahul, 3 Virat Kohli, 4 Suryakumar Yadav, 5 Dinesh Karthik/Rishabh Pant (wk), 6 Hardik Pandya, 7 Axar Patel, 8 Bhuvneshwar Kumar, 9 Avesh Khan, 10 Archdeep Singh, 11 Yuzvendra Chahal

quotes

“When it comes to Asian cricket, everyone talks about the Indo-Pakistan games. But I don’t mind that [lack of] Big talk [around our team]. I prefer to focus on the way we play.”
Sri Lanka captain Dason Shanaka Happy next to him flies under the radar

“When you are under pressure, anyone can make a mistake. It was a big match. It was a tight situation as well… but when the environment is good, you learn from those situations. And you look forward to the next opportunity. I give credit to the captain and team management for creating such an environment.” Where everyone feels that the next time such an opportunity comes up, we want to seize it.”
Virat Kohli Archdeep endorses Singh after the player dropped a decisive blow in the defeat to Pakistan

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