India vs Sri Lanka, IND vs SL, Today Match Prediction 10 January 2023

ind vs sl Match Prediction & Analysis

India are hosting the 1st ODI of the World Cup Year 2023 at Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati, against Sri Lanka. The match will be played on 10th January, where key Indian players like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Jasprit Bumrah will be back in the squad.

India played 24 ODIs in 2022, including a home series against West Indies and South Africa. India won 5 out of 6 home games. Since 2017, India and Sri Lanka have faced each other 13 times, and Sri Lanka emerged victorious on 3 occasions.

The Sri Lankan team has struggled with the ODI format for the last few years. They managed to draw the ODI series played against Afghanistan recently. But to face a star-studded Indian side that too on Indian soil will be a massive task for them while playing the 1st ODI of 2023.

TEAMS PREVIEW

India Preview

The Indian side will play the first ODI game of 2023 against Sri Lanka at Guwahati on 10th January. India have good records against Sri Lanka at home, and they look forward to maintaining those records this year.

In July 2021, India played a 3-match ODI series on an India tour to Sri Lanka and registered a victory by 2-1. In the first 2 matches, the Indian unit comfortably chased down the target but lost the last game while defending the total. Yuzvendra Chahal was the leading wicket-taker on that tour, with 5 wickets in 3 innings.

Indian unit has been struggling with their bowling unit because of injury concerns. Now Indian fans are hoping that some of them will get solved as the pacer Jasrit Bumrah is back into the side for the series against Sri Lanka. Though the Indian side is facing issues with the bowling department, the team's batting unit has a lot of backups for each position.

Shreyas Iyer, the leading run scorer for India in 2022, is looking forward to carrying that momentum in 2023. He has scored 429 runs in the last 9 ODI games. Looking at the current squad, the team has good depth in the batting and bowling unit. The inclusion of Hardik Pandya in the unit will strengthen the batting order in depth. 

Key players: Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, Yuzvendra Chahal,  Mohammed Siraj.

India Predicted Playing XI:

Shubman Gill, Rohit Sharma (C), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan (WK)/ KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya (VC), Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami/ Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh.

India Actual Playing XI:

Mohammed Siraj, YS Chahal, Shreyas Iyer, Lokesh Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Umran Malik, Mohammed Shami, Axar Patel

Sri Lanka Preview

Sri Lanka played all the 3 ODI series against Zimbabwe, Australia, and Afghanistan at home in 2022. They will face the Indian team on an away series starting on 10th January 2023.

Though Sri Lanka have a good ODI record against other teams at home, the Indian team defeated them in 2012, 2017, and 2021. India also defeated Sri Lanka by 2-1 in 2018 when Sri Lanka was on a tour to India. In the last ODI series between these 2 sides, Avishka Fernando was the leading run scorer, with 159 runs in the 3 innings at an average of 53.

The Sri Lankan side is looking forward to balancing the core strength of the squad ahead of the ODI World Cup 2023, which will be played in Indian Sub Continent. The ODI series against India might help them achieve their aims before the World Cup. Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Mendis need to shine with the bat as these two are key batters for them ahead of a series against India.

Wanindu Hasaranga has been looking in good form since last year and is consistently picking wickets in the white ball format. He needs to deliver better with the ball if they want to put pressure on the Indian middle order.

Key players: Pathum Nissanka, Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis, Wanindu Hasaranga.

Sri Lanka Predicted Playing XI:

Pathum Nissanka, Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis (wk), Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dhananjaya de Silva, Charith Asalanka, Dasun Shanaka (c), Chamika Karunaratne, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dushmantha Chameera, Praveen Jayawickrama.

Sri Lanka Actual Playing XI:

Avishka Fernando, Kasun Rajitha, Dunith Wellalage, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka, Charith Asalanka, Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis, Wanidu Hasaranga, Dilshan Madushanka, Chamika Karunaratne

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

The weather will be clear on the match day, with 10-20% rain chances. The maximum and minimum temperatures will be between 26°C - 13°C. The pitch has seen a high-scoring game here and has added advantages to batters here.

Venue Details

Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati will host this match. The ground can accommodate 40,000 people and has conducted a few T20is and one ODI game.

Toss: To Bowl

The ground has conducted just 1 ODI game so far here. India defeated West Indies in that game by chasing a target. Here the general trend is the winning captain chooses to bowl first as the pitch favors batters in the 2nd innings.