IND vs SL Preview: Team India will conduct their final practice match today before the final, facing Sri Lanka in the Super-4 match.
IND vs SL Preview India will play its 12th Asia Cup final on Sunday, before facing Sri Lanka in the final match of the Super 4 stage on Friday. Sri Lanka has already been eliminated from the final race, and this match is merely a formality, but India will have one last chance to address its shortcomings before the final.
Ankush Pandey
India will play its 12th Asia Cup final on Sunday, before facing Sri Lanka in the final match of the Super 4 stage on Friday. Sri Lanka has already been eliminated from the final race, and this match is merely a formality, but it will be India's last chance to address its shortcomings before the final.
Now the team will have to abandon the strategy of experimentation and focus on a stable combination. In the last match against Oman, many changes were made, which resulted in India winning despite losing. Captain Suryakumar did not come to bat in that match. Similarly, the team tried different experiments against Bangladesh.
Shivam Dubey was sent in at number three, but he was out after scoring only two runs in three balls. Star batsman Sanju Samson did not get a chance. Now India will have to field a strong combination instead of experimenting.
'घोर अपमान': एशिया कप में भारत-पाकिस्तान मैच को लेकर विपक्ष ने भाजपा पर निशाना साधा
Jitesh may get a chance
Sanju Samson's failure in the middle order will be a cause of concern for head coach Gautam Gambhir, and the Indian team management may try Jitesh Sharma in the final match of the Asia Cup Super-4 stage against Sri Lanka on Friday. India's victory over Bangladesh eliminated Sri Lanka, which was also defeated by Bangladesh and Pakistan in the Super-4.
It is highly likely that the final match will be played between India and Pakistan on Sunday. Samson does not appear to fit into the Indian batting order. Another cause of concern for the Indian team is the 12 dropped catches so far in the tournament, five of which were against Bangladesh. Such laxity is not tolerated in big matches, and spinner Varun Chakravarthy also admitted that improvement is needed in this area. Several catches have also been dropped off Chakravarthy's bowling.
Samson wasn't even included in the top seven.
Samson wasn't even included in the top seven batting lineup in the match against Bangladesh, raising questions about what he's doing in the team if he's not even worthy of coming in ahead of Axar Patel. Sending Shivam Dube at number three makes sense, as he plays wrist spinners well, but it wasn't ideal for a left-right combination in the middle order. Hardik Pandya was sent in ahead of him, along with two other left-handed batsmen, Tilak Varma and Axar Patel.
Ritika Sajdeh and Rohit Sharma are blessed with baby boy.
A chance at number three is possible.
Fielding coach Ryan ten Doeschate stated that Sanju is still figuring out how to bat at number five. There's a possibility that Samson might be included at number three in the formality match against Sri Lanka. It's understood that Samson isn't being dropped given his past record as a top-order batsman, but each player has a unique role in this format.
Jitesh Sharma is a middle-order batsman and a finisher. Jitesh has scored 374 runs in 18 innings at number five in the IPL, while he has added 384 runs in 15 innings at number six. At number seven, he has scored 136 runs in seven innings at a strike rate above 178. Jasprit Bumrah could also be rested for the match against Sri Lanka if he wishes to.
Indian Team
Suryakumar Yadav (Captain), Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Jitesh Sharma, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Sanju Samson, Harshit Rana, Rinku Singh.
Sri Lanka Team
Charith Asalanka (Captain), Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis, Kusal Perera, Nuwanidu Fernando, Kamindu Mendis, Kamil Mishara, Dasun Shanaka, Janith Liyanage, Chamika Karunaratne, Dunith Welalage, Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Dushmantha Chameera, Binura Fernando, Nuwan Thushara, Matheesha Pathirana.
India vs. Sri Lanka Asia Cup Head-to-Head
- Total matches: 23
- India won: 12
- Sri Lanka won: 11
Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma meet Premanand Maharaj; the actor seeks a "devotion of love."
