Sri Lanka seek answers against in-form India

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Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Start time 1930 local (1330 GMT)

Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan are likely to be reunited at the top of the order for India © BCCI

Enormous Picture 

India, seven wins from their last eight T20s, are straight from a high-octane triumph against their most noteworthy adversaries. Sri Lanka, having lost six of their last eight T20s, have been completely beaten by a group they used to rule over. It appears like ancient history yet Sri Lanka defeated India in a World T20 last, in the group's last session at this venue. That will appear to be more inaccessible still, if Sri Lanka keep on playing as they as of late have. 

India's batting outlived the glorious Mohammad Amir spell on Saturday, however it was their knocking down some pins that set up triumph. The same assault has torn through Sri Lanka's weak batting request as of late. They had Sri Lanka 16 for 3, then in the long run 127 hard and fast, in Ranchi, then cleared Sri Lanka out for 82 in Visakhapatnam. R Ashwin hasn't gathered any enormous pulls in this competition in this way, however passing by his record against Sri Lanka over the previous year, he will hope to buff his details a little on Tuesday night. Seamers Ashish Nehra and Jasprit Bumrah kept on settling pleasantly into their parts. 

With respect to Sri Lanka's troubles - where even to start? Lasith Malinga seems unrealistic to play once more, the cellotape holding his body together apparently giving out. There is still some quality in that rocking the bowling alley assault, with Rangana Herath, Angelo Mathews and Dushmantha Chameera, yet perhaps their qualities are not being augmented. The thing with Sri Lanka at present is that their batting is so delicate they require their bowlers to command. On the off chance that restriction achieves a standard score, they have successfully scored an excess of for Sri Lanka. 

On one front, at any rate, there is by all accounts a bit of trust in the men south of the Palk Strait. The strip anticipating them in Mirpur appears to have a great deal of grass on the eve of the match. That ought to infer the surface in Pune, where Sri Lanka defeated India. Unless they get their knocking down some pins arranges all together however, even that match will start to look like old history. 

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On the off chance that Angelo Mathews' batting doesn't get you, his rocking the bowling alley normally will. Falling off a sauntering approach, Mathews conveys just a delicate pace, however it is uncannily successful. Last time these groups met - http://www.espncricinfo.com/world-t20/motor/match/682965.html in that last - Mathews imparted the new ball to Nuwan Kulasekara, and guaranteed clean figures of 1 for 25 from his full share. On the off chance that the pitch tomorrow offers crease development, he could procure shockingly better returns. 

Like Mathews, Virat Kohli had missed that two-sided arrangement between the two sides, yet has made his vicinity felt at the Asia Cup. He had narrow escapes against Amir, however survived sufficiently long to see his group to security. Kohli for the most part adores playing Sri Lanka. Regardless of the fact that Malinga plays, nobody has overwhelmed him like Kohli. With such a variety of weapons in that India top request, they are not dependent on Kohli's prosperity, but rather he seems the likeliest batsman to succeed against this assault. 

Groups news 

Shikhar Dhawan has recuperated from the niggle that kept him out of the past match. He will probably open again close by Rohit Sharma, who has likewise been cleared to play in the wake of supporting a wounded toe, affability of an Amir yorker. 

India (likely): 1 Shikhar Dhawan, 2 Rohit Sharma, 3 Virat Kohli, 4 Suresh Raina, 5 Yuvraj Singh, 6 MS Dhoni (wk and capt), 7 Hardik Pandya, 8 Ravindra Jadeja, 9 R Aswhin, 10 Ashish Nehra, 11 Jasprit Bumrah 

In the event that Malinga stays distracted because of a knee condition, Sri Lanka might consider giving a fizzling Thisara Perera another match. They have no other crease rocking the bowling alley alternatives in the 15. They might likewise think about playing as an additional batsman. 

Sri Lanka (plausible): 1 Dinesh Chandimal (wk), 2 Tillakaratne Dilshan, 3 Milinda Siriwardana, 4 Dasun Shanaka, 5 Angelo Mathews, 6 Chamara Kapugedara, 7 Shehan Jayasuriya, 8 Nuwan Kulasekara, 9 Rangana Herath, 10 Dushmantha Chameera, 11 Lasith Malinga (capt)/Thisara Perera 

Pitch and conditions 

The Mirpur contribute might have something it for the seamers. The climate is relied upon to stay useful for the experience. 

Details and trivia 

Virat Kohli has crossed fifty in each of his two T20 innings against Sri Lanka in this way, making 68 and 77. 

Angelo Mathews has taken 10 wickets in an innings' opening T20 over - more than whatever other bowler. 

In nine T20s against India, Sri Lanka have lost five and won four