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World Cup hosts India are set to take on Sri Lanka in their upcoming clash of the ODI showpiece.
India have been in a red-hot form, demolishing some of the best teams in their campaign so far.
They recorded a dominant win in their opener against Australia before recording successive victories against Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh and New Zealand. They took on a struggling England team in their sixth game.
India posted a respectable 229/9 on a sluggish pitch in Lucknow against England.
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In the second half, Indian pacers including Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami produced sensational performances as they combined for seven wickets.
Their heroics helped curb the English side at 129, helping India to a 100-run win.
India and Sri Lanka will meet at the iconic Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on November 2.
Sri Lanka had a poor start to the tournament as they suffered a 102-run defeat to South Africa in their campaign opener.
They went on to lose their next games against Pakistan and Australia before recording consecutive victories against the Netherlands and England.
In their previous game, they took on Afghanistan and ended up losing the match by seven wickets. They will now be itching to get back to winning ways.
India vs Sri Lanka Head-to-head Record
India have gone head-to-head with Sri Lanka a total of 167 times. Among those matches, India managed to emerge victorious on 98 occasions while Sri Lanka won a total of 57 times. At the World Cup, both teams won four games each with one game ending without a result. It will be interesting to see who takes the lead in their upcoming fixture
Check out IND vs SL Probable XIs
IND: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammad Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav
SL: Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis (c and wk), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Angelo Mathews, Dushmantha Chameera, Maheesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha, Dilshan Madushanka
India vs Sri Lanka Full Squad
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Hardik Pandya (vc), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav
Sri Lanka: Dasun Shanaka (c), Kusal Mendis (vc), Kusal Perera, Pathum Nissanka, Lahiru Kumara, Dimuth Karunaratne, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Maheesh Theekshana, Dunith Wellalage, Kasun Rajitha, Matheesha Pathirana, Dilshan Madushanka, Dushan Hemantha
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