India vs Sri Lanka - Kohli can take India to victory

Ralph Staniforth

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Last updated: 05 Sep 2022

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Ralph Staniforth 05 Sep 2022

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India vs Sri Lanka predictions for Tuesday’s Asia Cup cricket match
The fixture will be played in Dubai at 15:00 BST
Kusal Mendis has top scored in his last 2 games
Predictions, stats, team news & preview

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Virat Kohli backed to score big in Asia Cup match (Getty Images)

India vs Sri Lanka Tips

India have a good record against Sri Lanka and with Virat Kohli eventually finding his best form, I am backing India to win.

India vs Sri Lanka Tips
Head to Head
India Recent Form
India Team News
Sri Lanka Recent Form
Sri Lanka Team News
India vs Sri Lanka FAQ

India have won their last 3 matches against Sri Lanka.
India’s Virat Kohli has scored 35, 58* & 60 runs in his last 3 matches.
Sri Lanka’s Kusal Mendis has scored 60 & 36 runs in his last 2 matches.
Sri Lanka have won their last 2 matches.

Head to Head

India have won their last three T20I against Sri Lanka. The last of those victories came in February 2022 where India won by six wickets.

India Recent Form

This is a crunch game for India after they lost their opening Super 4 game to Pakistan last time out.

Virat Kohli scored 60 runs in a 181-run total in Dubai. There were smaller contributions from Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul as well.

Poor fielding however cost them dearly in the end as Pakistan won by five wickets off the penultimate ball of the match.

India Team News

India won’t make knee-jerk changes as the side has performed well. It is however a must-win game if they are to compete for the Asia Cup.

Sri Lanka Recent Form

After making a poor start to the Asia Cup, Sri Lanka have bounced back magnificently. They beat Bangladesh to reach the Super 4 and then defeated Afghanistan in the Super 4 opener, revenging their opening match loss.

Afghanistan scored a strong 175 runs batting first in Sharjah. The pick of the Sri Lanka bowlers was Dilshan Madushanka who took 2-36.

Sri Lanka started well with Pathum Nissanka scoring 35 and Kusal Mendis 36 runs. Bahnuka Rajapaksa batted superbly for 31 off 14 balls to see Sri Lanka win by four wickets with five balls to spare.

Sri Lanka Team News

Sri Lanka are in fine form and are likely to stick with the same lineup.

India vs Sri Lanka FAQ

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Verdict

India v Sri Lanka

I am backing India to win with Virat Kohli tipped to top score. For Sri Lanka, Kusal Mendis has been in fine form as well, he can be looked at in the best Sri Lanka batsman market.