Sri Lanka vs India Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report, Dream11 Team, Injury Update of the 1st ODI match. They will play against each other for the first time in this three-match ODI series between them.
SL vs IND India Tour of Sri Lanka 1st ODI Match Details:
The 1st ODI match between Sri Lanka and India will be played on 18th July at the R. Premadasa Stadium.
This game is scheduled to start at 3:00 PM IST and the live-action can be seen on Sony Sports while the live score and commentary can be seen on the CricketAddictor website.
SL vs IND India Tour of Sri Lanka 1st ODI Match Preview:
The young and enthusiastic brigade of India, led by the experienced Shikhar Dhawan will be locking horns against the Lankans in the 3-match ODI and 3-match T20I series as a part of their tour to Sri Lanka. R Premadasa Stadium will host all the games between these two sides on this tour.
Some of the emerging players of the domestic circuit have been called into the side and they would be eyeing to make an impact and cement their places in the side. Both the teams lack big names. The core-players-filled Indian side is currently on their tour to England for their upcoming Test series.
Sri Lanka will be led by Dasun Shanaka in this series and there can be no better opportunity for him to rise against all odds and prove his mettle here.
India is coming off a 3-match ODI series win against England at home while Sri Lanka is coming off 3 back-to-back ODI series defeats.
India is currently ranked 4th on the ICC Mens ODI rankings while Sri Lanka is standing at the 9th spot. Both the teams have met 165 times in the ODIs so far where India won 91 games while Sri Lanka secured 56 wins.
SL vs IND India Tour of Sri Lanka 1st ODI Match Weather Report:
The temperature is expected to hover around 29°C on the matchday with 77 % humidity and 24 km/hr wind speed. There are 24 % chances of precipitation during the game.
SL vs IND India Tour of Sri Lanka 1st ODI Match Pitch Report:
The R. Premadasa Stadium is a batting-friendly surface and is expected to assist the batters once again here. Pacers might get some help towards the latter half of the match while spinners may come in handy in the middle overs.
Average 1st innings score:
The average first inning score on this wicket is 305.
Record of chasing teams:
The team batting second doesnt enjoy good records here. They have a winning percentage of 20 on this track.
SL vs IND India Tour of Sri Lanka 1st ODI Match Injury Update:
(Will be added when there is an update)
SL vs IND India Tour of Sri Lanka 1st ODI Match Probable XIs:
Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Charith Asalanka, Dasun Shanaka (c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Ramesh Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva, Chamika Karunaratne, Dushmantha Chameera, Praveen Jayawickrama
Bench: Ashen Bandara, Dhananjaya Lakshan, Udara
India: Shikhar Dhawan (c), Prithvi Shaw, Sanju Samson (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Manish Pandey, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Yuzvendra Chahal, Bhuvaneshwar Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Navdeep Saini
Bench: Chetan Sakariya,  Ishan Kishan, Kuldeep Yadav
Top Picks For Dream11 Prediction and Fantasy Cricket Tips:
Wanindu Hasaranga is a right-handed batsman and right-arm leg-break bowler from Sri Lanka. He has scored 578 runs and took 22 wickets in his 24 matches ODI career so far.
Dhananjaya de Silva is a right-handed batsman and right-arm off-break bowler from Sri Lanka. He has smashed 1064 runs and also grabbed 25 wickets in his 50 matches ODI career so far.
Dasun Shanaka is a right-handed explosive batsman and right-arm medium pacer from Sri Lanka. He has marked 611 runs and scalped 10 wickets in his 28 matches ODI career so far.
Shikhar Dhawan is an experienced left-handed opening batsman from India who is leading the Indian team on this tour. He has hammered 5977 runs in his 142 matches ODI career so far.
Suryakumar Yadav is another stylish right-handed batsman from India who bats one-down for them. He will be making his debut in this format but has had a terrific start to his T20I career.
Prithvi Shaw is an attacking right-handed batsman from India who opens the innings for them. He has scored 84 runs in his 3 matches ODI career so far.
SL vs IND India Tour of Sri Lanka 1st ODI Match Captain and Vice-Captain Choices:
Captain Shikhar Dhawan, Suryakumar Yadav
Vice-Captain Wanindu Hasaranga, Dhananjaya de Silva
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for SL vs IND Dream11 Team:
Keeper Sanju Samson
Batsmen Shikhar Dhawan (C), Suryakumar Yadav, Dasun Shanaka, Avishka Fernando
All-rounders Dhananjaya de Silva, Hardik Pandya, Wanindu Hasaranga (VC)
Bowlers Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Dushmantha Chameera
Sri Lanka vs India Dream11 Prediction.
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for SL vs IND Dream11 Team:
Keeper Sanju Samson
Batsmen Shikhar Dhawan, Suryakumar Yadav (C), Dasun Shanaka, Avishka Fernando, Prithvi Shaw
All-rounders Dhananjaya de Silva (VC), Wanindu Hasaranga
Bowlers Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Yuzvendra Chahal
Sri Lanka vs India Dream11 Prediction.
SL vs IND India Tour of Sri Lanka 1st ODI Match Expert Advice:
Shikhar Dhawan will be a safe captaincy choice for the small leagues as eell as mini grand leagues considering his experience. Suryakumar Yadav is another great choice to consider for captaincy in the grand leagues. Manish Pandey and Pathum Nissanka are the punt-picks here. The best-suggested combination for this game is 1-4-3-3.
SL vs IND India Tour of Sri Lanka 1st ODI Match Probable Winners:
India has a strong as well as a balanced side when compared to the Sri Lankan team, so they are expected to win this match.