India vs Sri Lanka, World Cup LIVE: Twelve years on from lifting the second Cricket World Cup trophy, India take on Sri Lanka in another World Cup clash at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, albeit one that is poles apart from being termed an encore.
If that World Cup final was a battle of titans, the one today is more or less a battle of the unequals. India have all but assured themselves of a place in the semi-finals while Sri Lanka have lost more than what they have won.
With six wins in six, India have displayed traits of a champion side which has the knack of staging remarkable fightbacks – similar to the one against England on Sunday.
At the other end of the spectrum, Sri Lanka are no pushovers but have faltered more often than not in this World Cup after winning the qualification tournament.
Injuries and unavailability of key players has been their undoing to a huge degree, with expectations of young brigade stepping in against high quality opponents such as India.
Squads:
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishan Kishan (wk), Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya.
Sri Lanka: Kusal Mendis (c&wk), Kusal Perera, Pathum Nissanka, Lahiru Kumara, Dimuth Karunaratne, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Maheesh Theekshana, Dunith Wellalage, Kasun Rajitha, Angelo Mathews, Dilshan Madushanka, Dushan Hemantha, Chamika Karunaratne.
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