Probable XI –
Sri Lanka –
Avishka Fernando, Minod Bhanuka (wk), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Dasun Shanaka (c), Dhananjaya de Silva, Wanindu Hasaranga, Ramesh Mendis, Chamika Karunaratne, Isuru Udana, Dushmantha Chameera, Akila Dananjaya
India –
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shikhar Dhawan (c), Devdutt Padikkal, Sanju Samson, Nitish Rana, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Yadav, Rahul Chahar, Chetan Sakariya, Varun Chakravarthy
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Sanju Samson
2. Shikhar Dhawan(VC)
3. Dasun Shanaka
4. Ruturaj Gaikwad
5. Devdutt Padikkal
6. Dhananjaya de Silva
7. Wanindu Hasaranga(C)
8. Bhuvneshwar Kumar
9. Kuldeep Yadav
10. Dushmantha Chameera
11. Akila Dananjaya
– Wanindu Hasaranga looks safest captain choice considering his middle order batting and full overs with the bowl.
– Dhawan might be a good VC choice as he’s scoring 40+ runs consistently from the last couple of matches.
– Going heavy on India as they’re looking strong to win this important game.
– Kuldeep Yadav has looked in good touch during this series which makes him a good punt.
– Dhananjaya de Silva and Shanaka are the only two consistent batters from Lanka in recent times which makes them good picks.
– Can take Karunaratne at the place of Akila Dananjaya as he can score decent runs at down the order and bowling at least a couple of overs too.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Minod Bhanuka
2. Shikhar Dhawan
3. Dasun Shanaka
4. Avishka Fernando
5. Ruturaj Gaikwad
6. Devdutt Padikkal(C)
7. Nitish Rana
8. Wanindu Hasaranga
9. Bhuvneshwar Kumar(VC)
10. Dushmantha Chameera
11. Kuldeep Yadav
– Expecting Devdutt Padikkal to score good amount of runs especially while batting first.
– Bhuvneshwar Kumar looks another good VC choice as he has delivered with both bat and ball on this tour.
– Minod Bhanuka and Avishka Fernando might be good picks as they have looked in decent touch on this tour.
– Taking punt on Nitish Rana as he might be crucial if any of the top order batter depart early especially while batting first.
– Can try any one from Rahul Chahar or Varun Chakravarthy at the place of Kuldeep Yadav.
Grand League Combination –
1. Sanju Samson(C)
2. Dasun Shanaka(VC)
3. Ruturaj Gaikwad
4. Devdutt Padikkal
5. Ramesh Mendis
6. Nitish Rana
7. Wanindu Hasaranga
8. Chamika Karunaratne
9. Bhuvneshwar Kumar
10. Dushmantha Chameera
11. Chetan Sakariya
– Samson looks open C/VC choice in GL as he’s due to play a good knock on this tour which might come in this match.
– Dropped Dhawan as he might not score consistently in three consecutive matches.
– Dasun Shanaka might be a good VC choice in GL considering his two down batting and part time bowling.
– Expecting a couple of wickets from Chetan Sakariya especially while bowling first.
– Karunaratne and Mendis looks good GL picks considering their hitting abilities at down the order and at least a couple of overs with the bowl.