IND vs SL Dream11 Prediction 1st Test Live Score, Pitch Report, Player Stats, India vs Sri Lanka Dream11 Team for Today’s Match

IND vs SL Dream11 Prediction: The first Test match between hosts India and Sri Lanka is scheduled to begin from 4 March, 2022 (Friday) at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali. Team India suffered a disappointing 1-2 series loss at the hands of South Africa in their previous Test assignment, but defeated New Zealand in their most recent Test at home. On the other hand, Sri Lanka registered a brilliant Test series win over West Indies in November 2021.

IND vs SL 1st Test Match Details

Fixture Name: 1st Test, India vs Sri Lanka

Competition: India vs Sri Lanka Test

Date: 4 March

Time: 9:30 AM IST

Ground: Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali.

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IND vs SL Pitch Report

The pitch at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium is expected to have some favourable conditions for the batsmen that will benefit both India and Sri Lanka. The conditions will improve for the bowlers as the game progresses when the pitch wears down a bit. The captain winning the toss should choose to bat first as batting in the fourth innings is never easy in the Indian conditions. Thus, picking more of spinners and batsmen will be a good option from the fantasy cricket point of view.

Team Form Guide:
IND (recent last): L L W W D
SL (recent last): W W W D D

IND vs SL Dream11 Prediction for Today Match

IND Playing 11 (likely)

Rohit Sharma
Mayank Agarwal
Hanuma Vihari/Shubman Gill
Virat Kohli
Shreyas Iyer
Rishabh Pant
Ravindra Jadeja
Ravichandran Ashwin
Mohammed Shami
Jasprit Bumrah
Mohammed Siraj/Kuldeep Yadav

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• All the players are available for selection and there are no injury issues in the India camp.
• Rohit Sharma will be the captain.
• Rishabh Pant will don the wicket-keeping gloves.
• They will once again depend a lot on the likes of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Mayank Agarwal and Rishabh Pant to deliver well with the bat.
• The likes of Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami will be their crucial wicket-taking bowlers.

Virat Kohli Stats vs Sri Lanka in Test

This will be a massive moment for Virat Kohli as he is all set to play his iconic 100th Test match for India. Virat Kohli has amassed a fabulous tally of more than 1000 runs in Test cricket against Sri Lanka that includes as many as 5 hundreds and 2 fifties.

Ravindra Jadeja Stats in Test

For India, Ravindra Jadeja has performed amazingly well in the longest format of the game off late both in the bowling as well as batting departments. Ravindra Jadeja has picked up more than 200 Test wickets and also scored a total of 2195 runs.

Ravichandran Ashwin Stats vs Sri Lanka in Test

India’s senior off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has always performed sensationally well in home Test matches. Ashwin also has an excellent Test record against Sri Lanka having taken as many as 50 wickets from 17 innings.

SL Playing 11 (likely)

Dimuth Karunaratne
Pathum Nissanka
Lahiru Thirimanne
Angelo Mathews
Dinesh Chandimal
Dhananjaya de Silva
Charith Asalanka
Praveen Jayawickrama
Lasith Embuldeniya
Suranga Lakmal
Dushmantha Chameera

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• Ramesh Mendis and Kusal Mendis are unlikely to be available for this 1st Test.
• Dimuth Karunaratne will captain the side.
• Dinesh Chandimal will be the wicket-keeper.
• The likes of Dimuth Karunaratne, Lahiru Thirimanne, Dhananjaya de Silva and Dinesh Chandimal will be expected to take the responsibility in the batting department.
• The trio of Suranga Lakmal, Lasith Embuldeniya and Dushmantha Chameera will have to put up a consistent show with the ball.

Dimuth Karunaratne Stats in Test

Sri Lankan captain Dimuth Karunaratne will be hoping to lead his side from the front as he is probably the best batsman in this Test squad. Dimuth Karunaratne notched up a wonderful innings of 147 runs in the first Test against West Indies.

Dhananjaya de Silva Stats in Test

For Sri Lanka, Dhananjaya de Silva has delivered many noticeable performances so far in his short Test career. Dhananjaya de Silva scored a staggering match-winning knock of 155 runs in the second Test against West Indies.

Dinesh Chandimal Stats in Test

Sri Lanka’s senior wicket-keeper batsman Dinesh Chandimal will be a crucial player for the visitors in this Test series against India. Dinesh Chandimal has notched up more than 4217 runs from a total of 64 Tests at an average of close to 40.

Who will win India vs Sri Lanka today match?

• Team India have managed to win 4 out of their last 5 Test matches at home that includes victories against New Zealand and England.
• Sri Lanka are also undefeated in their last three Tests having defeated West Indies and Bangladesh at home.
• In the last 5 Test matches between these two teams, India have had the upper hand with 3 comprehensive wins against Sri Lanka while two Tests ended in a draw.

According to the India vs Sri Lanka today match prediction, India are the favourites to win this match.

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IND vs SL Dream11 Team Prediction

WICKET-KEEPERS: Dinesh Chandimal
BATTERS: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Dimuth Karunaratne, Shreyas Iyer
ALL-ROUNDERS: Ravindra Jadeja, Dhananjaya de Silva, Ravichandran Ashwin
BOWLERS: Mohammed Shami, Dushmantha Chameera, Lasith Embuldeniya

IND vs SL Dream11 Prediction Captain & Vice Captain Choices

For Small League, Head-to-Head contests: Virat Kohli, Dimuth Karunaratne.

For Grand League: Ravindra Jadeja, Dhananjaya de Silva.

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