India vs Sri Lanka – 1st T20I Betting Tips

India will face Sri Lanka in the first T20I of the three-match series at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Thursday. 

After securing a comprehensive defeat in their previous outing in the 20-over format, India will enter the contest in high confidence.

The management will be extremely pleased with the performance of the players in the recent outings and they will be hoping for a similar kind of performance in the matches to come.

Another positive for the young-looking home team is the fact that India have just lost two matches out of 11 while playing at home against Sri Lanka and won eight in the process

After suffering a comprehensive defeat in their previous outing against Australia, Sri Lanka will enter the contest on Thursday in low confidence.

Both teams have competed in 22 matches in the history of the 20-over format where the Men-in-Blue have a clear edge with 14 wins compared to just seven victories of the Islanders. 

India Form and Team News: 

The home team will be without a few key players including former captain Virat Kohli who has been rested for the series.

Other than him, the likes of wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant, Deepak Chahar and Suryakumar Yadav are suffering from injuries.

In the batting department, the home team will be relying on the likes of Captain Rohit Sharma, young Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer and wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson to score the bulk of the runs and put the opposition under pressure.

On the bowling front, the onus will be on the likes of pacers Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel along with the spin duo of Ravindra Jadeja and Yuzvendra Chahal to dismantle the visitors’ batting lineup.

Sri Lanka Form and Team News: 

The management will be a little disappointed in the performance of the players on the tour Down Under.

However, they will be hoping that a consolation win in the last fixture of the tour will boost the player’s morale and make them far more competitive against a young-looking Indian team.

In the batting department, the visitors will be relying on the likes of Danushka Gunathilaka, Pathum Nissanka, veteran wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Chandimal, Charith Asalanka and Captain Dasun Shanaka to score the bulk of the runs and give the bowlers something to bowl with.

On the bowling front, the onus will be on the likes of pacers Dushmantha Chameera, Binura Fernando, Chamika Karunaratne along with leg-spinner Jeffrey Vandersay and left-arm spinner Praveen Jayawickrama to restrict the home team to a manageable total by claiming timely breakthroughs.

Odds by Casumo

According to the Casumo sportsbook, India will be clear favorites to win the opening game of the 2022 T20 series be played at Lucknow. For the opening game, Sri Lanka is placed at 3.95 odds, while India at 1.30 odds.

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Our Tipster’s Angle

Both teams are coming in the series hoping to use it as a platform to test their bench strength ahead of the International Cricket Council (ICC) T20 World Cup which is set to be organized later this year in Australia.

Despite a number of notable absentees, India look like a far more formidable unit compared to Sri Lanka who are still in the process of finding their best combination.

Therefore, the prediction is for the home team to secure a win and take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.

Tip 1: Dushmantha Chameera’s excellent record against India

Pacer has been a consistent performer for Sri Lanka in the 20-over format. He will take heart from the fact that he has excellent numbers against India in the T20 format. In 12 T20Is, Chameera has claimed 14 wickets at an average of 7.46. Given his consistently good performances this season, we can expect pacer Dushmantha Chameera to take one wicket or more against [email protected]

Tip 2: Rohit Sharma to lead the batting charge for India

Newly-appointed captain will be looking to continue his excellent form for India in this three-match T20I series. Since 23 Feb 2021, Rohit Sharma has topped the batting charts for India in the 20-over format. In 14 matches played, Sharma has accumulated 490 runs at an average of 35.00 with a strike rate of 147.14 with five half-centuries to his name. Given his notable contributions at the top of the innings, we can expect Captain Rohit Sharma to score 20 runs or more against Sri [email protected]

Conclusion

Expect India to register a comfortable win over Sri Lanka at Lucknow.

• Pacer Dushmantha Chameera to take one wicket or more against India- Sri [email protected]
• Captain Rohit Sharma to score 20 runs or more against Sri Lanka- India @2.00

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