Sri Lanka vs India – 1st T20I Betting Tips

Sri Lanka will face India in the first T20I of the three-match series at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Sunday.

The home team will be coming in this fixture low-on-confidence as they are struggling in the 20-over format in the recent past, especially in the last 12 months where they’ve only managed to win a single match in six outings which included five defeats as well.

The team management will be hoping that the players will be able to turn it around in the upcoming series and produce a much better display.

On the other hand, the visitors will be coming in with high confidence, more so after winning the recently concluded three-match ODI series.

The team management will be hoping to see the players continue their good run in the T20Is as well.

Both teams have competed 19 times in the shorter format where India have a clear superiority with 13 wins compared to Sri Lanka’s just five victories whereas one match ended without result.

Sri Lanka Form and Team news:

After suffering defeat in the recently concluded series in the 50-over format against the same opposition, Sri Lanka will be desperate for some good results in the 20-over contests.

With the International Cricket Council (ICC) T20 World Cup just months away, the home team management will be eager to use the series to give all the players a real go to see where they stand ahead of the mega-event.

In the batting department, the Islanders will be relying on the likes of captain Dasun Shanaka, his deputy Dhananjaya de Silva, in-form opening batsman Avishka Fernando and all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga 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 Isuru Udana, Lahiru Kumara along with the spin trio of Akila Dananjaya, Lakshan Sandakan and Hasaranga to put the opposition’s batting under pressure by claiming timely wickets.

India Form and Team news:

After registering a win in the ODI series, India will be optimistic of another strong showing in the T20Is as well.

The visitors’ team management will be eager to use this series as an opportunity to give the players a chance to make their case to be in the squad for the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup.

In the batting department, the Men-in-Blue will be relying on the likes of captain Shikhar Dhawan, wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson, right-hander batter Suryakumar Yadav, opener Prithvi Shaw, Manish Pandey and hard-hitting all-rounder Hardik Pandya 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 Deepak Chahar, Navdeep Saini along with the spin trio of Rahul Chahar, Yuzvendra Chahal and Krunal Pandya to produce timely breakthroughs.

Odds by Casumo

According to the Casumo sportsbook, India will be clear favorites to win the opening game of the T20I series to be played at Colombo. For the series opener, India are placed at 1.34 odds, while Sri Lanka is at 3.05 odds.

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Our Tipster’s Angle

Even though the recently concluded ODI series ended with a score of 2-1, team India showed the difference in class between the teams with a dominant display in most of the three matches.

There was no evidence to suggest that the pattern will change in the 20-over format and therefore, the prediction is for the Dhawan-led unit to secure a win in the first fixture to go 1-0 up in the three-match series.

Tip 1: India’s decent record at R Premadasa

After winning the one-day series, the visitors will be looking to dominate the proceedings with bat and ball in the three-match T20I series. Shikhar Dhawan-led unit will take heart from the fact that they have won three T20I matches out of four played at R.Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. So we can expect India to register a comfortable win in the T20I series [email protected].

Tip 2: Deepak Chahar to lead the way for India with the ball in hand.

Since Jul 2019, pacer Deepak Chahar has been a consistent performer for India in the T20 format. He has claimed 17 wickets in 12 outings at an average of 18.76 with one five-for to his name. Given his excellent returns in the shortest format of the game, we expect pacer Deepak Chahar to take one wicket or more in this opening [email protected]

Conclusion

Expect India to beat Sri Lanka in the T20I series opener at Colombo.

1. India to register a comfortable win in the T20I series [email protected]
2. Deepak Chahar to take one wicket or more in this opening [email protected]

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