Cricket News, Asia Cup 2022: India VS Sri Lanka - Catch the LIVE action

The Sri Lankans defeated Afghanistan in the first game of the Super 4 stage, while Pakistan defeated India in game two. 

India and Sri Lanka are meeting for the first time at this Asia Cup. Sri Lanka has now successfully chased twice in a row. To advance to the Super 4 stage, they pursued a record total of 184.

Sri Lankans held their nerve in the last over to defeat Afghanistan and currently top the Super 4 standings. In their two victories, the Lankans have had many players stand up for them.

Sri Lanka hopes that spinners Wanindu Hasaranga and Maheesh Theekshana can repeat their success. Hasaranga and Theekshana have good numbers in UAE and bowled to Indian batters in the IPL.

So far, the Rohit Sharma-led side has looked solid. They had a tough win against Pakistan in the first game but an easy victory against Hong Kong. In another Asia Cup duel between India and Pakistan, India was defeated by Pakistan in a last-over thriller.

Virat Kohli's form appears to be positive for Team India. Virat Kohli also appeared to be at his best, making a "conscious effort" to hit more runs. Kohli scored 60 runs off 44 balls in the last match against Pakistan.

Apart from the Pant-Karthik dilemma, the rest of the squad looks like a settled unit with definite roles. Ravindra Jadeja has been ruled out of the rest of the Asia Cup, with Axar Patel taking his place in the side. Rohit, Kohli, and KL Rahul will look to get into consistent run-scoring mode getting forward. 

Probable Playing XI

India: Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Dinesh Karthik/Rishabh Pant (wk), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal

Sri Lanka: Dasun Shanaka (c), Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis , Charith Asalanka, Danushka Gunathilaka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Maheesh Theekshana, Asitha Fernando, Dilshan Madushanka.