IND vs SL Preview: India eye semi-final berth in Mumbai

Team India will continue their marvellous campaign in the ODI World Cup 2023 as they take on Sri Lanka in Match 33 on Thursday, November 02 at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. The Men in Blue have been having a dream run in the ongoing event as they have won all of their six matches so far and are on the top of the points table with 12 points name.

On the other hand, Sri Lanka are coming into the fixture having lost their previous game against Pakistan by seven wickets. The Kusal Mendis-led side are ranked on the seventh spot on the points table with two wins from six matches having four points to their name. To keep their hopes of semi-final alive, Sri Lanka need to win all of their remaining fixtures and will have the toughest test of the tournament so far against India.

Notably, the two teams have faced each other nine times in World Cup history where both have won four matches each while one game has ended in no result. India and Sri Lanka last played at the Wakhede Stadium in the World Cup in the iconic final of the 2011 edition. Hence, the fans would hope that the two teams pull off another mouth-watering clash in the upcoming game as well.

Pitch Report

The surface at the Wankhede stadium is usually a belter of a track to bat on in recent times as several high scores have been achieved at the venue. Out of the last five games, three have been won by teams batting second. The average first innings score has been 300 while the highest target chased is 281.

The captain winning the toss is likely to bat first to make the most of the good batting conditions on offer.

Probable Playing XI