IND vs SL Match Preview:
India (IND) will take on Sri Lanka (SL) in the last fixture of the Super 4s of the Asia Cup 2025. The match will be played at Dubai International Stadium on September 26. However, this game will not make any impact in the qualification as India are already qualified for the final while Sri Lanka are out of the race.
India are currently unbeaten in Asia Cup 2025 and will be looking to get another to get a major boost ahead of the final. On the other hand, Sri Lanka ended their campaign on a winning note and leave behind the disappointing performance in the Super 4s. Let’s have a look at today’s cricket match prediction, pitch report, head-to-head and key players ahead of the Super 4s clash of Asia Cup 2025 between India and Sri Lanka.
IND vs SL Match Details
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Match |
India vs Sri Lanka, 18th match, Super 4s |
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Venue |
Dubai International Stadium, Dubai |
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Date & Time |
Friday, September 26, 8:00 PM (IST) |
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Live Broadcast & Streaming Details |
Sony Liv (app and website) and Sony Sports Network |
IND vs SL Pitch Report
The surface of the Dubai International Cricket Stadium is known for its batting friendly surface. Especially in the T20I format, the team winning the toss majorly prefers to bowl first because of the due and chasing becomes an easy task at this ground. Out of 118 T20 matches played at this ground, the team batting first won 54 times while the chasing side came out victorious on 63 occasions.
IND vs SL Weather Report
IND vs SL Head-to-Head Stats and Records
India and Sri Lanka have faced each other 31 times in the T20I format so far. Out of these 31 matches, India are in a dominant lead with 21 wins while Sri Lanka have defeated them on nine occasions with one game ending in no result.
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Total Matches played |
31 |
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India won |
21 |
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Sri Lanka won |
9 |
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No Result |
1 |
IND vs SL Probable Playing XIs
India: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson (wk), Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy
Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wk), Kamil Mishara, Kusal Perera, Charith Asalanka (c), Dasun Shanaka, Kamindu Mendis, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dunith Wellalage, Dushmantha Chameera, Nuwan Thushara
IND vs SL Asia Cup 2025 Squads
India: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson (wk), Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma
Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wk), Kamil Mishara, Kusal Perera, Charith Asalanka (c), Dasun Shanaka, Kamindu Mendis, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dunith Wellalage, Dushmantha Chameera, Nuwan Thushara, Nuwanidu Fernando, Binura Fernando, Chamika Karunaratne, Janith Liyanage, Matheesha Pathirana, Maheesh Theekshana
IND vs SL Predicted Top Batter
Shubman Gill: India’s vice-captain Shubman Gill has been great starts to his team along with Abhishek Sharma in the ongoing Asia Cup. However, he hasn’t been able to play a big knock so far as he amassed 111 runs from five at an average of 27.75 and a strike rate of 156.34. He will now look to get a big knock in the upcoming match against Sri Lanka.
IND vs SL Predicted Top Bowler
Kuldeep Yadav: Indian leg spinner Kuldeep Yadav is currently the leading wicket taker in the ongoing Asia Cup 2025 and has been a constant performer so far. He has taken 12 wickets from five matches so far.
Today’s Cricket Match Prediction
Toss Prediction: Sri Lanka to win the toss
Scenario 1: Sri Lanka opt to bowl
1st innings prediction: India to post 165-175 runs\
Match Prediction: India to win
Scenario 2: Sri Lanka opt to bat
1st innings prediction: Sri Lanka to post 150-160 runs
Match prediction: India to win
