India. which will lock horns with Sri Lanka at Colombo's R. Premadasa Stadium on Tuesday at 3pm, is at top of Super 4 after trouncing Pakistan by clinching 228-run victory on Monday.
While India is set to face Sri Lanka on Tuesday with the confidence of scoring +4.560 in net run rate, Dasun Shanaka's side is equally optimistic and right behind India with a net run rate of +0.420 after beating Bangladesh.
No reserve day
Unlike India's first Super 4 match against Pakistan, the clash against Sri Lanka doesn't have a reserve day. If rains wash out the
Weather forecast
Rain probability for Tuesday afternoon is 60 per cent while cloud cover is 92 per cent, according to Accuweather.com There is a chance of 43 per cent rain in the evening. There are possibilities of thunderstorms around 3pm when the match starts, as per the predictions. We have to wait and watch if the rain gods will play spoilsport in Tuesday's match like India's two previous clashes against Pakistan
Pitch report
The pitch at R. Premadasa Stadium is historically spin-friendly. During India's reserve day match against Pakistan on Tuesday, left-arm wristspinner Kuldeep Yadav picked five wickets. If he can replicate the magic today is something we have to wait and watch. Fast outfields and shorter boundaries favour batsmen. Virat Kohli and K.L. Rahul were able to take advantage of the pitch in their previous match against Pakistan with their centuries.
