1st ODI: India vs Sri Lanka
The visitors need to be courageous, and probably a visit from lady luck!
India cricket prepares to celebrate another great year, and you can join the fun with Asian Handicap Betting. But can the Lions crash the party? In the first of this three-match series, betting odds overwhelmingly point to a home win. Only a brave punter will bet on the tourists given their sorry performance this year, losing 21 ODIs.
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India sits joint top of the ODI world rankings, with South Africa, while Sri Lanka languishes in eighth. But there is a glimmer of hope for the visitors. No-one gave them a chance in the recent test series, expecting a hammering, but they emerged with a battling 1-0 defeat. And India’s brilliant captain Virat Kohli will be absent, needing a rest after a punishing schedule.
So how can Sri Lanka shake up India, now captained by Rohit Sharma? The Lions too are resting test skipper Dinesh Chandimal, and will be led by Thisera Perera, replacing Upul Tharanga who had a torrid time, suffering at the hands of South Africa, India and Pakistan. Perera is joined by Danushka Gunathilaka, who averages over 40 in ODIs this year, as well as quick bowler Nuwan Pradeep and former skipper Angelo Mathews, who is returning from injury and could be a key player.
India will expect to win, of course, after whitewashing the Lions earlier this year, but they do face some pressure. If they fail to win just one of the three match series they will hand the top ODI spot to South Africa as 2017 comes to a close.
And the Sri Lankan Lions would see that as quite a success!
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