When India and Sri Lanka lock horns at Leeds in the ongoing ICC Men's Cricket World Cup, the Men in Blue would look to finish the group stage at the top of the table whereas the Islanders would try to end their campaign on a high note.
The Virat Kohli-led side are currently placed second in the tournament standings with 13 points from eight matches. If they beat Sri Lanka and Australia lose to South Africa, the Men in Blue will move up to the top of the table. Rohit Sharma has been in great form in the World Cup so far as he has 544 runs from seven innings. He is the only batsman who has scored four centuries in the ongoing tournament and is tied with Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara for scoring the most centuries in a single edition of the World Cup. Virat Kohli, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami are in good form. All in all Men in Blue has performed unitedly well to carry the team forward in this tournament.
On the other hand, Sri Lanka are positioned at the sixth place with eight points from eight matches. The team is out of the semi-final race. India have won the World Cup twice (1983 and 2011) whereas Sri Lanka have won the tournament only once in 1996. Sri Lankan skipper Dimuth Karunaratne played an unbeaten knock of 52 against New Zealand in the first match and contributed 30 runs in the second game against Afghanistan. His performance has derailed since then, but he still remains one of the vital cogs in Sri Lanka's batting lineup. One of the best pacers in the world, Lasith Malinga is the master of the slower ball, which makes him a go-to wicket-taker. The 35-year-old bagged four wickets against England, to allow the team to record a remarkable win. The bowler has 12 wickets in the tournament so far.
Playing XI
India: Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, MS Dhoni, Dinesh Karthik, Hardik Pandya, Mohammed Shami, Bhuvneshwar Kumar/Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah
Sri Lanka: Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Perera, Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Lahiru Thirimanne, Isuru Udana, Dhananjaya de Silva, Jeffrey Vandersay, Kasun Rajitha, Lasith Malinga
Dream 11
Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Avishka Fernando, MS Dhoni, Angelo Mathews, Hardik Pandya, Lasith Malinga, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal
