India may have qualified for the semis of the ICC World Cup 2019 but they still have a lot to play for when they meet Sri Lanka in their last pool game. The men in blue can still finish top of the table provided Australia lose to South Africa and this could be vital as they will avoid an in-form England in the semis. Sri Lanka vs India Cricket Score 44th ODI Match. 

Sri Lanka’s performance in the tournament can be seen with a positive view as they were considered one of the weakest sides. They still managed to finish sixth which is quite an achievement for a side in the re-build phase. If we take a look at the head to head record between India and Sri Lanka, the sides have played 158 games with Sri Lanka winning 56, India 90, 1 tie and 11 matches produced no results. A look back at their last five games. India vs Sri Lanka ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Weather Report: Check Out the Rain Forecast and Pitch Report of Headingley in Leeds. 

India vs Sri Lanka  – 17th December 2017 – YSR Stadium, Visakhapatnam – India won by 8 wickets

Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal picked up six wickets between them to restrict Sri Lanka to a score of 215 in 44.5 overs. India in reply were led by an unbeaten century from Shikhar Dhawan that helped them seal an 8 wicket win.

India vs Sri Lanka – 13th December 2017 – PCA Stadium Mohali, Chandigarh – India won by 141 runs

Indian stand-in skipper Rohit Sharma hit the 3rd double century of his ODI career as he scored 208 of team’s 392 runs batting first. The opener smashed 13 fours and 12 sixes in a power-packed innings that left the visitors helpless. Sri Lanka were out of the game much before their chase started and it was Angelo Matthew’s century that add respectability to their margin of loss.

India vs Sri Lanka – 10th December 2017 – HPCA Stadium, Dharmsala – Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets

Sri Lankan pacer Suranga Lakmal grabbed 4 wickets to trigger an Indian batting collapse which left them with just 112 runs in 38.2 overs. M S Dhoni played a lone hand for the home team with a patient 65 while the other perished around him quickly. Sri Lanka chased down the target with 7 wickets in the shade.

Sri Lanka vs India – 3rd September 2017 – R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo – India won by 6 wickets

Bhuvneshwar Kumar picked up 5 wickets for India to help limit the Sri Lankan score to 238 in their quota of fifty overs. Virat Kohli’ stepped up for the visitors in their chase scoring an unbeaten 110 helping his team win by 6 wickets.

Sri Lanka vs India – 31st August 2017 – R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo – India won by 168 runs

Centuries from Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma helped India set Sri Lanka a massive target of 376 to chase which was always going to be a tall order for the hosts. Losing quick wickets in their chase made Sri Lanka’s task even more difficult and they finally folded for 207, crashing to a 168 runs defeat.

Momentum is key in tournaments such as a World Cup and India will love to continue their winning run after a dip against England.

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