IND vs SL Match Prediction, Preview, Team News & Expert Analysis - Match 18

Last Updated on Sep 25, 2025 02:46 PM

India vs Sri Lanka Cricket Match Previews
Asia Cup 2025
IND vs SL Match Previews, Probable Playing 11, Cricket Match Live Score and Pitch Report
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IND vs SL Match Prediction, Asia Cup 2025, India vs Sri Lanka Match Preview, Probable Playing 11, Match winning Tips, Live Match Score, Pitch Report, Injury & Updates.
IND vs SL (India vs Sri Lanka) Match Details
Match | India vs Sri Lanka (IND vs SL) |
League | Asia Cup 2025 |
Date | Friday, 26th September 2025 |
Time | 08:00 PM (IST) - 02:30 PM (GMT) |
IND vs SL Pitch Report and Todays Weather Report
IND vs SL Match Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, UAE
IND vs SL Pitch Report: The Dubai International Cricket Stadium’s pitch offers an equitable platform for both batters and bowlers. The fast bowlers enjoy significant swing and are expected to capitalize on the new ball during the initial phase of the game. On the other hand, spinners face challenges in getting a firm grip due to the even surface. However, batters will have the upper hand beyond the initial overs for most of the game on this track. The team winning the coin toss should consider opting to bowl first at this venue.
IND vs SL Weather Report: Weather during the match time in Dubai, AE will be cloudy. The temperature is expected to around 24°C on the match day with 59% humidity and 22.5 km/h wind speed. And the visibility is 10 KM. There are 79% chances of precipitation during the game.
Dubai International Cricket Stadium Score Records:
Total matches: | 118 |
Batting first won: | 54 |
Bowling first won: | 63 |
1st inn avg score: | 140 |
2nd inn avg score: | 123 |
Highest Total: | 212/2 |
Lowest Total: | 55/10 |
Highest Chased: | 184/8 |
Lowest Defended: | 98/5 |
IND vs SL (India vs Sri Lanka) Playing 11
India vs Sri Lanka (IND vs SL) Match Preview
IND vs SL Match Preview: India will take on Sri Lanka in Asia Cup 2025 on Friday, 26 September 2025 at 08:00 PM IST at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, UAE.

India (IND) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill will open the innings. Both are very talented players.
One-Down Batter
- Shivam Dube will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya will strengthen the middle order for India.
- Suryakumar Yadav will lead the India as a Captain. He is also a good Batter
Wicketkeeper
- Sanju Samson will do the Wicket Keeping for India.
Spin Bowlers
- Kuldeep Yadav and Abhishek Sharma will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
- Kuldeep Yadav is having topmost good points in this series.
Pace Bowlers
- Jasprit Bumrah will lead the pace attack of his team.
Sri Lanka (SL) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Mendis will open the innings. Both are very talented players.
- Pathum Nissanka was the highest score points gainer in the previous match.
One-Down Batter
- Kusal Perera will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Charith Asalanka and Kamindu-Mendis Mendis will strengthen the middle order for Sri Lanka.
- Charith Asalanka will lead the Sri Lanka as a Captain. He is also a good Batter
Wicketkeeper
- Kusal Perera will do the Wicket Keeping for Sri Lanka.
Spin Bowlers
- Wanindu Hasaranga and Kamindu-Mendis Mendis will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
Pace Bowlers
- Nuwan Thushara and Dushmantha Chameera will lead the pace attack of his team. He is having topmost good points in this series.
India vs Sri Lanka (IND vs SL) Cricket Match Prediction, Team and Tips
IND vs SL Match Prediction: India looks in good form in recent matches, They are the favorites to win the match.
Toss Prediction, Who will Win the Toss Today?: According to the Possible11 expert toss prediction, SL will win the toss and choose to Bowl first.
IND vs SL Asia Cup 2025 Match Expert Advice: Kuldeep Yadav will be a top multiplier choice for the small leagues. Abhishek Sharma will be a decent choice for the captaincy in the grand leagues.
IND vs SL Head to Head
IND vs SL Head to Head Records: India vs Sri Lanka have faced each other in 31 matches in T20. Out of these 31 games, India have won 21 whereas Sri Lanka have won 9 Matches.
Team | Match Win |
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IND | 21 Won |
SL | 9 Won |
Live Telecast
The match will be live telecast on SonyLIV.
POINTS TABLE - Asia Cup 2025
No | Team | M | W | L | T | NR | NRR | Pts | Recent Forms |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Super Fours | |||||||||
1 | India - Q | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.357 | 4 | WW |
2 | Pakistan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.226 | 2 | WL |
3 | Bangladesh | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.969 | 2 | LW |
4 | Sri Lanka | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -0.590 | 0 | LL |
Group A | |||||||||
1 | India - Q | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3.547 | 6 | WWW |
2 | Pakistan - Q | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1.790 | 4 | WLW |
3 | United Arab Emirates - E | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1.984 | 2 | LWL |
4 | Oman - E | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -2.600 | 0 | LLL |
Group B | |||||||||
1 | Sri Lanka - Q | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.278 | 6 | WWW |
2 | Bangladesh - Q | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.270 | 4 | WLW |
3 | Afghanistan - E | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1.241 | 2 | LLW |
4 | Hong Kong - E | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -2.151 | 0 | LLL |
M: Matches, W: Won, L: Lost, T: Tie, NR: No Result, NRR: Net Run Rate, Pts: Points, Q: Qualified, E: Eliminate Recent Forms: W = Won, L = Lost, T = Tie, D = Draw, NR = No Result |
Full Schedule: Asia Cup 2025 Schedule
Recent Forms:
IND - W WSL - L L
IND vs SL Team Analysis & Player Performance
- Looking by the pitch behavior, Picking top order batters would be crucial here.
- Death-over bowlers are always excellent wicket-takers in last few overs, they can turn the game around at any time.
- In Wicket Keeping, Kusal Mendis is the best choice.
- Spinners may play major role on this pitch.
IND vs SL Winning Prediction
- India team has the upper hand over Sri Lanka team. So try to pick more players from India.
IND vs SL Small League Must Picks:
IND - Kuldeep Yadav [347 points], Abhishek Sharma [238 points]
SL - Nuwan Thushara [258 points], Pathum Nissanka [228 points].
IND vs SL Grand League Risky Picks:
IND - Shubman Gill [81 points], Varun Chakravarthy [103 points]
SL - Chamika Karunaratne [0 points], Maheesh Theekshana [19 points].
IND vs SL Death Over Bowlers:
IND - Jasprit Bumrah
SL - Nuwan Thushara.
India (IND) Key Players
- Shubman Gill [29, 47, 5, 10, 20*]
- Varun Chakravarthy [2W, 0W, 1W, 1W]
- Suryakumar Yadav [5, 0, DNB, 47*, 7*]
- Hardik Pandya [38, 1W, 1W, 1W, 0W]
- Tilak Varma [5, 30*, 29, 31, DNB]
- Jasprit Bumrah [2W, 0W, 2W, 1W]
- Abhishek Sharma [75, 74, 38, 31, 30]
Sri Lanka (SL) Key Players
- Charith Asalanka [20, 17, 2]
- Kamindu-Mendis Mendis [50, 26*, 5]
- Wanindu Hasaranga [(15, 2W), 0W, (20, 1W)]
- Kusal Mendis [0, 74*, 11]
- Pathum Nissanka [8, 4, 68]
- Nuwan Thushara [0W, 4W, 0W]
IND vs SL Captain and Vice-Captain Choices
- Charith Asalanka [PTs: 62, CR: 7.5]
- Shubman Gill [PTs: 81, CR: 8]
- Suryakumar Yadav [PTs: 110, CR: 8.5]
- Wanindu Hasaranga [PTs: 179, CR: 8]
- Kusal Mendis [PTs: 200, CR: 8.5]
- Pathum Nissanka [PTs: 228, CR: 9]
- Abhishek Sharma [PTs: 238, CR: 8]
IND vs SL Injury / Unavailability
India Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
Sri Lanka Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
IND vs SL Live Stream
Where can I see IND vs SL Live Score?
You can see IND vs SL Live Score on Possible11, Cricbuzz, ESPNcricinfo, etc.
IND vs SL match will be live telecast on SonyLIV.
IND vs SL Cricket Match Highlights
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IND vs SL match prediction video in Hindi will be posted soon
India vs Sri Lanka (IND vs SL) Squads
India (IND) Squad: Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Jitesh Sharma(WK), Rinku Singh, Suryakumar Yadav(C), Arshdeep Singh, Shubman Gill, Sanju Samson(WK), Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Abhishek Sharma, Varun Chakravarthy, Harshit Rana
Sri Lanka (SL) Squad: Dasun Shanaka, Kusal Perera(WK), Chamika Karunaratne, Pathum Nissanka, Maheesh Theekshana, Wanindu Hasaranga, Matheesha Pathirana, Binura Fernando, Kamindu-Mendis Mendis, Kusal Mendis(WK), Dushmantha Chameera, Charith Asalanka(C), Nuwanidu Fernando, Nuwan Thushara, Kamil Mishara, Dunith Wellalage, Janith Liyanage
DISCLAIMER: This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.
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