IND vs SL (India vs Sri Lanka), 1st Test - Match Information
Match: India vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test
Date: 4th March 2022
Time: 09:30 AM IST
Venue: Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali
IND vs SL Dream11 Prediction 1st Test, 4th March | SL in India, 2 Test Series, 2022 | Fantasy Gully
IND vs SL, Pitch Report and Conditions
The pitch at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali will allow for good stroke play and the batters will find it easy to bat on the surface. It will not allow a lot of assistance to the bowlers and wicket taking is not going to be easy. The average 1st innings score at this venue in the last 5 matches is 240 runs. The team winning the toss should look to bowl first as the majority of the games played on this ground have been won by the chasing side.
The venue is suited for both Pacers and Spinners alike.
IND vs SL, Head to Head
In the 44 matches played between these 2 teams, India have won 20 matches and Sri Lanka have won 7 matches. India Batters have earned the most fantasy points for their team, while Wicket-Keepers have earned the most fantasy points for Sri Lanka.
IND vs SL Dream11 Prediction: Batters and Wicket-Keepers
Rohit Sharma
Rohit Sharma has scored 115, 102, 76 & 113 runs respectively in his last 4 Tests against Sri Lanka. Talking about his overall form, he has scored an average of <> fantasy points in his last 10 Tests which is a great number.
Dimuth Karunaratne
Dimuth Karunaratne was in sensational form in Tests last year as he scored 902 runs in just 7 Tests (average of 69) which included 1 double century, 3 centuries and 3 fifties and will look to carry the same momentum in this series.
Shreyas Iyer
Shreyas Iyer made his Test debut last year against NZ and scored 202 runs in 2 Tests which included a century. Moreover, he was the man of the series in the recent T20I series and will look to carry the same form in the red ball format as well.
IND vs SL Dream11 Prediction: Bowlers
Lasith Embuldeniya
Lasith Embuldeniya has played 13 career Tests and has taken 62 wickets which is a very good record. He might be a bowler but in his last 5 Tests he has scored 122 runs which are more than handy and thus can give extra fantasy points.
Mohammed Shami
Mohammed Shami is one of those fast bowlers who has a great home record than away. In his last 5 home Tests, he has taken 2, 7, 5, 3 & 5 wickets respectively.
IND vs SL Dream11 Prediction: All-Rounders
Ravichandran Ashwin
Ravichandran Ashwin has a good bowling record against Sri Lanka in Tests as in 9 matches he has taken 50 wickets. Moreover, he is in great form with both bat and ball as in his last 5 Tests he has taken 15 wickets and scored 159 runs.
Dhananjaya de Silva
Dhananjaya de Silva's runs scored/wickets taken in his last 5 Tests read 157/0, 62/1, 43/1, 166/1 & 39/1 and thus he has given fantasy points with both bat and ball.
Ravindra Jadeja
Ravindra Jadeja has a staggering record at this venue (Mohali) as in his 3 Tests here he has scored 152 runs and taken 18 wickets, that is an average of 6 wickets and 50 runs per game which is a great yield of Fantasy points.
IND vs SL Dream11 Prediction: Captain and Vice-Captain
Ravichandran Ashwin has an average of 151 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 9.7 and a low XFactor.
Rohit Sharma has an average of 112 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.7 and a low XFactor.
Dimuth Karunaratne has an average of 128 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.6 and a medium XFactor.
Lasith Embuldeniya has an average of 115 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.5 and a low XFactor.
Mohammed Shami has an average of 91 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.3 and a low XFactor.
IND vs SL Dream11 Team Today
Wicket-Keepers: Niroshan Dickwella and Rishabh Pant
Batters: Dimuth Karunaratne, Rohit Sharma and Shreyas Iyer
All-Rounders: Dhananjaya de Silva, Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja
Bowlers: Lasith Embuldeniya, Mohammed Shami and Praveen Jayawickrama
Captain: Ravichandran Ashwin
Vice-Captain: Rohit Sharma
IND vs SL (India vs Sri Lanka), 1st Test Preview
India will be up against the Sri Lanka in the 1st match of the Sri Lanka in India, 2 Test Series, 2022. The match will be played at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali.
In their last 5 games, Sri Lanka have won 3 games and lost 0. In their last 5 games, India have won 2 games and lost 2.
Both teams last played against each other in the 3rd Test of the Sri Lanka in India, 3 Test Series, 2017 where Virat Kohli scored the highest fantasy points for India with 337 match fantasy points while Dinesh Chandimal topped the fantasy points leaderboard for Sri Lanka with 237 match fantasy points.