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India will not only require to win their last league game of the CB series against Sri Lanka but also garner a bonus point if they have to extend their stay in Australia. We’ll bring you the live scores and commentary of the action starting at 1.50 pm on Tuesday.
Whether poor performances led to the in-fighting between the Indian cricketers or it happened the other way around is a matter for debate. What isn’t too much of a question is that they have been rather shoddy with the bat, inconsistent with the ball and about passable in the field in the tournament.
Sri Lanka, on the other hand, have gone from strength to strength since their opening two defeats. They tied against India and then went on to win three in a row – two of them against Australia – to almost seal their finals berth.
The Lankan task is simple – to get to the final, they need to prevent India from getting a bonus point. The way things have gone for India, winning a game looks difficult enough, let alone winning that extra point.
India need a batting overhaul but they do not have too many in their reserves. Rohit Sharma has been tried but he struggled while the one other batsman who could be tried, Manoj Tiwary has sat twiddling his thumb throughout the series.
Either way, Suresh Raina needs to sit out this one after his poor run of form has refused to cease.
Sri Lanka will go into the game with the same team unless there are any fitness issues, especially to their pace bowling quartet of Malinga, Kulasekara, Mathews and Perera.
India have yet to win a toss this series after the first game, which has meant that they have been chasing targets all series long. And the bonus-point situation now demands that they bat second given that they will then know what their target will be, as compared to restricting Sri Lanka to a score lesser than they make.
We will bring you the coverage throughout this 11th CB series ODI from the Bellerive Oval in Hobart and hope to receive your opinions as the action unfolds.
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