ICC Champions Trophy, India vs Sri Lanka Match Prediction: Who will win today's match

Virat Kohli will be hoping that rain stays away as India look to seal their spot in the semis

After convincingly beating Pakistan in their opening game of ICC Champions Trophy 2017, India will look to book their semi-final berth with a win over Sri Lanka at The Oval on Thursday (June 8). Boosted by the return of their captain Angelo Mathews, Sri Lanka will be looking to get the win that will keep their faint hopes of qualification alive going into the final game against Pakistan.

After losing the toss and being asked to bat, India put on a masterclass as they put on 319/3 in their opening game against Pakistan. All of India's top four (Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli and Yuvraj Singh) scored fifties and a late cameo from Hardik Pandya, who came in ahead of MS Dhoni, played a part in their total. In response, Pakistan never really got going as rain continued to play spoilsport but in the end, the ever-shifting targets were too much, as they were bowled out for 164.

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Sri Lanka, looked well-poised in their opening game against South Africa after a fifty opening partnership between Upul Tharanga and Niroshan Dickwella, but collapsed and handed the Proteas a 96-run victory. Sri Lanka’s inability to handle Imran Tahir and their failure to build on a strong foundation cost them dear and left them on the brink of elimination from the tournament.

With plenty riding on the game, here is how the odds stack up:

Match date: 08-06-2017
Match time: 1800 hours (IST)
Venue: The Oval, London

	India			Sri Lanka
	Win Probability* (Based on form and history)	74%		Win Probability* (Based on form and history)	26%
	When India Bats 1st			When Sri Lanka Bats 1st
	Win % batting first	69%		Win % batting first	33%
	Win % batting first scoring more than 300	60%		Win % batting first scoring more than 300	80%
	Team total batting first	284		Team total batting first	237
	Top batsmen in 1st innings	Virat Kohli: Inns-10, R-619, Avg-68.77, 100s-2, 50s-4; ... Rohit Sharma: Inns-9, R-515, Avg-64.37, 100s-2, 50s-2		Top batsmen in 1st innings	Dinesh Chandimal: Inns-20, R-752, Avg-44.23, 100s-2, 50s-5; ... Kusal Mendis: Inns-16, R-696, Avg-43.50, 100s-1, 50s-8
	When India Bats 2nd			When Sri Lanka Bats 2nd
	Win % batting second	47%		Win % batting second	44%
	Win % chasing more than 300	29%		Win % chasing more than 300	NA
	Team total batting second	279		Team total batting second	255
	Top batsmen in 2nd innings	Virat Kohli: Inns-12, R-680, Avg-68.00, 100s-3, 50s-3 ... Rohit Sharma: Inns-10, R-487, Avg-48.70, 100s-1, 50s-3		Top batsmen in 2nd innings	Dinesh Chandimal: Inns-10, R-341, Avg-48.71, 100s-0, 50s-3 ... Upul Tharanga: Inns-10, R-341, Avg-37.88, 100s-1, 50s-2
	When India Bowls 1st			When Sri Lanka Bowls 1st
	Win % bowling first	47%		Win % bowling first	44%
	Win % when restricting opposition to less than 300	63%		Win % when restricting opposition to 300 or less	70%
	Opposition score batting first	260		Opposition score batting first	269
	Top bowlers when team fields first	Jasprit Bumrah: Inns-9, W-19, RPO-4.55 ... Umesh Yadav: Inns-7, W-18, RPO-6.86		Top bowler when team fields first	Suranga Lakmal: Inns-12, W-20, RPO-5.45
	When India Bowls 2nd			When Sri Lanka Bowls 2nd
	Win % fielding second	69%		Win % fielding second	33%
	Win % when restricting opposition to less than 280	89%		Win % when restricting opposition to less than 280	31%
	Opposition batting second	246		Opposition batting second	284
	Top bowler when team fields second	Bhuvneshwar Kumar: Inns-9, W-13, RPO-4.73		Top bowlers when team fields second	Suranga Lakmal: Inns-14, W-14, RPO-5.28 ... Angelo Mathews: Inns-12, W-11, RPO-4.58
	Note: *Win Probability is based on form and history The data considers ODI performances since WC 2015
	Stats provided by ZeLadder, the data platform for amateur and professional sports.