World Cup 2019: The Indian team will play their last match in the current World Cup against Sri Lanka in Leeds today. Team India would want to beat Sri Lanka in the last league match and get top position in the points table. In the history of the World Cup, India and Sri Lanka will face each other for the ninth time.
In the previous seven matches, Sri Lanka’s position has been huge. The Sri Lankan team has won four out of eight matches, while the Indian team has won three.
India defeated Sri Lanka in the 2011 World Cup final. In the match played today, the Indian team will try their best to defeat Sri Lanka and make it to the number one spot in the World Cup, but it is necessary for the game to be played, if the match gets abandoned due to rain India will remain in 2nd place.
Let’s get to know what will be the weather in Leeds and what the Pitch mood is
There is a possibility of 11 percent rain in Leeds. There may be light drizzling between one to two o’clock at the time of the game. It is estimated that up to 70 percent of the sky will remain cloudy during the entire match.
Team India has played eight matches in the current World Cup. This is Kohli and his teams first match in Leeds. In such a situation, the Indian players are not well-versed with the pitch here. The pitches of Leeds are favorable to the batsmen. There is expected to be a big score on the field, although in the first two games, Pitch has helped the spinners to a great extent.
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