ICC World T20 India vs Sri Lanka: how weather, pitch, teams shape for final

Mirpur: India and Sri Lanka will play the final match of ICC World T2O 2014. While it is expected that the World T20 will end by tonight, the raingods can play their part and postpone the final till Monday. Here is how the weather, pitch and the teams shape up for the final.

Weather:

First and foremost, the weather won’t be too kind for ICC World T20 final. The weather reports indicate that the rain may play spoilsport in the India vs Sri Lanka game. There are chances that thunderstorms will develop in the late afternoon and take over the match like they did during the Sri Lanka vs West Indies semi-final. The maximum temperature will be 34°C while the minimum temperature will remain 27°C.

Pitch:

The pitch after being used for so many games in a really short duration has slowed down. Hence, it will assist the spinners and slow bowlers. Considering, both the finalists have such bowlers in plenty, they would be more than happy to play on such wickets. However, if it rains or if the evening skies remain cloudy, the medium pacers will get some help from the track.

Teams:

Both the teams are unlikely to make many changes in the team that played in the semi-finals. But if India decide to make one, they could think of bringing in Mohammad Shami in place of Mohit Sharma. While Shami was expensive in the earlier games and hence dropped, his extra pace will bring be handy.

India: Dhoni, Rahane, Rohit Sharma, Kohli, Yuvraj, Raina, Jadeja, Ashwin, Mishra, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammad Shami, Mohit Sharma, Stuart Binny, Varun Aaron, Dhawan.

Sri Lanka: Malinga, Dilshan, Kusal Perera, Jayawardene, Sangakara, Thirimanne, Mathews, Prasanna, Kulasekara, Herath, Senanayake, Mendis, Chandimal, Thisara Perera, Lakmal.