India Face Sri Lanka in Must Win Game

Port of Spain: India will have to play to their full potential when they meet Sri Lanka in their last must-win league match on Tuesday to keep alive their hopes of making it to the final of the tri-nation ODI series.

The Indians, who rediscovered their spark courtesy the crushing victory over the West Indies, will seek to keep the momentum going in the crucial game against the Lankans, who already qualify in the final.

It is a must-win situation for the Indians but they may have a slight edge over Sri Lanka as the islanders would not get any rest due to the rain-forced postponement of their game against the West Indies have completed on Monday and Sri Lanka beat Windies by 39 runs.

On the flip side, the Indians will have to wait until at least Tuesday morning to know the mathematical calculations with regards to the finals berth given that all three teams are in with a chance.

After losing two of the three matches they have played so far, Virat Kohli's men would need to be clear about the maths during the final league clash against the familiar foes.

The last time India and Sri Lanka came face to face, the islanders sailed past their neighbours with enormous ease.

But the fatigue factor, which incidentally is also setting in on the clashes between the two South Asian rivals due to the sheer frequency, could prove to be Sri Lanka's undoing on Tuesday.

The Indians would come into match quite fresh and on a high after beating the West Indies in their previous game, a win that kept them in the hunt for a final berth.

Kohli provided the spark, after twin debacles in the first leg, with an inspiring hundred that was also his first as captain.

Teams from:

India: Virat Kohli (Capt.), Dinesh Karthik (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Shikhar Dhawan, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Amit Mishra, Shami Ahmed, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, Ishant Sharma, Rohit Sharma, Vinay Kumar, Murali Vijay and Umesh Yadav

Sri Lanka: Angelo Mathews (Capt.), Kumar Sangakkara (wk), Dinesh Chandimal, Shaminda Eranga, Rangana Herath, Mahela Jayawardene, Dilhara Lokuhettige, Nuwan Kulasekara, Lasith Malinga, Ajantha Mendis, Jeevan Mendis, Kushal Janith Perera, Sachithra Senanayake, Upul Tharanga and Lahiru Thirimanne

Match facts
Tuesday July 8, 2013 (day/night)
Start time 9:30am local (1330 GMT, 1900 IST & SLST)

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