Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions: Asian Legends League 2025 - Qualifier 2 - Indian Royals vs Sri Lankan Lions - Match 17th

Here are the Fantasy Cricket Predictions and Betting Tips for the Asian Legends League, Match 14 (Qualifier 2) - Indian Royals vs Sri Lankan Lions, to be played on the 17th of March at the Miraj International Cricket Stadium, Rajasthan.

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Current Form Indian Royals:

Indian Royals have lost the Qualifier 1 Match against Asian Stars and they will now have to face Sri Lankan Lions in the Qualifier 2 Match.

The top run scorer for Indian Royals in the Asian Legends League is Shadab Jakati with 129 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Indian Royals in the Asian Legends League is Anureet Singh with 8 scalps under his belt.

In the Qualifier 1 Match, Indian Royals batted first and they posted a total of 142 for 9 in 20 overs. Shadab Jakati and Rahul Yadav gave a stunning start to Indian Royals, scoring 28 and 26 runs respectively. Yogesh Nagar also flexed his muscles and smashed 41 runs in the middle order. However, the rest of the batters failed miserably and Indian Royals had to settle for an ordinary total of 142 in their innings.

During the chase, Asian Stars lost Ankit Narwal early on in the innings. After his dismissal, Rishi Dhawan and Mehran Khan revived the innings by scoring 38 and 22 runs respectively. A real match winning knock was played by Sarul Kanwar in the lower middle order. He smashed 29 runs in 11 balls and won the game for Asian Stars in the 18th over with 4 wickets in hand.

Current Form Sri Lankan Lions:

Sri Lankan Lions have won the Eliminator Match against Afghanistan Pathans and they will now face Indian Royals in the Qualifier 2 Match.

The top run scorer for Sri Lankan Lions in the competition is Thisara Perera with 124 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Sri Lankan Lions in the competition is Vikum Sanjaya with 11 scalps under his belt.

In the Eliminator Match, Sri Lankan Lions batted first and they posted a huge total of 230 for 3 in 20 overs. Leo Fransisco and Tillakaratne Dilshan got out without troubling the scorers much. After their dismissals, Mevan Fernando and Thisara Perera took the responsibility of taking Sri Lankan Lions to a respectable total. Fernando made 81 off 56 balls while Perera smashed 108 runs in just 36 balls, hitting 2 fours and 13 sixes. On the back of these brilliant batting performances, Sri Lankan Lions managed to get to a tall total of 230 in their innings.

During the chase, Afghanistan Pathans got off to a terrible start, losing 3 wickets for 65 runs by the 8th over. Ayan Khan and Asghar Afghan tried their best to bring life into the game. They scored 52 and 70 runs respectively but both got out at a wrong time and Afghanistan Pathans were eventually restricted to 204 for 7 in 20 overs, losing the match by 26 runs.

Let's have a look at the squads:

Indian Royals

Ambati Rayudu, Anureet Singh, Barinder Sran, Faiz Fazal, Irfan Pathan, Karanveer Singh, Manoj Tiwary, Manpreet Gony, Munaf Patel, Naman Ojha, S Badrinath, Shadab Jakati, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreevats Goswami, Sudeep Tyagi and Yusuf Pathan

Sri Lankan Lions

Angelo Perera, Ashan Priyanjan, Chamara Kapugedera, Chamara Silva, Chaturunga de Silva, Danushka Gunathilaka, Isuru Udana, Jeevan Mendis, Malinda Pushpakumara, Milinda Siriwardana, Nuwan Pradeep, Thilan Thushara, Thisara Perera, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Upul Tharanga

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – Indian Royals

Who will win?- Sri Lankan Lions

Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Rahul Yadav (Indian Royals), Mevan Fernando (Sri Lankan Lions)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Yogesh Nagar (Indian Royals), Malinda Pushpakumara (Sri Lankan Lions)

Most Sixes – Rahul Yadav (Indian Royals), Mevan Fernando (Sri Lankan Lions)

Player of the Match- Malinda Pushpakumara (Sri Lankan Lions)

Team Scores Batting first – Indian Royals 160+, Sri Lankan Lions 165+

Match Handicap: Sri Lankan Lions

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*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.

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