India vs. Sri Lanka, Asia Cup Match 7: Date, Time, Live Stream, TV Info, Preview

Unbeaten India can take a giant step towards the final of the Asia Cup when they take on Sri Lanka in Mirpur, Bangladesh, on Tuesday.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni's side have managed a pair of wins so far in the Twenty20 tournament, while their next opponents have two points from two round-robin fixtures.

Sri Lanka are the reigning champions, although their triumph in 2014 came when the cup used 100-over games. Having lost to Bangladesh on Sunday, they can ill-afford another defeat in their bid to finish the group stage in the top two positions in the table.

Below are the standings after Sunday's fifth game, per CricketNext:

Date: Tuesday, Mar. 1, 2016

Time: 7:30 p.m. local (1:30 p.m. GMT / 8:30 a.m ET)

Venue: Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur

Live Stream and TV Info: Star Sports (India), Geo Super, PTV Sports (Pakistan), MTV Sports (Sri Lanka), Channel 9 (Bangladesh), Willow TV (USA), SuperSport (South Africa)

Weather: According to AccuWeather.com, it will be cloudy but warm on Tuesday. Temperatures are predicted to be around 21 degrees Celsius during the evening.

Overview

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His team may be unbeaten so far, but Dhoni still isn't happy.

The India skipper has bemoaned the quality of pitches at the Shere Bangla National Stadium, per Cricket Australia: "We thought it will be a very good practice before getting into the T20 World Cup. When it comes to the hitting, maybe not."

The reason for Dhoni's displeasure is that in a format that normally sees batsmen dominate, the bowlers are holding the upper hand in Bangladesh.

India made 166 for six in their opening fixture, against the host nation. That still remains the highest score in the main group stage of the event to date.

Pakistan posted just 83 in their clash with India, who eventually secured victory when five down. Of the 15 wickets to fall in the low-scoring contest on Saturday, 10 were taken by seamers.

Dhoni understands that while winning helps confidence, the surfaces are not giving his squad the kind of match preparation they wanted before playing on slow, turning wickets at the ICC World T20 on home soil.

Shikhar Dhawan missed the game against Pakistan through injury. Ajinkya Rahane, who replaced the sidelined left-hander at the top order, failed to last beyond the first delivery he faced from Mohammad Amir.

Sri Lanka, meanwhile, have found runs hard to come by in their two outings, continuing a worrying trend for 2016.

In seven T20 games in the calendar year, Sri Lanka have only gone past 150 once. Even then, when making 179 for nine in the opening match of their series against New Zealand, they still ended up losing.

They successfully defended a total of 129 for eight against the United Arab Emirates at the start of their Asia Cup campaign but managed only 124 for eight in reply to Bangladesh's 147 for seven on Sunday.

That defeat—their first ever against Bangladesh in the shortest format—leaves the current holders with little wriggle room in the battle for a place in Sunday's final.

Dinesh Chandimal has made 87 runs at an average of 43.50 but finds himself fighting a lone hand.

These two sides met in a three-match T20 series on Indian soil in February. The hosts came out on top 2-1, although both nations rested key personnel for the games.

Key Players

India

Yuvraj Singh has still yet to show why the selectors decided to recall him ahead of the ICC World T20.

The left-hander has made 29 runs in two innings in the Asia Cup—at a strike-rate of 60.41 runs per 100 balls. There were mitigating circumstances in his last knock of 14 not out from 32 balls, as India didn't have to worry about scoreboard pressure against Pakistan.

However, it is time for Yuvraj to give everyone a reminder of his talents, otherwise he could find his place in the team under threat right before a major international tournament he was specifically recalled to play in.

Sri Lanka

Tillakaratne Dilshan has managed a total of 68 runs in his last six T20 knocks for his country. He doesn't have a particularly strong record against India in the format either, averaging just 18.50 in his career.

In a side no longer boasting the dynamic duo of Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene, Sri Lanka require more from their most experienced limited-overs player.

It is time for Dilshan to play his natural game and lead the way for Sri Lanka at the top of the order.

Squads

India

MS Dhoni (capt & wk), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, Hardik Pandya, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Ashish Nehra, Suresh Raina, Ajinkya Rahane, Harbhajan Singh, Pawan Negi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Parthiv Patel

Sri Lanka

Lasith Malinga (capt), Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal (wk), Tillakaratne Dilshan, Niroshan Dickwella, Shehan Jayasuriya, Milinda Siriwardana, Dasun Shanaka, Chamara Kapugedera, Nuwan Kulasekara, Dushmantha Chameera, Thisara Perera, Sachithra Senanayake, Rangana Herath, Jeffrey Vandersay