Top 5 battles on India’s tour of Sri Lanka 2015

3. Dimuth Karunaratne v Umesh Yadav:

The Sri-Lankan opener Dimuth Karunaratne has solved the riddle of Sri Lanka’s opening woes. He has emerged as a consistent performer for the side in the last two years and has compiled 865 runs at a decent average of 43. While Umesh Yadav with his pace and swing will look to outshine the Sri Lankan side by ripping through Karunaratne and thereby exposing the other batters upfront.

The burst between the two will set the tone for the match and it would be interesting to see whether Karunaratne with his tight defense and temperament outclasses Umesh or the Indian pacer outfoxes him with his deceptive pace.