India vs Sri Lanka 2nd ODI Match Today: Rohit Sharma’s India will take on Charith Asalanka’s Sri Lanka in the second of the three-match ODI series at the R.Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Sunday. The opening game between the two sides ended in a tie. Chasing a moderate 230 on a tricky pitch Indian batting order crumbled.
However, it has been the same for Sri Lanka, thanks to young Dunith Wellalage’s heroics with the bat and ball the hosts managed to get out of jail with a tie. Though the spinners of both sides did well, the batting units need to show much more intent and application going forward in the series.
Here’s a look at all the details
Predicted XIs
IND XI:Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh
Player to watch out for The Indian talisman Virat Kohli boasts a tremendous record against Sri Lanka. However, the 35-year-old got himself a start in the first ODI but could not convert into a match-winning innings. However, in the second ODI, he will make up for his failure in the first game in the format he loves the most.
SL XI:Avishka Fernando, Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka (C), Janith Liyanage, Dunith Wellalage, Jeffrey Vandersay, Akila Dananjaya, Mohamed Shiraz/Maheesh Theekshana, Asitha Fernando
Player to watch out for Opener Pathum Nissanka’s bat has been making a crisp sound when he is driving the ball indicative of his sublime form since the T20 series. Similar to Kohli the Sri Lankan opener has a good record in the format. He scored a gritty half-century in the opening ODI in tough conditions and would look to replicate the solid start in the second ODI as well.
Squads:
Sri Lanka Squad: Pathum Nissanka, Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis(w), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka(c), Janith Liyanage, Dunith Wellalage, Akila Dananjaya, Mohamed Shiraz, Asitha Fernando, Jeffrey Vandersay, Chamika Karunaratne, Kamindu Mendis, Nishan Madushka, Maheesh Theekshana, Eshan Malinga
India Squad: Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Rishabh Pant, Khaleel Ahmed, Riyan Parag, Harshit Rana
India vs Sri Lanka head-to-head records in ODIs
Matches played: 169, India won: 99, Sri Lanka won: 57
India vs Sri Lanka pitch report
The pitch in the opening game has turned square right from the first innings. Given Sri Lanka’s strenght lies in their spinners India can expect a more or less similar kind of pitch for the second game. Hence the captain who wins the toss might opt to bat first and put on a score when the pitch is slightly better to bat in the first innings.
India vs Sri Lanka weather report
It is monsoon in Sri Lanka hence there will be always rain threats to games. According to Accuweather.com, the maximum temperature is 31 degrees centigrade and the minimum temperature is 27 degrees centigrade with a 29 percent chance of thunderstorms throughout the day.
