india vs sri lanka 2nd odi, India Prophecy 11: star indian batsman Virat Kohli Registered his 45th ODI century to guide his side to an emphatic 67-run win over Sri Lanka in the first match on Tuesday. Kohli reached the three-figure mark in 80 balls and with this the former Indian skipper crossed it Sachin Tendulkar To achieve a sensational feat. Kohli currently has nine centuries against Sri Lanka. And this is the highest number of centuries scored by an Indian cricketer against the Lankan team. Also, Kohli, during the inaugural ODI, became the fastest batsman to reach 12500 ODI runs in 257 innings. Kohli currently has 73 hundreds across all three formats of the game.
Kohli’s 87-ball 113 helped India reach a mammoth total of 373. Sri Lanka put up a spirited batting display during the run chase, but the Dasun Shanaka-led side could eventually only reach 306. Fast bowler Umran Malik took three wickets. game to earn a win for the hosts.
Team India will now look to carry forward the winning streak and seal the series as they face Sri Lanka in the second ODI on Thursday. The last match of the series is to be played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
India vs Sri Lanka Possible Starting XI:
India predicted starting line-up: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Akshar Patel, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal, Umran Malik
Sri Lanka’s starting line-up prediction: Pathum Nissanka, Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis (wk), Charith Aslanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka (c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Dunith Velage, Chamika Karunaratne, Kasun Rajitha, Dilshan Madushanka
India vs Sri Lanka Team:
The Indian squad for the ODI series against Sri Lanka is as follows: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Hardik Pandya, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Mohammad Shami, Mohammed Siraj , Umran Malik, Arshdeep Singh
Sri Lanka’s squad for the ODI series against India is as follows: Pathum Nissanka, Avishka Fernando, Ashen Bandara, Nuvanidu Fernando, Dasun Shanaka (c), Charit Aslanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Chamak Karunaratne, Wanindu Hasaranga, Kusal Mendis (wk), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Mahesh Thikshana, Kasun Rajitha, Dilshan Madushanka, Dunith Vellalej, Lahiru Kumara, Jeffrey Vandersay, Pramod Madushan
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