Last Update: January 11, 2023, 23:20 IST
India vs Sri Lanka, 2nd ODI Kolkata Weather Update (BCCI Photo)
India vs Sri Lanka, 2nd ODI: Kolkata weather update and pitch report for Thursday’s India vs Sri Lanka match
India & Sri Lanka, Kolkata Weather Forecast & Pitch Report: Kolkata’s iconic Eden Gardens to host a fifty-over match after a gap of almost two years India Will take on Sri Lanka in the second ODI on Thursday. Both the teams last faced each other in ODIs at the same venue in 2014. A win on Thursday would help the Rohit Sharma-led side seal the three-match ODI series against the Asia Cup winners. The hosts will go into the contest after thrashing their Sri Lankan opponents by 67 runs. star india batsman Virat Kohli Gave India a resounding victory in the first ODI by scoring a brilliant century.
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Batting first, India posted a defendable total of 373. Skipper Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill shared an opening partnership of 143 runs to set up a solid start for their team. Sri Lankan captain Dasun Shanaka scored a century during the run chase but his fearless batting proved futile in the end. Sri Lanka eventually managed to reach 306. Speedster Umran Malik emerged as India’s best bowler after taking three wickets in the opening encounter.
The third and last T20 match of the series is to be played on January 15 at the Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram.
weather report
Mostly sunny conditions are expected in Kolkata on Thursday. There is little chance that rain will play a spoilsport during the India vs Sri Lanka 2nd ODI as there is no chance of rain. The wind speed is expected to be around 9 km/h on the match day, while the temperature could be around 27 °C to 13 °C. The humidity is estimated to be 38 percent.
pitch report
The pitch at Eden Gardens is expected to help the bowlers on Thursday. Dew could also be a factor later in the game.
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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
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