KL Rahul’s unbeaten 64 off 103 balls helped India With this win in the second ODI against Sri Lanka, India has taken a 2-0 lead in the current three-match series. Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat first. Both Yadav and Siraj took three wickets each. Impressive bowling from Kuldeep Yadav, who was crowned man of the match, by Mohammed Siraj helped India bowl out the Sri Lankans for a low target of 215. Even though Sri Lanka looked strong in the early overs, were expecting a score of 280. 300 range, the batting team’s attack soon failed at Eden Gardens. While Siraj attacked the top order, Yadav took care of the middle order batsmen. Pacer Umran Malik continued to impress, picking up two wickets in the match.
While India were losing wickets every few overs, Rahul’s innings was ably supported by Hardik Pandya’s 36 and Shreyas Iyer’s 28. In the end India comfortably won by 4 wickets with 40 balls to spare. India’s batting got off to a poor start with the opening batsmen collapsing almost immediately. Iyer’s innings added a few runs for India, but it was Pandya and Rahul’s 75-run partnership that stabilized the Indian batting line-up.
The Men in Blue would like to end the series on a high note with another win over Dasun Shanaka’s side at the Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram tomorrow. The match is expected to start at 1:30 PM IST. With the series already clinched, Indian skipper Rohit Sharma may opt to drop some of the opening players to test the readiness of the rest of the squad.
india vs sri lanka Possible starting XI:
India Predicted Starting Line-up: Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Mohammad Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal, Umran Malik
Sri Lanka predicted starting line-up: Avishka Fernando, Nuvanidu Fernando, Kusal Mendis (wk), Dhananjaya de Silva, Charith Aslanka, Dasun Shanaka (c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Dunith Velalej, Kasun Rajitha Lahiru Kumara.
india vs sri lanka Squads:
India’s squad for the ODI series against Sri Lanka: 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 squad for ODI series against India: Pathum Nissanka, Avishka Fernando, Ashen Bandara, Nuvanidu Fernando, Dasun Shanaka (c), Charith Aslanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Chamika 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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