Last Updated on 04/08/2024 by wccexam Desk
The second match of the five-match T20 series between India and Sri Lanka will be played today (August 4) at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. The first match of the ODI series between the two countries ended in a tie. In such a situation, Team India’s goal is to win this match and take a 1-0 lead in the series. According to Indian time, this match will be played from 2.30 pm. Rohit Sharma will captain the Indian team in the match. At the same time, Charith Aslanka will be in charge of the Sri Lankan team.
Will Rishabh Pant enter the playing-11?
Fans are also keeping an eye on the playing-11 of both the teams for this match. Rishabh Pant can be included in the playing-11 of the Indian team for the match, who has a good record against spinners. Pant can spoil his rhythm by playing unconventional shots. In case Pant plays in this match, Shivam Dubey may have to sit out. Shivam took one wicket for 19 runs in the first ODI. Shivam definitely scored 25 runs with the bat, but he could not finish the match. On the other hand, one change is certain in the Sri Lankan team. Wanindu Hasaranga is out of the remaining two matches due to injury.
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If India wants to maintain dominance against Sri Lanka, then it will have to find a way to deal with spinners and slow pitch. Chasing the target of 231 runs in the first ODI, India looked in a good position at one point scoring 130 runs for three wickets, but after that Sri Lankan spinners dominated and the Indian team was all out for 230 runs, due to which the match was tied. Rohit Sharma batted aggressively, but after that Sri Lankan spinners executed their strategy well.
To face them, India fielded Virat Kohli, KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer who have had a lot of success against spin bowlers. These three did not face any problems, but they could not bat freely. Left-arm spinner Dunith Velalage and leg spinner Wanindu Hasaranga kept Kohli under control.
In the first ODI, the pitch was playing very slow, so it was not easy to face the spinners. Even Sri Lankan captain Charith Aslanka bowled and took three important wickets to tie the match. On the other hand, Sri Lanka’s Pathum Nissanka and Velalage scored half-centuries despite a flurry of wickets at the other end and showed how to bat on such a wicket.
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This is the h2h of both the teams in ODI
If we look at the record of both the teams against each other, the Indian team has the upper hand, but Sri Lanka cannot be taken lightly at all. 169 T20 matches have been played between India and Sri Lanka so far. Out of these 169 matches, India has won 99 while Sri Lanka has emerged victorious on 57 occasions. At the same time, 11 matches remained inconclusive. Apart from this, two matches were tied.
Let us tell you that under the captaincy of Suryakumar Yadav, the Indian team defeated Sri Lanka 3-0 in the three-match T20 series in its own home. Now a three-match ODI series is being played between the two teams. Rohit Sharma is seen captaining in ODIs. While Virat Kohli is also a part of the ODI series. Both of them have retired from T20 International. Apart from this, KL Rahul, who is returning after injury, has also returned.
India’s probable playing 11 for the 2nd ODI: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj.
Probable playing XI of Sri Lanka in 2nd ODI: Pathum Nissanka, Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis (wk), Sadira Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka (captain), Zenith Liyanage, Dunith Velalage, Akila Dhananjay, Mahesh Tikshina, Asitha Fernando, Mohammed Shiraz.
Source (PTI) (NDTV) (HINDUSTANTIMES)