SL vs IND 2024, SL vs IND IND 1st ODI Match Report, August 02, 2024

Throw it Sri Lanka he chose to hit vs India

Charith Asalanka won the toss in his first match as Sri Lanka’s ODI captain and elected to bat first against India in the first ODI at Khettarama.

As for India, they accepted both Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, and chose Shivam Dube ahead of Riyan Parag. KL Rahul, the ODI wicket-taker, has retained his place in the XI, meaning Rishabh Pant will have to wait for his ODI return following a life-threatening car accident in December 2022. Shreyas Iyer has also retained his place in the middle of the The ODI will also be playing his international debut after losing his mid-term contract.

Washington Sundar, who was Man of the Series in the T20I series in Zimbabwe and then helped India win the Super-Over in Pallekele, has been named as the spin-bowler along with Axar Patel. Wrist-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav will lead India’s three-man spin attack in a dry Colombo venue.

Sri Lanka also picked three spinners, with Akila Dananjaya getting the wicket ahead of Maheesh Theekshana. Wanindu Hasaranga and Dunith Wellalage will complete their spin attack.

Rohit expected the pitch to “go slower and slower” as the match went on, but he didn’t mind batting for the second time.

Sri Lanka: 1 Pathum Nissanka, 2 Avishka Fernando, 3 Kusal Mendis (wk), 4 Sadeera Samarawickrama, 5 Charith Asalanka (capt), 6 Janith Liyanage, 7 Wanindu Hasaranga, 8 Dunith Wellalage, 9 Akila Dananjaya, 10 Asitha Fernando Shitha

India: 1 Rohit Sharma (capt), 2 Shubman Gill, 3 Virat Kohli, 4 Shreyas Iyer, 5 KL Rahul (wk), 6 Shivam Dube, 7 Washington Sundar, 8 Axar Patel, 9 Kuldeep Yadav, 10 Arshdeep Singh, 11 Mohammed Siraj