Sri Lanka has chosen the second ODI at Eden Gardens. Captain Dasun Shanaka said he expects the pitch to be good for batting and, moreover, the ground favors the team scoring goals.Sri Lanka needs to win this match to remain in the series. I have to.
However, Rohit Sharma said it was “ambiguous” as he felt the surface could be in favor of the bowlers despite India winning the last match first.
Both teams were substituted due to injuries. Yuzvendra Chahal has not fully recovered from the pain in his right shoulder he sustained on his first ODI mission and was replaced by left wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav.
Sri Lanka has two of his players injured. Pathum Nissanka and Dilshan Madushanka injured their shoulders while jumping in their previous match.
Sri Lanka replaced Nissanka with midfielder Nuwanidu Fernando, who had been on the sidelines for some time. Madhushanka was then replaced by Rahil he Kumara.
India: 1 Rohit Sharma (capt), 2 Shubman Gill, 3 Virat Kohli, 4 Shreyas Iyer, 5 KL Rahul (wk), 6 Hardik Pandya, 7 Axar Patel, 8 Kuldeep Yadav, 9 Mohammed Shami, 10 Mohammed Siraj, 11 Umran Malik
Sri Lanka: 1 Kusal Mendis (wk), 2 Avishka Fernando, 3 Dhananjaya de Silva, 4 Nuwanidu Fernando, 5 Charith Asalanka, 6 Dasun Shanaka (capt), 7 Wanindu Hasaranga, 8 Dunith Wellalage, 9 Chamika Karunaratne, 10 Kasun Rajitha, 11 Lahiru Kumara