Kusal Mendis tweeted tributes to captain Dasun Shanaka and starter Pathum Nissanka on the morning after Sri Lanka’s 67-round crushing defeat in Guwahati, suggesting the rest of the players need to ‘lift their socks’ as well. bottom. This could indicate that the visitors could have hit better, but cuts need to be improved in all areas.Shanaka received support all day in Guwahati. Although not caught, on the 25th he surpassed the pursuit of 373/7 and scored his century by 136 for 4.
Winning the decisive throw, he hoped to take advantage of easier batting conditions when Tau kicked in in the second half, but to get there the bowlers had to limit India. . When Rohit Sharma & Co. stepped out of the equation with their record, they did the opposite. “We had a plan, but the bowlers didn’t do the basics properly. We didn’t use variations in the first 10 overs,” said Shanaka at the end of the crushing defeat. Sri Lanka still scored over his 300 points, but the lack of cohesion and consistency in the 50-over format fails to cover the obvious rifts that clearly exist in Shanaka’s team. Luckily, they still have time to work on that deficit and move up to a higher level heading into the World Cup.
India has little to complain about his performance in such a perfect opening. Rohit opined that India could have bowled better, but it was the impact of two dews that finally allowed 300 points. The bowler got off to a very good start, putting Sri Lanka in his eighth place from the start. This is the kind of experience the team consistently relies on to defend its overall win in the rain-soaked conditions of the World Cup.
when:
Thursday, January 12, 1:30 p.m. local time
From where:
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
What to Expect:
More runs and more dew in a racket-friendly location. Sunny days, foggy nights, and temperatures in the low 20s are expected.
Team news:
India:
There has been much debate about benching Ishan Kishan due to his recent form, but the dilemma increased when Shubman Gill hit 60 and 70 in the series opener. With the ball, Umran Malik rewarded the trust placed in him with a goal at mid-over. India must keep the same XI they led in the series.
Probable XI: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Umran Malik, Yuzvendra Chahal
Sri Lanka:
Dilshan Madushanka sacked his Rohit in an otherwise mediocre debut, finishing 1-43. Left-arm spinner Danis Wellalij was also ineffective, allowing Mahesh Tekshana to make way. When Rohit Sharma last played Sri Lanka at Eden Gardens, he posted his highest ODI score of 264 to date.
As of January 2021, India has his eight wins out of his ten ODIs played at home. Since then, Sri Lanka have played 27 ODIs both at home and away, losing 15 of them.
Probable XI: Pathum Nissanka, Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dunith Wellalage/Maheesh Theekshana, Chamika Karunaratne, Kasun Rajitha, Dilshan Madushanka/Lahiru Kumara
“My preparation and intentions are always the same. I thought I was hitting the ball well. I was close to an assist and knew he needed an extra 25-30 runs.” In the second half we tried to figure out the situation. I tried to get a comfortable total on board.”- Virat Kohli after his ODI in the 45th century.
“I think their start to the opening game was that they didn’t make good use of the new ball. Unlike the bowlers who swing it,” – Dasun Shanaka of the team’s failure in his first ODI.