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Team India, which came out with a full strength batting line-up, was almost defeated by a weak Sri Lanka in the first ODI. Shivam Dubey’s finishing helped India tie the match. The second ODI of the series will be played today, both teams would like to take the lead in the series by winning it.
The Indian captain had relaxed after Sri Lanka lost 6 wickets early in the first ODI. He would not want to repeat the mistake in this match. On the other hand, the Sri Lankan team is confident of the result of the first ODI. The team will focus on gaining a lead on the basis of its spinners on the home ground.
First match details
india vs sri lanka
2nd ODI
- When: August 4, 2024
- Toss: 2:30 PM
- Match: 2:30 PM onwards
- Where: R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Chance to win 100th victory over Sri Lanka again
Today, India again has a chance to register its 100th ODI win over Sri Lanka. 169 ODIs were played between the two, India won 99 and Sri Lanka won 57. During this period, 2 ODIs were tied and 11 were inconclusive. India could have achieved this record in the first ODI as well, but then the match was tied.
Will India change the playing-11?
Indian captain Rohit Sharma said that the batsmen disappointed him in the first ODI. The middle order should have finished the match. Considering this, he can make changes in the batting order. Riyan Parag can be included in place of Shivam Dubey or Washington Sundar. Parag also bowls spin, so the spin bowling department of the team will be strengthened. Khalil Ahmed can also be a part of the playing-11 in place of Arshdeep Singh.
Hasranga will not play
Sri Lanka’s 4 major pacers are injured, including Mathish Pathirana, Dilshan Madushanka, Nuwan Thushara and Dushmantha Chameera. The team is playing with more spinners out of compulsion, that is why the pitch in the first ODI was helpful for spin. In today’s match also, the team can give a chance to 4 spinners in the playing-11. Wanindu Hasaranga is out of the series due to injury, Mahish Theekshana or Chamika Karunaratne can be included in his place.
These records can be made today
- Rohit Sharma has scored 10767 ODI runs. As soon as he scores 2 runs, he will become India’s fourth top run scorer in ODIs. Currently, Rahul Dravid has scored more runs than him, 10768.
- Virat Kohli is close to scoring 14 thousand runs in ODIs. He has 13872 runs in 281 ODIs. He will complete 14 thousand ODI runs as soon as he scores 128 more runs. Till now only 2 batsmen have been able to score 14 thousand ODI runs. First Sachin Tendulkar and second Kumar Sangakkara.
- 3 players have scored 4 ODI centuries each in Colombo. Sanath Jayasuriya, Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli. Jayasuriya and Tendulkar have retired, if Virat scores even one century in the series, he will become the player with the most centuries in Colombo.
Recent record of both the teams
India played the last ODI series against South Africa in December 2023. Then India won 2-1 under the captaincy of KL Rahul. Earlier, India had lost the ODI World Cup final against Australia. Now the team has tied the first ODI against Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka played its last ODI series against Bangladesh in March this year. The team lost the ODI series 1-2. However, before this, the team had won the series 3-0 against Afghanistan by winning 3 ODIs in a row.
The role of the toss and the pitch
149 ODIs have been played in Colombo. Teams batting first were successful in 80 and chasing in 59. 9 matches were inconclusive, while only one match was tied. This tied match was the first ODI of the ongoing series between India and Sri Lanka.
Spinners dominated the first ODI, spin was helped in both the innings and chasing was difficult. Considering that Sri Lanka’s 4 main fast bowlers are injured, today’s pitch can also be helpful for spin. In such a situation, the team winning the toss will bat first.
Weather Report
There is a 50% chance of rain in Colombo today. However, after 2 pm the probability will drop to 11%, but it may rain after 8 pm. That is, there will be no problem in the first innings, but rain may disrupt the second innings.
Possible Playing 11…
India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Shivam Dubey/Riyan Parag, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh/Khalil Ahmed and Mohammed Siraj.
Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis (wicketkeeper), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka (captain), Janith Liyanage, Dunith Wellallage, Chamika Karunaratne/Mahish Theekshana, Akila Dananjaya, Asith Fernando and Mohammed Shiraz.