India lead 1-0 in the 3 ODI series. In such a situation, if he wins the second ODI being played today, then with an unassailable lead of 2-0, he will win the series.
2nd ODI between India and Sri Lanka in Colombo.
The bugle of the second ODI between India and Sri Lanka has sounded. The coin has jumped, which has once again supported the hosts. Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat first. Meaning India is going to bowl once again. In the second ODI also, the Indian team is going down with its winning combination. That means there is no change in the team. There is a change in the Sri Lankan team. Team India will be eyeing to seal the series today. If Dhawan and Co. win today’s match, they will take an unassailable 2-0 lead to win the 3 ODI series, which will be India’s 14th series win over Sri Lanka. If India wins today, it will also set a world record for winning most matches against an opponent.
Winning in the second ODI means many things for Team India. And, they can be successful only when a properly balanced team is taking the field. The good thing is that even in the second ODI, the Indian team has expressed confidence in their winning combination. He has bet on the same players who defeated the hosts 80 balls earlier, hitting the ground by 7 wickets in the first ODI.
Toss & Team Update from Colombo:
Sri Lanka have elected to bat against #TeamIndia in the second #SLvIND ODI.
Follow the match 👉 https://t.co/HHeGcqGQXM
India retain the same Playing XI 👇 pic.twitter.com/MrVdZNj09g
— BCCI (@BCCI) July 20, 2021
Dasun Shanaka won the toss and elected to bat first!
LIVE: https://t.co/CnIxV7DIpk #SLvIND pic.twitter.com/dfGSxWvbp1
— Sri Lanka Cricket 🇱🇰 (@OfficialSLC) July 20, 2021
A fight for credibility for Sri Lanka
While India would like to seal the series today, the battle for Sri Lanka is a matter of credibility. Today’s competition is do or die for him. Sri Lanka will have to win at any cost to keep their hopes alive in the series. For this he has to improve his level in every department of the game today.
Team India’s playing XI for the second ODI
Shikhar Dhawan (Captain), Prithvi Shaw, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Manish Pandey, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Deepak Chahar
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