IND vs SL 2021: 1st ODI players list and umpires
India's highly anticipated tour of Sri Lanka is finally here! The Men in Blue lock horns against their longtime rivals in a three-match ODI series, with the opening game taking place today at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.
Sri Lanka have won the toss and opted to bat in the series opener. Captain Dasun Shanaka, leading the side in the absence of usual skipper Kusal Perera, cited historical stats as the reason behind his decision, with his counterpart Shikhar Dhawan admitting that he wanted to bat first as well.
Both teams have debutants. While India have handed Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav their maiden caps, Sri Lanka have given the recalled Bhanuka Rajapaksa his first outing in the ODI format.
India vs Sri Lanka 1st ODI Squads and Playing XIs
India's squad: Shikhar Dhawan (captain), Prithvi Shaw, Devdutt Padikkal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Suryakumar Yadav, Manish Pandey, Hardik Pandya, Nitish Rana, Ishan Kishan, Sanju Samson, Yuzvendra Chahal, Rahul Chahar, K Gowtham, Krunal Pandya, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, Bhuvneshwar Kumar (vice-captain), Deepak Chahar, Navdeep Saini, Chetan Sakariya
India's playing XI: Shikhar Dhawan (c), Prithvi Shaw, Ishan Kishan (wk), Manish Pandey, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Deepak Chahar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal
Sri Lanka's squad: Dasun Shanaka (captain), Dhananjaya de Silva (vice-captain), Avishka Fernando, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Pathum Nissanka, Charith Asalanka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Ashen Bandara, Minod Bhanuka, Lahiru Udara, Ramesh Mendis, Chamika Karunaratne, Dushmantha Chameera, Lakshan Sandakan, Akila Dananjaya, Shiran Fernando, Dhananjaya Lakshan, Ishan Jayaratne, Praveen Jayawickrama, Asitha Fernando, Kasun Rajitha, Lahiru Kumara, Isuru Udana
Sri Lanka's playing XI: Avishka Fernando, Minod Bhanuka (wk), Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dhananjaya de Silva, Charith Asalanka, Dasun Shanaka (c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Isuru Udana, Dushmantha Chameera, Lakshan Sandakan
India vs Sri Lanka 1st ODI Umpires and Match Facts
Venue: R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
On-field Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena, Raveendra Wimalasiri
Third Umpire: Ruchira Palliyaguruge
Match Referee: Ranjan Madugalle