India vs Sri Lanka 2024, 2nd ODI: Toss result and playing XIs for today's match, umpires list and pitch report
India will take on Sri Lanka in the second ODI at the R.Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Sunday, August 4. The first match ended in a dramatic tie and both sides will be keen to clinch Sunday's contest and go 1-0 up in the three-match series.
Sri Lanka won the toss and batted first in the first ODI on Friday. The hosts lost half their side for 101, but Dunith Wellalage scored a composed 67* off 65 to lift the Lankans. There were some good contributions from the lower order as Sri Lanka recovered to post 230-8. The hosts, however, have been dealt a big blow as Wanindu Hasaranga has been ruled out of the remaining games due to injury.
In reply, skipper Rohit Sharma got India off to a brisk start, hitting 58 off 47 balls. However, Sri Lanka kept chipping away at the wickets to reduce the visitors to 132-5. They recovered well and needed one run to win with two wickets in hand. However, India failed to score one run needed for victory as the game was tied.
Today's IND vs SL toss result
Sri Lanka have won the toss and opted to bat first. Charith Asalanka said:
“The pitch looks pretty same as the other day. I [we] want to do the same things as the last game.”
Sri Lanka have made two changes. Kamindu Mendis and Jeffrey Vandersay come in for Mohamed Shiraz and Hasaranga. India are going in with an unchanged XI.
IND vs SL - Today's match playing XIs
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (w), Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh.
Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis (w), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka (c), Kamindu Mendis, Janith Liyanage, Dunith Wellalage, Akila Dananjaya, Asitha Fernando, Jeffrey Vandersay.
Today's IND vs SL pitch report
Saba Karim says that the wicket is fresh, with a similar texture to the one used earlier. There are some cracks, so it should help spinners, he reckons but adds that the batters can trust bounce.
Today's IND vs SL match players list
India squad: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Shivam Dube, KL Rahul (wk), Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Rishabh Pant, Khaleel Ahmed, Riyan Parag, Harshit Rana
Sri Lanka squad: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wk), Avishka Fernando, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka (c), Janith Liyanage, Dunith Wellalage, Akila Dananjaya, Mohamed Shiraz, Asitha Fernando, Jeffrey Vandersay, Chamika Karunaratne, Kamindu Mendis, Nishan Madushka, Maheesh Theekshana, Eshan Malinga
IND vs SL - Today's match umpires
On-field umpires: Paul Reiffel, Raveendra Wimalasiri
TV umpire: Joel Wilson
Match Referee: Ranjan Madugalle