India Sri Lanka match

Nuwanidu Fernando and Lahiru Kumara replace the injured Pathum Nissanka and Dilshan Madushanka for Sri Lanka.

[Nuwanidu Fernando](http://www.espncricinfo.com/player/nuwanidu-fernando-1074333), a middle-order batter who has been on the fringes of the side for some time, but will today make his international debut. [Dasun Shanaka](http://www.espncricinfo.com/player/dasun-shanaka-437316)said he expected the pitch to be good for batting, on top of which the ground favours teams setting scores. [Rohit Sharma](http://www.espncricinfo.com/player/rohit-sharma-34102), however, said he "was in two minds" because although India won batting first in the last match, he felt this surface could favour the bowlers. [Pathum Nissanka](http://www.espncricinfo.com/player/pathum-nissanka-1028655), and [Dilshan Madushanka](http://www.espncricinfo.com/player/dilshan-madushanka-793007), the latter having hurt his shoulder while diving in the last match. Madushanka, meanwhile, has been replaced by [Lahiru Kumara](http://www.espncricinfo.com/player/lahiru-kumara-784375). [Yuzvendra Chahal](http://www.espncricinfo.com/player/yuzvendra-chahal-430246)has not recovered sufficiently from a sore right shoulder he picked up while fielding in the first ODI, and is replaced by left-arm wristspinner [Kuldeep Yadav](http://www.espncricinfo.com/player/kuldeep-yadav-559235).

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The bowler draws the batsman to play the shot as the ball beats the defence of Nuwanidu. Runs are coming thick and fast and the partnership is inching towards the 50-run mark with both batsmen playing to the merit of the ball and punishing anything that is bowled on the pads and wide of the off-stump. Shami has been bowling consistently on the off-stump line, posing questions to the batsmen and is looking threatening. By the way, Sri Lanka has lost 5/22 in no time and Kuldeep has a chance to pick a five-wicket haul. Siraj has the ability to produce an early breakthrough and has once again given India the perfect start. Kuldeep to Rajitha and he slams it for four, with this Sri Lanka breaches the 200-run mark in the 38th over. A quick slider by Axar and de Silva misses it and the ball goes straight to the stumps. The runs aren’t coming thick and fast after the fall of Hasaranga and India will look to pick three more wickets and bowl out Sri Lanka below 200. First, he starts with a well-aimed short ball to Wellalage, who tries to punch it over point but Axar was well placed at the backward point to cover the ground and he does it by catching the ball to remove Wellalage. Top shot from Rohit and Sri Lanka needs wickets to stay alive in the series. There is plenty of luxury for the Indian batsmen as the target isn’t mammoth and they will look to chase down the total but presently they need a partnership. Gill isn’t far behind and is relying on pure timing as he gets his wrists into play and runs the ball through the square for a boundary.

KL Rahul played a composed innings after Mohammed Siraj and Kuldeep Yadav shared six wickets as India beat Sri Lanka by four wickets to secure the ODI ...

India will play Sri Lanka in the third and final ODI in Thiruvananthapuram on January 15. Sri Lanka removed Pandya (36) and Axar Patel (21) before Rahul finally took India home. Pandya joined Rahul in the middle and the two formed a composed stand of 75 runs, ensuring India stayed alive in the match.

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Whenever I get time, I go to the NCA. That's one thing I have tried to do in the last one year. The team combination matters, so I just try to give my best whenever I get my chance." Ideally we would like to have a left-hander, but we know the quality of the right-handers who are out there in the middle. Kuldeep just comes and gets the breakthrough, he is quite confident as a bowler at the moment, which augurs well for the team." On plans for third ODI, Rohit said: "We will have a look at the pitch for the third ODI, and another ODI series is coming up as well. On missing a left-hander on the top, Rohit added: "It'll be nice to have a left-hander, but I don't believe too much into it. KL has been batting at five for a long period of time now and it gives us the depth. It was a good display of batsmanship." If you can read the situation when you go in, it helps you and team. But I had a good partnership with Shreyas and Hardik. Dunith Wellalage played a fighting knock of 32 off 34 balls to take Lanka past the 200-mark.

During the second ODI of Sri Lanka's tour of India 2023 in Kolkata, India beat Sri Lanka by 4 wickets to attain an unassailable 2-0 lead in a three-match ...

Fourth such award for the 28-year old bowler in this format, readers must note that he has been adjudged Player of the Match thrice in his last four matches for India. Playing his first match of the series, spinner Kuldeep Yadav also picked three wickets for 53 runs in his 10-over spell. Rahul, 30, continuing his supreme form as a middle-order wicket-keeper batter saw him taking all the time in the world to score 64* (103) with the help of six fours.

India vs Sri Lanka 2nd ODI Live Updates, Full Scorecard, Highlights, As it Happened: KL Rahul scored 64 not out to steer India beyond the required 216-run ...

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