In the important match of the Asia Cup, India batted first against Sri Lanka and lost two wickets in the second over while batting first. In...
In the important match of the Asia Cup, India batted first against Sri Lanka and lost two wickets in the second over while batting first.
In the match being played in Dubai, Sri Lanka captain Dasan Shanaka won the toss and invited India to bat first.
When India started batting, they suffered in the second over when opener KL Rahon scored 6 runs off 7 balls with the help of a four and was lbw off Thikshana.
After that, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli tried to push the innings forward but Madhushanka blew the wickets of star batsman Kohli.
Sri Lankan batsmen inflicted heavy damage on India in the third over, Kohli returned to the pavilion without opening his account.
Rohit Sharma and Surya Kumar Yadav put on 97 runs off 58 balls in the third wicket partnership and put the team in a good position.
The Indian captain also completed his half-century during this partnership, but when the team's score reached 110 runs in the 13th over, he was dismissed by Karunaratne after playing an innings of 72 runs.
Earlier Dasan Shanaka won the toss and said that the teams chasing the target have won in the last 10 to 12 matches on this ground.
Without making any changes to the team, he said, "Our trend is unusual and we are hopeful of maintaining the rhythm."
On the other hand, Indian captain Rohit Sharma said that if we had won the toss, we would have bowled first, there is no significant change in the pitch.
Referring to the match against Pakistan, he said that in the last match we played well but there was a slight mistake and now we have got a chance to improve.
Both the teams for the match consist of these players:
India: Rohit Sharma (captain), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Surya Kumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, Deepak Hooda, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arsdeep Singh, Yuzvinder Chahal
Sri Lanka: Dasan Shanaka (captain), Patham Nisanka, Kaushal Mendes (wicketkeeper), Charith Asalinka, Dhanushka Gunathikala, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Vanindu Hasaranga de Silva, Chamika Karunaratne, Mahesh Thikshana, Asitha Fernando, Dilshan Madshanka.
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