Guwahati- Rohit Sharma is out with a half-century in the first ODI against Sri Lanka. Rohit scored 83 runs off 67 balls. Rohit hit nine fours and three sixes. The Indian captain was bowled by Dilshan Madushanka, who was playing his debut match. After 27 overs, India are 200 for the loss of two wickets.
Shubman Gill, who scored 70 off 60 balls, was caught at LB by Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka. Virat Kohli (26 off 18 balls) and Shreyas Iyer (14 off 13 balls) are at the crease. Sri Lanka won the toss and left India to bat. Pacer Dilshan Madhushanka is making his ODI debut for Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka has made only one change in the team that played the last match of the Twenty20 series. Dunit Velalage has replaced Mahesh Thiksna in the team.
This is India’s first series of the ODI World Cup year. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli KL. Rahul is also back in the team. 8 members of the T20 series squad against Sri Lanka are not in the ODI series. There are 7 players in the ODI team who have not played in T20 including captain Rohit Sharma. Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammad Siraj and Mohammad Shami will play in the ODI team.
This is the second time that an international ODI match is being held at the Guwahati Stadium. In the first match of 2018, India won by 8 wickets against West Indies. Guwahati is a batting wicket. 648 runs were scored in India-West Indies ODI 2018. More than four hundred runs were scored in the India-South Africa Twenty20 match held here last October. The team batting second won two of the three international matches played here.
Indian Team Playing XI – Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, K.L. Rahul (wicket keeper), Shreyas Iyer, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Yuzvendra Chehal, Mohammad Siraj, Mohammad Shami, Umran Malik.
Sri Lanka Team – Kushal Mendis (wicket keeper), Pathum Nisanga, Avishka Fernando, Dhananjaya D’Silva, Charit Asalanka, Dasun Shanaka (captain), Vanindu Hazaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Dunit Velalage, Kasun Rajitha, Dilshan Madushanka
English Summary: India vs Srilanka First ODI Guwahati Match, Live Updates