SL vs IND 1st ODI Match Preview: Match preview and other important information you should know


Sri Lanka will face India in the first ODI on August 2.

Sri Lanka vs India, 1st ODI (Image Credit- Twitter

india vs sri lanka: The Indian cricket team is currently on a tour of Sri Lanka. So now after the three-match T20 series, a three-match ODI series is also going to start between the two teams from August 2.

Let us tell you that the first match of this ODI series will be played tomorrow on 2nd August at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. Just like the T20 series, India will be eyeing to win the ODI series. Let’s see the match preview and probable playing eleven of this ODI match:

R Premadasa Stadium Pitch Report:

A total of 150 ODI matches have been played at the R Premadasa Stadium till the time of writing this news. The average score of the first innings on this ground is 225 runs. Sri Lanka played a match on this ground against India only in the Asia Cup, in which the entire Lankan team was all out for just 50 runs, which is also the lowest score made on this ground. Although, the fast bowlers may get some help in the beginning of the innings, but spinners will play an important role in the second innings. Any captain would want to bat first after winning the toss.

Match information (Match Details):

Match Sri Lanka vs India, 1st ODI
Venue R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Date and Time Friday, August 2, from 2:30 p.m.

Head to Head Records (Head To Head Records)

Match 168
Sri Lanka won 57
india won 99
Tie 01
No results 11
first clash June 16, 1979
last time clash

November 2, 20 23

Sri Lanka and India for the match (SL vs IND) Possible playing of XI

Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wicketkeeper), Avishka Fernando, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka (captain), Zenith Liyanage, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dunith Welalage, Chamika Karunaratne, Maheesh Theekshana, Asitha Fernando.

India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Riyan Parag, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj, Khalil Ahmed.

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