SL vs IND Dream11 Prediction, Playing XI, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Pitch Report & Injury Updates for India Tour of Sri Lanka, 2nd ODI
India will clash with Sri Lanka in the second ODI of the three-match series at the Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Sunday.
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Strategies to counter a slow pitch and a variety of slow bowlers from Sri Lanka will be at the top of India's list of priorities for the second ODI, which is all set to take place on August 4 at R. Premadasa Cricket Stadium in Colombo.
Rohit Sharma and his men have lost the opening thriller after chasing a modest 231 and being well positioned at 130 for three. The hosts spinners had enough bravery to dismiss the visiting sides for 230 and force a tie.
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After surviving the initial onslaught from Rohit Sharma in the first game, Sri Lanka carried out their strategy against the Indian hitters, who are not the most cunning, though few are. Captain Rohit Sharma wasn't pleased with the way India let the game slip out of hand. The Men in Blue are overwhelming favourites to win the match; however, they mess up an easy chase big time on Friday.
India will clash with Sri Lanka in the second ODI of the three-match series in Colombo on Sunday. The Men in Blue will be led by Rohit Sharma, and it will be fascinating to watch the new philosophy adopted in the format by the new head coach, Gautam Gambhir. As the team gears up for the second ODI, all eyes will be on the thrilling competition set to unfold on the cricket field.
Ahead of the game, here is a look at the Dream11 predictions, the fantasy tips, the pitch report, the top player picks and the best-predicted XIs for the fantasy contests of the match.
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Match Information
Sri Lanka vs India, 2nd ODI
India tour of Sri Lanka, 4 Aug 2024, Sun, 2:30 PM IST, R.Premadasa Stadium, Khettarama, Colombo
Broadcast
Sony Sports
Live Stream
Sony LIV
Weather Report
Rain
23.9°C
95% (Humidity)
Probable Playing XI
Sri Lanka
Pathum Nissanka, A Fernando, K Mendis (wk), S Samarawickrama, C Asalanka (C), PHKD Mendis, J Liyanage, Dunith Wellalage, A Dananjaya, AM Fernando, JF Vandersay
Bench : M Theekshana, K Perera, KNM Fernando, C Karunaratne, PM Liyanagamage, M Shiraz, Eshan Malinga
India
Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, S Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), S Dubey, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, KL Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh
Bench : Rishabh Pant, R Parag, KK Ahmed, H Rana
Injury and availability news
Pitch Report
45%
Pace Bowling
55%
Spin Bowling
60%
Batting Pitch
147
Average Score
40%
Bowling Pitch
Player Picks
Shubman Gill IND | BAT
Shubman Gill has had a phenomenal start to his ODI career and will be one of the batters to watch out for in the series. He was the leading run-getter in the world in the format in 2023.
Kuldeep Yadav IND | BOWL
Kuldeep Yadav is a big wicket-taker in ODI cricket and could prove to be a handful against Sri Lanka in the middle overs. Kuldeep has a fine record against Sri Lanka - he has bagged 18 wickets in 11 innings at an average of 21.55 against them.
Sadeera Samarawickrama SL | WK
Sadeera Samarawickrama is an attacking middle-order batter who has an aggregate of 1170 runs in 38 innings at an average of 35.45 and strike rate of 95.66. He is a very good player of spin bowling.
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Dilshan Madushanka
SL | BOWL
Matheesha Pathirana
SL | BOWL
Must Pick for Fantasy
Pathum Nissanka
Pathum Nissanka has a fine record for Sri Lanka in ODI cricket and will be crucial at the top of the order. He has been in fine form in ODIs with an aggregate of 1648 runs in 35 matches since 2023 at an average of 53.16 and strike rate of 95.64 with 5 hundreds.
Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli is amongst the greatest batters to have ever played ODI cricket and has a stupendous record against Sri Lanka with an average of 63.26 and 10 hundreds.
Rohit Sharma
Rohit Sharma is one of the greatest openers ever in ODI cricket history who rose to the pinnacle in the 2019 and 2023 World Cups. He also has a fine record against Sri Lanka with an average of 45.5 and 6 hundreds!
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