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SL vs IND 2nd ODI: Rohit Sharma captained the Indian team while playing a 3-match ODI series against Sri Lanka, Team India had to face defeat in the second ODI. Sri Lanka won this match played at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo by 32 runs. While the first match was tied. Meanwhile, the host team Sri Lanka has taken a 1-0 lead in the series, now the third and last match will be played on 7 August.
In the second ODI match, Sri Lanka set a target of 241 runs, in response to which the Indian team was all out for 208 runs in 42.2 overs. Captain Rohit Sharma scored a half-century in 29 balls, his highest innings is 44 runs in 44 balls. While Shubman Gill scored 35 runs. While Virat Kohli scored 14 runs, Shreyas Iyer scored 7 runs and KL Rahul returned to the pavilion without opening the account. This star batsman proved to be a flop after getting caught in the trap of leg spinner Jeffrey Vandersay. Jeffrey took 6 wickets for 33 runs in the match. While captain Aslanka took 3 wickets for 20 runs.
Washington Sundar took 3 wickets
Earlier, Sri Lanka won the toss and batted first and scored 240 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in the stipulated 50 overs. Avishka Fernando and Kamindu Mendis scored the highest 40-40 runs for Sri Lanka. Avishka hit 5 fours in 62 balls in the innings. While Kamindu faced 44 balls and hit four fours.
Dunith Velalage scored 39 runs in 35 balls which included 1 four and 2 sixes, while Kusil Mendis contributed 30 runs. For India, Washington Sundar took the maximum 3 wickets and Kuldeep Yadav took 2 wickets. Axar Patel and Mohammad Siraj also took 1-1 wickets. Two Sri Lankan batsmen were run out.
Recently Sri Lanka had to face defeat in the T20 series.
Under the captaincy of Suryakumar Yadav, the Indian team defeated Sri Lanka 3-0 in the three-match T20 series at their home. Now three ODI matches are being played between the two teams. Rohit Sharma captains the ODIs. Former Indian captain Virat Kohli has also been included in the ODI series. Both of them have retired from T20 International. Apart from this, KL Rahul has also returned to the team.