IND vs SL: Sri Lanka's Playing 11 for India, 1st ODI

Updated - 10 Jan 2023, 08:23 AM

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IND vs SL: Sri Lanka’s Playing 11 for India, 1st ODI. Sri Lanka is set to face India in a three-match ODI series. IND vs SL 1st ODI is scheduled to take place on January 10 (Tuesday). The venue of the encounter is Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati. Dasun Shanaka is the skipper of Sri Lanka in the series. Rohit Sharma is the skipper of India in the IND vs SL ODI series.

Sri Lanka lost the recent T20I series to India 1-2, after losing the 1st T20I by 2 runs and the 3rd T20I by 91 runs. Sri Lanka won the 2nd T20I by 16 runs. Now, they will aim to make comeback in the ODI series. Ahead of IND vs SL 1st ODIs, we take a glance at Sri Lanka’s predicted playing XI in the match.

IND vs SL: Sri Lanka’s Playing 11 for India, 1st ODI

Pathum Nissanka

Pathum Nissanka might be the opener for the team in IND vs SL 1st ODI. In the previous ODI series against Afghanistan. The right-handed batsman scored 123 runs in 3 ODIs with a top knock of 85 runs. In the recent T20I series against India, Nissanka scored 33 runs in 3 games.

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Kusal Mendis (WK)

Kusal Mendis might be the other opener for the team in IND vs SL 1st ODI. He will also be the wicketkeeper for the team. Mendis scored 103 runs in 3 games in the T20I series against India. He scored a half-century in one game. In the previous ODI series against Afghanistan, he scored a 67-run knock in one game.

Ashen Bandara

Ashen Bandara might take the one-down position in IND vs SL 1st ODI. The right-handed batsman has played 5 ODIs so far and scored 141 runs at an average of 35.25. He has also scored 2 half-centuries. Dinesh Chandimal is absent from the series and hence Bandara might get a chance in the series.

Dhananjaya de Silva

Dhananjaya de Silva might be a middle-order batsman for Sri Lanka in the 1st ODI against India. He did not come up with a good show with the bat in the previous ODI series, scoring 21 runs in 2 games against Afghanistan. He scored 33 runs in 3 games in the recent T20I series against India.

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Charith Asalanka

Chartih Asalanka might be another middle-order batsman for Sri Lanka in the 1st ODI against India. The left-handed batsman scored 93 runs in the previous ODI series against Sri Lanka. He scored 93 runs in one match. In the recent T20I series against India, Asalanka mustered 68 runs in 3 games with a top knock of 37 runs.

Dasun Shanaka (C)

Dasun Shanaka is the skipper of Sri Lanka in the IND vs SL ODI series and will lead the team in the 1st ODI. Shanaka showed superb form in the T20I series against India. He scored 45 and 56 in two games out of three. In his previous ODI series, he scored 59 runs in 3 games.

Wanindu Hasaranga

Wanindu Hasaranga might be an all-rounder for the team in IND vs SL 1st ODI. He picked 3 wickets in 3 games in the T20I series against India. He picked 5 wickets in the previous ODI series. Hasaranga also scored 66 runs in one of the games in the series.

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Maheesh Theekshana

Maheesh Theekshana might be a spinner for the team in IND vs SL 1st ODI. The right-arm spinner picked 1 wicket in 3 games in the recent T20I series against India. He picked 3 wickets in 3 games in the previous ODI series.

Kasun Rajitha

Kasun Rajitha might be one of the pacers for Sri Lanka. The right-arm pacer showed a superb performance in the previous ODI series. He picked 7 wickets in 3 games and was the top wicket-taker for the tea. He will aim for another good show against India.

Lahiru Kumara

Lahiru Kumara might be another pacer for the team. He picked 3 wickets in 2 games in the previous ODI series against Afghanistan. Kumara accounts for 16 wickets in 15 ODIs so far. Kumara has a better experience in ODIs than other pacers in the squad.

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Pramod Madushan

Pramod Madushan might be another pacer for Sri Lanka in IND vs SL 1st ODI. The right-arm pacer picked 5 wickets in 3 ODI games in the recent T20I series against India. He has only played 1 ODI so far in which he picked 1 wicket.

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