Sri Lanka captain Kusal Mendis won the all-important toss and elected to field against India in the ODI World Cup match at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on November 2 (Thursday). Sri Lanka made one change to their playing XI with Dushan Hemantha replacing Dhananjaya de Silva. India went in with the same playing XI that featured in their last match against England.
India playing XI: Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj
Sri Lanka playing XI: Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis(w/c), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Angelo Mathews, Dushan Hemantha, Maheesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha, Dushmantha Chameera, Dilshan Madushanka
The Indian team has been in exceptional form, securing victories in all six of their group-stage matches in the World Cup 2023.
They initiated their campaign with a convincing six-wicket win over Australia and continued their winning streak by defeating Afghanistan by 8 wickets. Subsequently, they outclassed arch-rivals Pakistan with a 7-wicket win, followed by victories over Bangladesh and New Zealand by 7 wickets and 4 wickets, respectively.
In their latest encounter, the Indian bowlers successfully defended a modest total, securing a commanding 100-run victory over England.
Injury-hit Sri Lanka have struggled to main any sort of consistency and, as a result, the Islanders have won just two of their six matches played in the competition so far.
Squads
India: Rohit Sharma(c), Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami, Suryakumar Yadav, Shardul Thakur, Shubman Gill
Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis(w/c), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Angelo Mathews, Dushmantha Chameera, Maheesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha, Dilshan Madushanka, Chamika Karunaratne, Dunith Wellalage, Dushan Hemantha, Kusal Perera
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