Sri Lanka vs India, 2nd ODI Preview: Death Bowling In Focus As Shikhar Dhawan-Led India Look To Wrap Up ODI Series

Sri Lanka vs India: After a clinical performance in the first ODI on Sunday, visitors India will look to seal the series when they take on the hosts in the second game on Tuesday.

Young guns Ishan Kishan and Prithvi Shaw had a good outing with the bat in the first ODI against Sri Lanka, and the Indian team management would now expect clinical performances from them as the Shikhar Dhawan-led side looks to gain an unassailable lead in the three-match series on Tuesday. Kishan scored 59 while Shaw played a knock of 43 to help India get off to a good start in the first ODI, and on the back of Shikhar Dhawan's calm 86-run knock, the visitors scripted a seven-wicket win. Chasing 263, the Dhawan-led outfit was clinical and there is no area that needs major reworking. Suryakumar Yadav, coming in to bat at number five, scored 31 off 20 balls with the help of five boundaries and he along with Dhawan ensured India cruised home with 80 balls to spare. If one wants to look at loopholes in batting then probably it was just Manish Pandey, who did not look his fluent self as he scored 26 off 40 balls. The spin duo of Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal played a match together for the first time since the 2019 World Cup match against England. Both spinners took two wickets each during the middle phase and resembled their old self, and it augurs well for the team if they are able to gain their confidence back.