India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: Arshdeep Singh once again the last man getting dismissed but this time the result is different as Sri Lanka beat India by 32 runs. What a turnaround from Sri Lanka as Jeffrey Vandersay spun his web to dismantle the Indian batting attack. Rohit Sharma set the platform for India but once again other batters failed to capitalise on it as a start-studded line was wiped by Vandersay and Charith Asalanka. Sri Lanka (240/9) beat India (208) by 32 runs in Colombo, take 1-0 lead in three-match series

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: Jeffrey Vandersay finished his spell with a six-fer here. Four runs came off his over. He has single-handedly put the Indian on the backfoot. IND 207/9 in 42 overs

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: Charith Asalanka into the attack and he gets his third wicket of the match and dismisses Mohammad Siraj for just 4. Sri Lanka are now just one wicket away from a massive win. IND 201/9 in 40.2 overs

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: Jeffrey Vandersay back into the attack and almost gets the wicket of Kuldeep Yadav but DRS saved him. The ball tracker showed it spun a long way and missed the leg stump. IND 200/8 in 40 overs

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: Dunith Wellalage into the attack and India collected a crucial boundary via byes. Six runs came off the over and India are trying to put up a fightback here. IND 199/8 in 39 overs

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: Vandersay returned to the attack and only two runs came off the over. Mohammad Siraj and Kuldeep Yadav are looking to put up a fightback here but it's a massive task. IND 193/8 in 37 overs

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: Charith Asalanka strikes again and gets the crucial wicket of Washington Sundar. Sri Lanka can smell a win here. Second wicket for Asalanka here and India have lost their way in the chase. IND 190/8 in 35.3 overs

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: Kamindu Mendis into the attack and five runs came off the over. India need to play with the same approach now to move ahead in the game. They just can't afford to lose a wicket here. IND 190/7 in 35 overs

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: Charith Asalanka breaks the partnership here with the crucial wicket of Axar Patel. It was a soft dismissal as Axar hit it straight to Asalanka who holds on to the catch comfortably. A good knock from Axar. IND 185/7 in 33.1 overs

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: Charith Asalanka is back into the attack and he bowled a tidy one this time as only run came off it. Axar Patel has put a price on his wicket and playing sensibly here. He is the key for India in the chase. IND 181/6 in 32 overs

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: Axar Patel breaks the shackles and smashes a much-needed six for India at this stage. He is in his 40s now and playing one of the best ODI knocks of his career. IND 180/6 in 31 overs

Only six runs came off the last two overs as the Sri Lankan bowlers are putting India under pressure now. Washington Sundar has scored just 9 runs off 23 balls and he needs to avoid playing dot balls now. IND 163/6 in 29 overs

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: Asitha Fernando delivered a tight over here as two runs came off the over. There is no run rate pressure on India but the dot balls will definitely forced the batters to play rash shots at some stage. IND 157/6 in 27 overs

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: A couple of tight overs for Sri Lanka as only five runs came off them. Axar Patel is the key for India in this chase now while one more wicket and the Indian tail will be exposed once again. IND 155/6 in 26 overs

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: Wicket number six for Jeffrey Vandersay! Shambolic performance from the Indian batters as they keep losing wickets to the same bowler here. KL Rahul went for a cut but missed it completely and got outfoxed for a duck. IND 147/6 in 23.1 overs vs SL (240/9)

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: Axar Patel breaks the shackles here and smashed Charith Asalanka for a six and a couple of boundaries to ease some pressure now. 14 runs came off the over and it was much-needed for India at this stage. IND 147/5 in 23 overs

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: Jeffrey Vandersay has completed his five-wicket haul here with the big wicket of Shreyas Iyer. India are five down and all of the wickets are claimed by only one bowler. Sensational from Vandersay here as Sri Lanka are now the favourites. IND 133/5 in 21.5 overs

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: There is no stopping for Jeffrey Vandersay tonight as this time he gets the better of Virat Kohli for 14. The ball swung back in and trapped Kohli back in front of wicket here. Sri Lanka are back in the game courtesy Vandersay. IND 123/4 in 19.3 overs

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: Jeffrey Vandersay claimed a couple of wickets in the same over and got the better of Shubman Gill (35) and Shivam Dube (0) and things are getting tricky for India now in the chase. Vandersay has claimed three wickets already. IND 116/3 in 17.5 overs

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: Jeffrey Vandersay saved a boundary by putting his foot in the way on the follow-through. It was a powerful shot and would have gone for a boundary. Good effort from Vandersay. IND 114/1 in 16 overs

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: DRS saved Virat Kohli here and he himself was a bit surprised to know that the ball took an edge off his bat before hitting the pads. The Sri Lankan players also looked disappointed here. 8 runs came off the over. IND 110/1 in 15 overs

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: Rohit Sharma goes for a reverse sweep and mistimes it completely to get caught by Patthum Nissanka for 64! Big wicket for Jeffrey Vandersay as Rohit Sharma was looking dangerous there. IND 97/1 in 13.3 overs vs SL (240/9)

It was 17 balls since the last boundary and Rohit Sharma ended the short drought with a maximum here. It was a tad bit full and Rohit smoked it over deep mid-wicket to send the ball into the crowd. A big over for India as 11 runs came off it. IND 95/0 in 13 overs

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: A tidy over from Dunith Wellalage as only four runs came off it. There is no run rate pressure and India won't mind a couple of quite overs after a blistering start here. IND 80/0 in 11 overs

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: Rohit Sharma completes his fifty in style with a maximum here. The Indian skipper continues to play with a fearless batting approach at the top and he has set a perfect platform for India in the chase. IND 76/0 in 10 overs

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: Shubman Gill breaks the shackles this time and hits a boundary off Dunith Wellalage's delivery to move to 20s. He is trying to match the beats with his skipper now. IND 66/0 in 9 overs

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: Back of a length delivery from Akila Dananjaya and Rohit Sharma smacked him over deep mid-wicket for a maximum. Another big over for India as 10 runs came off it. IND 60/0 in 8 overs

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: 50 up for India as Rohit Sharma smashed Asith Fernando for a four and a six to add misery to the hosts. Rohit has once again set a platform India in the chase and looking good here with his sublime shot making. IND 50/0 in 7 overs

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: Dananjaya into the attack and Rohit Sharma welcomed him with a boundary on the second ball to make his intentions clear that he would punish the delivery which lands in his zone. 9 runs came off the over. IND 38/0 in 6 overs

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: Shubman Gill also breaks the shackles and finds a boundary off Asith Fernando's delivery who has troubled him on a couple of occasions tonight. A solid start for India. IND 29/0 in 5 overs

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: Three boundaries for Rohit Sharma in an over to put Dunith Wellalage under a bit of pressure. 13 runs came off the over. A much-needed over for India to set up the tempo for the chase. IND 23/0 in 4 overs

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: Another tight over from Asith Fernando as he once again caused some trouble for Shubman Gill who got beaten by him a couple of times today. Only two runs came off the over. IND 10/0 in 3 overs

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: Spin into the attack early and Shubman Gill welcomed Dunith Wellalage with a beautiful drive through the covers for a four. The left-arm spinner kept Rohit Sharma quiet with four dot balls as five runs came off the over. IND 8/0 in 2 overs

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: A tidy over from Asith Fernando here as only three runs came off it. Shubman Gill tried to bat with an aggressive approach but only managed a single off five balls he faced. IND 3/0 in 1 over

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill are out in the middle to start the chase for India. Asitha Fernando has the ball in hand.

Washington Sundar talked about his sensational spell.

“Coming to Sri Lanka, there's always bounce. The last game and today, there was purchase off the wicket. Feel it's slower today. We have done a decent job to restrict them. 240 is good to chase. We have bowled well. From 150/6, it would have been better if we had given 20 run lesser. Looking forward to it (batting) and contribute to the team's success,” Sundar said.

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: Excellent final over for India as Shreyas Iyer and Virat Kohli produced run outs on the last couple of balls to save crucial runs which can be handy for them in the chase. Shreyas Iyer hit bullseye on the fifth ball from a long distance and dismissed Kamindu Mendis with a direct hit. While Kohli ran towards the stumps to outpace Dananjaya. 8 runs came off the over. Sri Lanka post 240/9 (A Fernando 40, K Mendis 40; W Sundar 3/30) in 50 overs against India in Colombo

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: Mohammed Siraj back into the attack to bowl the penultimate over. Kamindu Mendis and Akila Dananjaya smashed Siraj for a boundary each. 12 runs came off the over and Sri Lanka have crossed their total of first ODI. SL 232/7 in 49 overs

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: Arshdeep Singh back into the attack in the death overs. Akila Dananjaya hit a boundary on the first ball of the over. 9 runs came off the over and Lanka need to capitalise on the next two overs to get near 240-245. SL 220/7 in 48 overs

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: Kuldeep Yadav gets the big wicket for Dunith Wellalage for 39 as Shivam Dube this time hold onto a tricky catch. A much-needed wicket for India as it will put a brake on the scoring rate in the death overs. SL 208/7 in 46.1 overs vs IND

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: 200 up for Sri Lanka! A much-need partnership for Sri Lanka as Wellalage and Mendis have shared a 72-run stand here. The duo is looking to get runs on every ball and avoiding dot balls. SL 208/6 in 46 overs

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: Dunith Wellalage continues to punish India as the left-handed batter smashed Mohammed Siraj for a six now. However, Siraj bounced back after getting hit for a six on the first ball and gave just two runs off the next five deliveries. SL 196/6 in 45 overs

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: Dunith Wellalage breaks the shackles as he smashed Axar Patel for a six and a four to make it 12 runs off the over. Sri Lanka have decided to put their foot on the accelerator are looking to hit boundaries to get near 250. SL 188/6 in 44 overs

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: Mohammed Siraj is back into the attack and seven runs came off his over. Dunith Wellalage and Kamindu Mendis are looking to revive the Lankan innings here to put them back on track. 40-run partnership between the two batters for the seventh wicket. SL 176/6 in 43 overs

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: Rohit Sharma continues from one end as five runs came off his second over. The pitch is assisting the spinners and Rohit has decided to take the onus on himself now. SL 166/6 in 41 overs

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: Dropped catch as it was a tricky one but Shivam Dube failed to hold onto it. Kamindu Mendis gets a lifeline here. The over started with a boundary and the catch dropped hurt him more. 8 runs came off his over. SL 161/6 in 40 overs

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: Wait a minute… Rohit Sharma is into the attack here. 6 runs came off his over. We are in the Gautam Gambhir era and everyone needs to be ready to roll their arms. SL 153/6 in 39 overs

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: Washington Sundar finished his quota of overs with another tidy over. Only one run came off his last over of the day. He finished with bowling figures of 3/30 in his 10 overs. SL 145/6 in 37 overs

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: Eight runs came off Kuldeep Yadav's over. Sri Lanka need to put up a solid fightback to get something near 250 from here. They need a partnership here to rebuild the innings first. SL 144/6 in 36 overs

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: Washington Sundar gets the massive wicket of Charith Asalanka for 25! Sri Lanka continue to lose wickets in quick succession as Asalanka is taking a long walk back towards the pavilion. It was another soft dismissal as Axar Patel took an easy catch here. SL 136/6 in 34.5 overs

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: Kuldeep Yadav back into the attack and claimed the wicket of Janith Liyanage. Good reflex catch from Kuldeep Yadav on the follow-through as Sri Lanka are half down now. Poor timing and shot selection from Liyanage. SL 136/5 in 33.4 overs

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: Washington Sundar almost got the better of Janith Liyanage but the DRS saved him as the ball hit his elbow instead of the glove. The off-spinner is getting the turn from the surface here. A couple of tidy overs. SL 136/4 in 33 overs

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: Washington Sundar back into the attack and he delivered a tidy over here. Only three runs came off it as the Sri Lankan batters are finding it tough to attack him here. SL 132/4 in 31 overs

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: Arshdeep Singh is back into the attack and Charith Asalanka finds another boundary on the last ball of the over. Sri Lanka are now looking to up their run rate as they know 230 was underpar in the last match and they need anything near 275 here. SL 129/4 in 30 overs

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: Charith Asalanka finally breaks the shackles with a boundary off the last ball of Axar Patel's over. It was spinning down the leg and Asalanka played it fine for a four. SL 122/4 in 29 overs

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: OUT! Axar Patel ends Sadeer Samarawickrama's misery in the middle. Important wicket for India as Samarawickrama went for a desperate attempt to break the shackles and got caught inside circle by Virat Kohli. SL 111/4 in 26.4 overs

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: Kuldeep Yadav continues from one end as five runs came off his over. The Sri Lankan batters are now looking to convert singles into doubles to ease off some pressure. SL 106/3 in 26 overs

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: Sadeera Samarawickrama and Charith Asalanka are looking desperate to break the shackles here. They are striking below 60 at the moment which is why pressure is mounting on them. Meanwhile, 100 up for Sri Lanka. SL 101/3 in 25 overs

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: What a start this has been for Kuldeep Yadav. He nearly got the wicket of Asalanka on his first ball but the ball just missed the stumps. But he has looked like picking up a wicket every ball in the two overs that he has bowled so far.

Sri Lanka 89/3 in 22 overs

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: A double strike for Washington Sundar! Kusal Mendis departs after Avishka Fernando. It was too full to play the sweep shot and Mendis paid the price. The ball hit him in the full and the umpire had no hesitation in his mind.

Sri Lanka 79/3 in 18.1 overs

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: OUT! Soft dismissal. That came against the run of play. Avishka Fernando, who was looking so good till now, has chipped one straight back to Washington Sundar. The off-spinner accepts the gift gleefully. A much-needed breakthrough for India.

Sri Lanka 74/2 after 17 overs.

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: The Indian spinners are bowling in tandem here. This is where the match starts to turn, we've seen. But so far so good from Sri Lanka. Mendis has played the sweep shot against Axar well but the left-arm spinner has been extremely accurate.

Sri Lanka 65/1 after 16 overs.

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: NOT OUT! The decision is reversed. What a poor call that was by the on-field umpire. There was daylight between the bat and ball and for some weird reasons, he raised his finger. Even more surprising was the fact that Mendis took so long to for the DRS. Thank God he did as replays showed the bat was nowhere close to the ball.

Sri Lanka 49/1 after 12 overs

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: Sri Lanka 42/1 at the end of the powerplay. India began on a great note by removing Nissanka on the first ball of the match but since then, Mendis and Avishka have been good to steady the Sri Lankan innings.

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: Kusal Mendis and Avishka Fernando have been beaten by Siraj and Arshdeep on a few occasions but they have also played some attractive strokes in between. Overall, it has been a decent recovery after the first-ball wicket of Nissanka.

Sri Lanka 29/1 after 7 ove

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: Looks like Kusal Mendis has twisted his ankle here. The physios are out there in the middle. Let's hope the injury is not too series…

And as we speak, Mendis is getting ready. That's good news for Sri Lanka.

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: Mohammed Siraj has settled into a nice rhythm here. He is troubling both the Sri Lankan batters in the middle. And we have seen this before, haven't we? Siraj has a habit of running through the Sri Lanka batting line-up.

Sri Lanka 17/1 after 5 overs

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: Another good over from Mohammed Siraj, but Kusal Mendis was up to the task with a booming cover drive when the Indian pacer over-pitched.

Sri Lanka 8/1 after 3 overs.

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: First runs off the bat for Sri Lanka on the last ball of the second over. It's a flick off his pads from Avishka Fernando to get off the mark against Arshdeep Singh.

Sri Lanka: 3/1 after 2 overs

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: OUT! Wow what a start for Mohammed Siraj. It's a first baller for Pathum Nissanka. Pitched just outside off stump, moved away ever so slightly… Nissanka with a nervous prode. The ball takes the outside edge and Rahul makes no mistake. Just what the doctor ordered for India.

Sri Lanka 0/1 after 0.1 overs

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: Pathum Nissanka and Avishka Fernando will walk out to open the batting for Sri Lanka. They would know the importance of a solid start against the new ball. Can Arshdeep Singh and Mohammed Siraj make early inroads?

The players are out in the middle…

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: India XI - 1 Rohit Sharma (capt), 2 Shubman Gill, 3 Virat Kohli, 4 Shreyas Iyer, 5 KL Rahul (wk), 6 Shivam Dube, 7 Axar Patel, 8 Washington Sundar, 9 Kuldeep Yadav, 10 Mohammed Siraj, 11 Arshdeep Singh

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: Sri Lanka XI: 1 Pathum Nissanka, 2 Avishka Fernando, 3 Kusal Mendis (wk), 4 Sadeera Samarawickrama, 5 Charith Asalanka (capt), 6 Janith Liyanage, 7 Kamindu Mendis, 8 Dunith Wellalage, 9 Jeffrey Vandersay, 10 Akila Dananjaya, 11 Asitha Fernando

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI, Toss Update: Sri Lanka captain Charith Asalanka wins toss, opts to bat against India in Colombo

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: “It's warm, hit the gaps and run, wear the opposition down and bat first if you win the toss," says former Sri Lanka batter Russell Arnold in is pitch report.

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: “Brilliant decision to make Shubman Gill the vice captain,” says Scott Styris in the pre-match show. Time Shubman Gill makes the new India head coach proud. ODIs have been the comfort zone for him at international cricket so far and there is no reason to believe why he can't replicate the same in other formats. For now, we will focus on ODIs.

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: What's the weather like in Colombo today? From what we're hearing, it is cloudy now, like it generally is during this time of the year but the good thing is that, there is no rain. At least yet. But don't be surprised if we see some stoppages later in the day.

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: Former India keeper-batter Robin Uthappa says the pitch for this match is very different from the one the two sides played on Friday. Uthappa says this one is solid and hard. He expects a lot of runs on this offer. Will that change what the captains would do after winning the toss? We'll wait for 24 minutes to find out.

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: Washington Sundar is a potential replacement of Ravindra Jadeja in India's ODI and T20I sides. No pressure at all. He is not new to international cricket. He has played all three formats and has been in and around the setup for quite some time. But injuries and indifferent form have combined to keep him away from a permanent spot in the XI. This is his ideal opportunity to make sure, history does not repeat itself. One thing is for sure, he will get his opportunities with both bat and ball.

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: In an ideal world, this shoud be a no-brainer. Shreyas Iyer had a fantastic ODI World Cup batting at No.4 for India but that Indian side did not have any left-handers except Ravindra Jadeja. This side, however, has plenty of options. Considering India's top three are right-handers, it shouldn't be a surprise to see Washington Sundar, Axar Patel and Shivam Dube taking turns to bat at No.4 based on the match situation just to break the monotomy. In the first ODI, it was Sundar, who was LBW trying to play a sweep shot. This time, Dube might be used, especially if India are chasing as his big hitting can put the Sri Lanka spinners off the course.

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: Pathum Nissanka has been the most prolific Sri Lankan batter in white-ball cricket in recent times. He was the star for Sri Lanka in the T20I series and in his last seven ODIs, he has scored 553 runs at an average of 92.17 and a strike rate of 114.96. Safe to say, India will have to find a away to dismiss him early. So far, he has looked untroubled against Mohammed Siraj and Arshdeep Singh with the new ball. But Siraj has got him out a couple of times in ODIs before. He needs to get his in-swinger perfect to catch Nissanka off guard.

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: Virat Kohli has an ODI average of 95.42 at the Premadasa Stadium in Colombo in 12 matches. Before the first ODI, it was over 100. He has four centuries at this venue with a highest score of 131. The strike rate of 97.37 is higher than his career strike rate of 93.54. Everything suggests that Kohli is a master of these conditions. He is pretty a master of every condition, to be honest, when it comes to ODIs. Turn or no turn, Kohli just knows how to score. In the first ODI, he was done by the pace of the Hasaranga flatter one for 24. Expect a strong reply from Kohli today.

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: Going by Rohit Sharma's captaincy record, he is not some one who makes a lot of changes to the playing XI, especially after just one game. While the tie feels like a loss to India, the chances of Rohit making any changes to the playing XI are slim. The only player who might push his case is Riyan Parag, purely because he will give another spin-bowling option to Rohit but Shivam Dube has done his case no harm with the four overs he bowled on Friday and the important knock he played at the latter half of the chase.

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: Indian batters are natural strokeplayers, they like the ball coming on to the bat. It's no secret. In Sri Lanka, that is often not the case. The R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo offers a lot to the spinners. The biggest proof was Charith Assalanka walking away with crucial wickets in the first ODI. So what should India's batters do? For starters, Rohit has shown the way. They should maximise the powerplay to take the pressure off the middle overs but 10 overs of good cricket won't win you a 50-over match. The likes of Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer need to use the crease a lot more. And this doesn't only mean, charging down the track. They should be decisive in rocking back. When the play the sweep, they should not premeditate.

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: Kuldeep Yadav has picked up 18 wickets from 11 matches against Sri Lanka in ODIs at an average of 21.55. He wasn't has threatening in the first ODI picking up 1/33 although he did stifle Sri Lanka’s run scoring. But given the form he is in, Kuldeep can be back to his best as soon as later today and emerge as a handful for India on a sluggish, turning Colombo wicket.

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: Playing their first ODI since the final of the 2023 World Cup, both KL Rahul and Virat Kohli fared reasonably well. Kohli's 24 off 32 with a couple of well-timed boundaries was the perfect start to his innings before he was wrong-footed by Hasaranga. The same goes for Rahul. With India reduced to 132/5, Rahul played out of his skin, against top-quality spin and bailed India out of trouble, forging a partnership of 67 with Axar Patel. One more wicket could have landed India in further trouble but Rahul and Axar, like they have done on the previous so many occasions, came through.

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: Unlikely. One match is too small a footprint to churn out changes. Of course, the temptation of playing either Rishabh Pant, or Riyan Parag, or probably even both, is there but the likes of Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul are batters who raise their game in ODIs. This is their best format, one they look extremely comfortable in. With only a handful matches between now and the Champions Trophy, this is pretty much going to be the blueprint in and around India's ODI squad composition.

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: It’s still early days in his tenure as head coach, but Gautam Gambhir’s imprints on this Indian team is shining through. While there hasn’t been any remarkably change as such, the sight of more batters rolling their arms over is a pleasant development. In the T20Is, it were Rinku Singh, Suryakumar Yadav and Riyan Parag, it was Shubman Gill’s off-spin that sprung a surprise for Sri Lanka. One of Gambhir’s two assistant coaches, Sairaj Bahutule loves the idea of it and insisted that it will become a norm going forward.

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: The battle between Virat Kohli and Wanindu Hasaranga may be done for this series but let's have a look at it anyway. Kohli has gotten out to him just once – in the previous ODI – and has scored 71 runs off 69 balls at a strike-rate of 102.89. Their match-up in the middle overs would have made for some fascinating view, and truth be told, it did two evenings. Kohli already has a batting average of 62.26 against Sri Lanka in ODIs and has scored 10 centuries against them. Hasaranga or no Hasaranga… if you're Sri Lanka, you've always got to watch out for King Kohli.

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: Sri Lanka's hopes of a series win have been severely dented following news that Wanindu Hasaranga has been ruled out due to a hamstring injury. Hasaranga picked up three wickets in the previous game, including that of KL Rahul and Virat Kohli and scored 24 off 35 balls with the bat, a contribution that proved highly important in the end. With Hasaranga out, SL's spin combination would require a rethink. They still have the likes of Janith Liyanage, Maheesh Theekshana and Charith Asalanka, which may just cover up for Hasaranga's absence. Or maybe not?

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: Well, technically the first ODI ended in a tie, meaning there was no winner, but purely for their commitment, determination and comeback, Sri Lanka felt like winners, and India on the other end. When you pick up two wickets in two balls with the opposition needing just one run to get, it's should be viewed as nothing short of a victory. On the contrary, they would be disappointed knowing it was their game to win. With more than two overs left, if only Arshdeep had played out a few balls, or even just seen off the first one – he is not mug with the bat and capable of resisting – India could have been 1-0 up.

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: Where has the imposing Indian batting order vanished? The spinners are proving way too tough for the Indian batters to deal with, it seems. Look at the first ODI for example. Barring Rohit Sharma, who hit a breezy 57, not one India batter looked at ease. Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer got starts, and KL Rahul and Axar Patel batted well to forge an important partnership when five Indian wickets were down. Props to Shivam Dube as well for carrying the game until the end, but the fact that they couldn't score 1 off 14 balls with 2 wickets left raises a few questions. Sure, it’s early days. Some of the batters in the team are playing ODI straight after the 2023 World Cup final. So no alarm bells yet. But yes, once more game of something similar transpiring and things may become a little dodgy.

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd ODI: Hi all! How're you all doing? Good, we hope. Actually, scratch that. We think you're doing great. How could you not? It’s a Bumper Sunday after all. There are medal up for grabs at the Olympics in Paris and a series to be won in Colombo, where Team India would want to put the disappointment of last game's tie behind and look forward to getting off the mark. With the series now technically down to a two-match affair, both teams would be eager to land the first blow, especially given how close the last two matches of this tour has fared.

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