Guwahati: The captain of Sri Lanka Dasun Shanaka won the toss and chose to bat first against India in the second ODI of the current three-match series on Thursday at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
The hosts enjoy a 1-0 lead in the three-match series after defeating Sri Lanka by 67 runs in the first One Day International.
“Yuzvendra Chahal was unavailable for selection in the 2nd ODI due to a sore right shoulder,” BCCI said in a tweet.
The third One-Day International will take place at Thiruvananthapuram’s Greenfield International Stadium on January 15.
Speaking at the time of toss, Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka said, “We’ll bat first. Very good wicket to bad first, also looking at the venue stats. Important to score, be relaxed and play our natural game. Two changes – Madhushanka and Pathum Nissanka out.”
Speaking at the time of toss, Rohit Sharma said, “I was in two minds. Wanted to bat first because of how we played last time, but looking at this ground, I wanted to field. Overall, improvements are as a team, nothing in particular. What we’ve done in the past is in the past, we need to look ahead and keep doing better. I love playing here, the crowd is also energetic and that motivates me always. But it is in the past, I need to start fresh. One enforced change for us, Chahal in the last game put in a dive and hasn’t recovered well today, so Kuldeep Yadav comes in.”