Who will win SL vs Ind 2nd ODI?
After being routed in the first one-day international, Sri Lanka will look to bounce back when they take on India at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium. The second ODI of the five-match series is scheduled to be played on August 24. The match will begin at 2:30 PM local time.
SL vs Ind 2nd ODI: Where to watch/Live streaming
TV channels: Sky Sports, Ten Sports, Sony Six
Live streaming: Bet365, Sony LIV
Toss Prediction
Since four of the last five one-day internationals at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium have been won by the side that has fielded first, the team that wins the toss here on Thursday is more likely to have a bowl first. Sri Lanka have won the toss three times in their last four matches at this venue and so we predict the hosts to win the toss in this match.
Read on for team analysis, betting odds, betting tips and match prediction for SL vs Ind 2nd ODI...
Sri Lanka Team News & Playing 11
Team News
The Sri Lankan selectors could rest Thisara Perera for the second ODI and play an extra spinner in Malinda Pushpakumara. No further changes are expected in the team.
Key Players
Niroshan Dickwella smashed a fifty and provided a brisk start to Sri Lanka's innings in the first match and the team will need him to play a similar knock on Thursday. Upul Tharanga is the third-highest ODI run-getter for the side at Pallekele and so there will be high expectations from him as well. Lasith Malinga has taken the most wickets for Sri Lanka in ODIs at this ground - 23 wickets from 12 matches. Though the fast bowler hasn't been in the best of forms lately but his vast experience makes him the bowler to watch out for.
Recent Form
The nine-wicket bashing in the opening game of the series was Sri Lanka's third defeat in a row in one-day internationals. The lack of experience in the side is clearly hurting the team very badly and they are well on course to slide down even further unless their players start showing more effort and determination.
Sri Lanka Predicted Playing 11
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Upul Tharanga (c), Lasith Malinga, Chamara Kapugedera, Angelo Mathews, Thisara Perera/Malinda Pushpakumara, Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Danushka Gunathilaka, Vishwa Fernando, Kusal Mendis, Wanidu Hasaranga, Lakshan Sandakan
India Team News & Playing 11
Team News
No injuries were reported in the Indian team at the time of writing and the selectors are likely to retain the same lineup from the last game.
Key Players
Once again, the onus will be on Shikhar Dhawan to provide a flying start to the Indian innings in the powerplays. The opening batsman has continued his rich form from the test series and he looks set for another big knock at Pallekele. Virat Kohli has been in good ODI form and he too will be the key in this lineup. The skipper will again turn to his spinners to do the job with the ball. Axar Patel was outstanding with figures of 3 for 34 and he is expected to trouble the Sri Lankan batsmen here as well.
Recent Form
The Indian juggernaut is moving on nicely at the moment and oppositions are finding it really hard to stop it in this format of the game. With four wins in their last five matches, Virat Kohli and Co. will go into this second ODI high on confidence.
India Predicted Playing 11
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Virat Kohli (c), MS Dhoni (wk), Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kedar Jadhav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Lokesh Rahul, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya
Team Form in Last Five Matches (most recent first)
Sri Lanka: L L L W W
India: W W L W W
Sri Lanka vs India Head to Head
India have now beaten Sri Lanka six times in the previous seven encounters. After bowling them out for 216 in the first ODI, the visitors cruised to victory with nine wickets and more than 20 overs to spare. The two teams have faced each other just once at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium. That match was played in 2012 with India emerging victorious by 20 runs.
Sri Lanka vs India 2nd ODI Betting Odds
Sri Lanka were expected to offer better resistance to the Indian team in the shorter version of the game, but a bad performance with the bat and an even worse performance with the ball in the last match left their fans highly dejected. This current Sri Lankan side looks flattened at the moment and they start off as huge underdogs for the second ODI at 4.5 each with Betfair and Bet365. For India, the tour has so far been a walk in the park and they appear stronger than their Lankan counterparts even with plenty of big names missing from the side. The tourists are firm favorites to win at very short odds of 1.27 with 1xbet and 1.20 with Bet365.
Sri Lanka vs India 2nd ODI Prediction
Sri Lanka have tried it all - they have made changes in the side, shuffled their batting order and experimented with their bowling attack. But nothing seems to be working out for them. And the manner in which they were hammered in the first ODI is going to crush their morale (or whatever's left of it) ahead of this match. India have been absolutely brutal on this tour and they haven't allowed the hosts to gain a foothold in any of the matches so far. Considering the brand of cricket India is currently playing, we predict them to win this match and take a 2-0 lead in the series.
Final Verdict: Back India to beat Sri Lanka in the second ODI at 1.27 with 1xbet and 1.20 with Bet365.
Aug 24, 2017
14:30 IST / 9:00 GMT
Pallekele Cricket Stadium - Kandy, Sri Lanka
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