India takes on Sri Lanka in the 1st One Day International at Dharamsala on Sunday. India recently defeated Sri Lanka in the recently concluded Test series. The visitors will be looking to finally register a win against India, something that has eluded them in 2017. There is one big change from India’s perspective as Virat Kohli, the regular captain will not be there, instead, Rohit Sharma will be marshalling the troops.
With Virat Kohli not in the side, in all likelihood, Shreyas Iyer will fit into that role, which should be a big opportunity for the debutante to make an impression.
Dharamsala could be a pitch that could help seamers early on because of the winters and overcast conditions. There are also talks of rain playing spoilsport, one can only hope rain gods smile on Sunday.
Is there anything that @msdhoni cannot do? You have seen him bowl leg spin now it is time for seam up. #INDvSL pic.twitter.com/8WLuKnyyE5
— BCCI (@BCCI) December 9, 2017
Match timing
India vs Sri Lanka, 1st ODI, Dharamsala will start at 11:30 AM IST on Sunday.
Live streaming details
TV timing
India vs Sri Lanka, 1st ODI, Dharamsala will be broadcast live on Star Sports 1, 3 and Star Sports 1, 3 HD.
Venue
India vs Sri Lanka, 1st ODI will be played at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Stadium, Dharamsala.
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What are the squads of India and Sri Lanka for the 1st ODI?
India: Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma(c), Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Dinesh Karthik, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni(w), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Siddarth Kaul
Sri Lanka: Niroshan Dickwella(w), Upul Tharanga, Kusal Perera, Lahiru Thirimanne, Angelo Mathews, Danushka Gunathilaka, Thisara Perera(c), Dhananjaya de Silva, Asela Gunaratne, Suranga Lakmal, Nuwan Pradeep, Akila Dananjaya, Dushmantha Chameera, Chaturanga de Silva, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Sachith Pathirana.
