India vs Sri Lanka 1st ODI Match 2021

The first match of the ODI series between India vs Sri Lanka will be played on 18 July 2021. Team India, who went on a tour of Sri Lanka under the leadership of Shikhar Dhawan, is full of youthful enthusiasm and experience.

For the past several days, the players of the team are preparing fiercely to beat the hosts. The ODI series between India and Sri Lanka is starting today.

Both the teams have worked hard to beat each other. Shikhar Dhawan is the captain of the young Indian team, which went to play a limited-overs series on the Sri Lanka tour.

On the other hand, Sri Lanka Cricket has handed over the reins of the team to Dasun Shanaka in view of the ODI series.

India Vs Sri Lanka 1st ODI Match, India Tour Of Shri Lanka

The first match of the ODI series between the two teams will be played on July 18 at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.

Let us tell you about the result of the ODI matches played between India and Sri Lanka so far. Whenever the ODI series between India and Sri Lanka was organized, most of the team India was heavy.

Live Match Score India Vs Shri Lanka 2021

So far 159 ODI matches have been played between both teams. Out of these 159 matches, India has won 91 matches. While Sri Lanka’s team won 56 matches.

During this, one match between the two countries was tied while 11 matches did not result. Face-to-face: India-Sri Lanka first ODI today, know from the statistics who is heavy on whom.

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The first match of the ODI series between India and Sri Lanka will be played on 18 July. Team India, who went on a tour of Sri Lanka under the leadership of Shikhar Dhawan, is full of youthful enthusiasm and experience.

For the past several days, the players of the team are preparing fiercely to beat the hosts. The ODI series between India and Sri Lanka is starting today.

Both the teams have worked hard to beat each other. Shikhar Dhawan is the captain of the young Indian team, which went to play a limited-overs series on the Sri Lanka tour.

On the other hand, Sri Lanka Cricket has handed over the reins of the team to Dasun Shanaka in view of the ODI series.

The first match of the ODI series between the two teams will be played on July 18 at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. Let us tell you about the result of the ODI matches played between India and Sri Lanka so far.

Whenever the ODI series between India and Sri Lanka was organized, most of the team India was heavy. So far 159 ODI matches have been played between both teams.

Out of these 159 matches, India has won 91 matches. While Sri Lanka’s team won 56 matches. During this, one match between the two countries was tied while 11 matches did not result.

R Premadasa is also leading India in ODIs on the cricket ground. The Sri Lankan team last won an ODI match against India on this ground 12 years ago on 12 December 2009.

Since then 5 matches have been played between the two teams at this ground till now. In all these matches, Sri Lanka had to face India in front of India.

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That is, India has not lost to Sri Lanka in ODIs in Colombo for almost 12 years. On the other hand, if we look at the recent performance of Sri Lanka, then they had to face embarrassing defeats in the ODI and T20 series against England.

While India defeated England 2-1 in the three-match ODI series during the home series.

When: Sunday, 18 July 2021, 15:00 IST

Where: R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

What to expect: Let me tell you, India vs Sri Lanka is going to start from today. Scattered thunderstorms are expected on Sunday. As a result, the game is likely to stop and start, and there will be a lot of speed.

Team News:

India: Today it is known that Shikhar Dhawan has taken his first assignment as the national captain. 10 out of 20 players in the team are uncapped, it is expected that some debut caps will also be given during Sri Lanka.

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  • Team XI: Shikhar Dhawan (c), Prithvi Shaw, Manish Pandey, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan (wk), Hardik Pandya, Kunal Pandya, Chetan Sakaria, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal

Sri Lanka: You know that the responsibility of the India vs Sri Lanka match has been handed over to Dasun Shanaka. India also has an advantage as the Sri Lankan team has been badly exhausted due to the absence of many top Sri Lankan players. Angelo Mathews has decided to pull out for personal reasons. This Kusal Perera and Binura Fernando have been out for a while due to injuries.

  • Team XI: Avishka Fernando, Minod Bhanuka (wk), Bhanuka Rajapakse, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dasun Shanaka, Pathum Nisanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Chamika Karunaratne, Laxman Sandakan, Akila Dhananjaya, Dushmantha Chamira

Squad India Vs Sri Lanka 2021:

Sri Lanka squad: Avishka Fernando, Minod Bhanuka (W), Dhananjaya de Silva, Bhanuka Rajapakse, Vanindu Hasaranga, Dasun Shanaka (C), Ashen Bandara, Praveen Jayawickrama, Dhananjay Lakshan, Lahiru Udara, Shiran Fernando, Isuru Udana, Chamika Karunaratne Dhananjaya, Dushmantha Chamira, Laxman Sandakan, Ishaan Jayaratne, Ramesh Kasun Rajitha, Lahiru Kumara, Charit Aslanka, Asitha Fernando, Pathum Nisanka

Indian Squad: Shikhar Dhawan (Captain), Prithvi Shaw, Manish Pandey, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Kunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Chetan Sakaria, Yuzvendra Chahal, Deepak Chahar, Ishan Kishan (wk), Sanju Samson, Rahul Chahar, Varun Chakravarthy, Krishnappa Gautam, Nitish Rana, Navdeep Saini, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devdutt Padikkal

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