Going into the second ODI, India have made one change in their playing eleven with Kuldeep Yadav coming in for Yuzvendra Chahal, who injured himself while making a diving boundary save during the first ODI in Guwahati.
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Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka won the toss and elected to bat first in Kolkata.
The visitors also made a couple of changes on the back of a 67-run defeat on Tuesday, have replaced the injured duo of Dilshan Madhushanka and Pathum Nissanka with debutant Nuwanidu Fernando and Lahiru Kumara.
India lead the three-match series 1-0 after hundred from Virat Kohli and fifties from Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma followed by the Indian pacers’ effective defence.
Playing XIs:
Sri Lanka: Dasun Shanaka(c), Kusal Mendis(w), Avishka Fernando, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Nuwanidu Fernando, Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Dunith Wellalage, Lahiru Kumara and Kasun Rajitha.
India: Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Umran Malik and Mohammed Siraj.
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