IND V SL 2nd ODI: Unchanged India to bowl, SL drop Perera

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New Delhi: Winning the toss for 5th consecutive time in this series, Virat Kohli decided to chase in the second ODI at the Pallekele international cricket stadium on Thursday.

The Indian skipper opted to field the same combination which emerged victorious in the first ODI against the hosts in Dambulla.

While, Upul Tharanga has made as many as three changes to his side with Thisara Perera, Wanidu and Sandakan making way for Dushmantha Chameera, Akila Dananjaya and Milinda Siriwardana.

Fresh from nine-wicket victory in the series opener, India will look for to maintain their dominance, but the 1996 world champions will have a lot at stake as they will have to win 2 matches from the remaining 4 to secure an automatic entry in the World Cup 2019.  

IND XI: Rohit, Dhawan, Kohli, Rahul, Dhoni, Jadhav, Pandya, Axar, Bhuvneshwar, Chahal, Bumrah

SL XI: Gunathilaka, Dickwella, Mendis, Tharanga, Mathews, Kapugedara, Siriwardana, Dhananjaya, Malinga, Chameera, Fernando