India and Sri Lanka are clashing in the second of the three-match ODI series which is being played at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on January 12, 2023. India leads the series 1-0 and Sri Lanka needs to win this match to level the series, while a win here for Men in Blue will give them the series.
Sri Lankan captain Dasun Shanaka won the toss and chose to bowl first. The visitors made two changes as Nuwanidu Fernando made his ODI debut coming in place of Pathum Nissanka and Lahiru Kumara came in for injured Dilshan Madushanka.
India, on the other hand, brought in Kuldeep Yadav in place of Yuzvendra Chahal who had a niggle.
Mohammed Siraj gave India the first breakthrough as he bowled Avishka Fernando for 20 runs and then Kuldeep Yadav ended Kusal Mendis’ innings at 34 runs after he had added 73 runs for the second wicket with Nuwanidu.
Akshar Patel gave India the third wicket when he bowled Dhananjaya de Silva for a duck, while Nuwanidu completed a maiden ODI fifty on his debut.
Meanwhile, vice-captain of the Indian team, Hardik Pandya was caught on the stump mic using an expletive towards substitute fielders who had come on the ground telling them he had asked for water in the last over, but they didn’t bring anything.
“Paani manga tha last over , g*nd marwa rahe ho udhar”- Hardik can be heard saying in videos shared on social media.
