Vikrant Shekhawat : Jan 12, 2023, 10:59 AM
IND vs SL 2nd ODI : The second match of the three-match T20 series being played between India and Sri Lanka will be played at the Eden Gardens ground in Kolkata. The live action will start at 1:30 pm Indian time. In the first match played at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati, India beat Sri Lanka by 67 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the series. In such a situation, the host team would like to win the series in Kolkata. So let's know before this match, the pitch of Eden Gardens and the weather of Kolkata -
Eden Gardens pitchThe pitch at Eden Gardens has always been helpful to spin bowlers. The pitch here is a bit slow. But the ball comes easily into the bat. In the second ODI, once again the batsmen can be seen raining runs. Dew will also have an effect during the second half of the match so the team winning the toss will likely want to bowl first.
There is light grass on the pitch, which is expected to help the fast bowlers in the beginning. The fast bowlers can be the surprise package here as they have surprised many times on this pitch. The last ODI match here was played between India and Australia about 5 years ago in which Team India was all out for 252 runs, after which the Indian bowlers won the match by bundling Australia out for 202 runs.
Indian captain Rohit Sharma likes this ground very much. In 2014, Rohit Sharma played an innings of 264 against Sri Lanka at this ground. This is the biggest innings in ODI cricket. Rohit scored 264 runs in 173 balls with the help of 33 fours and 9 sixes in this match.
Kolkata's weather condition -It rains anytime in Kolkata, so there is a possibility of rain during most of the matches. But today it is not so. As of now there is no sign of rain so fans will be able to enjoy a full ODI match. But there will be fog here, due to which difficulties can arise for the players. Players who are ready on the boundary line may have to face trouble in taking catches. The day will be sunny while the weather will be cooler in the evening. The day time temperature is going to be around 25 degree Celsius. In the evening it can decrease to 10 degrees Celsius.
The Indian team has made a 1-0 lead in the series by winning the first ODI against Sri Lanka. But a Sri Lankan star player remains a headache for Team India. This player is scoring a lot of runs against India in every match. In such a situation, Indian bowlers will have to be alert from this player in the second ODI. Let's know about this player.
Be careful with this playerSri Lankan captain Dasun Shanaka is running in excellent form. He scored a stormy century in the first ODI against India. He played an innings of 108 runs. Together with Kasun Rajita for the 9th wicket, he also played an unbroken partnership of 100 runs in just 73 balls. Apart from this, he also got the wicket of Shubman Gill in bowling. He also proves to be economical in bowling.
Did amazing work in T20 series as wellDasun Shanaka specializes in fast batting by landing in the lower order. He played an inning of 45 runs in the first T20 match against Team India. At the same time, played an inning of 56 runs in the second T20 match and also took two wickets. Because of him, the Sri Lankan team was successful in winning the second T20 match. In such a situation, the Indian team needs to be careful with Dasun Shanaka in the second ODI. He can break the dream of winning the series of the Indian team.
Dasun Shanaka always rains runs against India. He has played four ODIs against India so far and has scored 163 runs at an average of 54.33. At the same time, he has played 22 matches against India in T20 matches and has scored 430 runs at an average of 30.71 and a strike rate of 140.98.
Eden Gardens pitchThe pitch at Eden Gardens has always been helpful to spin bowlers. The pitch here is a bit slow. But the ball comes easily into the bat. In the second ODI, once again the batsmen can be seen raining runs. Dew will also have an effect during the second half of the match so the team winning the toss will likely want to bowl first.
There is light grass on the pitch, which is expected to help the fast bowlers in the beginning. The fast bowlers can be the surprise package here as they have surprised many times on this pitch. The last ODI match here was played between India and Australia about 5 years ago in which Team India was all out for 252 runs, after which the Indian bowlers won the match by bundling Australia out for 202 runs.
Indian captain Rohit Sharma likes this ground very much. In 2014, Rohit Sharma played an innings of 264 against Sri Lanka at this ground. This is the biggest innings in ODI cricket. Rohit scored 264 runs in 173 balls with the help of 33 fours and 9 sixes in this match.
Kolkata's weather condition -It rains anytime in Kolkata, so there is a possibility of rain during most of the matches. But today it is not so. As of now there is no sign of rain so fans will be able to enjoy a full ODI match. But there will be fog here, due to which difficulties can arise for the players. Players who are ready on the boundary line may have to face trouble in taking catches. The day will be sunny while the weather will be cooler in the evening. The day time temperature is going to be around 25 degree Celsius. In the evening it can decrease to 10 degrees Celsius.
The Indian team has made a 1-0 lead in the series by winning the first ODI against Sri Lanka. But a Sri Lankan star player remains a headache for Team India. This player is scoring a lot of runs against India in every match. In such a situation, Indian bowlers will have to be alert from this player in the second ODI. Let's know about this player.
Be careful with this playerSri Lankan captain Dasun Shanaka is running in excellent form. He scored a stormy century in the first ODI against India. He played an innings of 108 runs. Together with Kasun Rajita for the 9th wicket, he also played an unbroken partnership of 100 runs in just 73 balls. Apart from this, he also got the wicket of Shubman Gill in bowling. He also proves to be economical in bowling.
Did amazing work in T20 series as wellDasun Shanaka specializes in fast batting by landing in the lower order. He played an inning of 45 runs in the first T20 match against Team India. At the same time, played an inning of 56 runs in the second T20 match and also took two wickets. Because of him, the Sri Lankan team was successful in winning the second T20 match. In such a situation, the Indian team needs to be careful with Dasun Shanaka in the second ODI. He can break the dream of winning the series of the Indian team.
Dasun Shanaka always rains runs against India. He has played four ODIs against India so far and has scored 163 runs at an average of 54.33. At the same time, he has played 22 matches against India in T20 matches and has scored 430 runs at an average of 30.71 and a strike rate of 140.98.