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Sri Lanka opts to bat in second ODI vs India

The hosts have made two changes to the team with Kamindu Mendis and Jeffrey Vandersay have come in. Meanwhile, India has gone ahead with the same team from the first ODI.

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COLOMBO: Sri Lanka won the toss and opted to bat first in the second One-Day International against India here on Sunday.

The hosts have made two changes to the team, with Wanindu Hasaranga and Mohamed Shiraz missing out, while Kamindu Mendis and Jeffrey Vandersay have come in.

Meanwhile, India has gone ahead with the same team from the opening clash, which ended in a tie.

Team Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis (wk), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka (c), Kamindu Mendis, Janith Liyanage, Dunith Wellalage, Akila Dananjaya, Asitha Fernando and Jeffrey Vandersay.

Team INDIA: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj and Arshdeep Singh.

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