Sri Lankan skipper Kusal Mendis won the toss and
elected to bowl first in his side’s ICC Cricket World Cup match against Bharat at
Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Thursday.
Men in Blue are undefeated so far, with six wins in
six matches while SL is struggling, having won only two of their six games.
SL skipper Kusal said at the toss, “We are going to
bowl first. I think the pitch will be better for batting in the second part.
Everyone did their best in the last few games. Hopefully, they will continue to
do the same today. One change, DDS (Dhananjaya De Silva) is not playing, Dushan
Hemantha is playing.
Indian skipper Rohit Sharma, leading Bharat for the
first time in a World Cup match at his childhood venue, said, “Would have
batted first. Obviously, some assistance to start with but under lights there
will be good assistance for our pacers. Great honour, a great moment to lead
the team. It is important for us to not get carried away by the performances we
put in. Same team as the last game.”
India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill,
Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja,
Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj
Sri Lanka (Playing XI): Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth
Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis(w/c), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka,
Angelo Mathews, Dushan Hemantha, Maheesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha, Dushmantha
Chameera, Dilshan Madushanka.
ANI
