This star returned again in the IND vs SL match, last time he was taken out of the field on a stretcher due to a terrible collision

Rahul Tiwari

khelja|04-08-2024

The second ODI of the three-match series between India and Sri Lanka is being played at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. In this match, Sri Lankan captain Charith Asalanka won the toss and decided to bat first. In this match, a player has got a chance to play who was the victim of a terrible collision in the last match played between these two countries. Due to the injury, this player was taken out of the field on a stretcher.

This player entered the playing 11

Sri Lanka's team has come in this match with two changes. Kamindu Mendis and Jeffrey Vandersay have entered the playing 11.

Let us tell you, Jeffrey Vandersay had played only 1 ODI match against Team India before this, which was no less than a nightmare for him. In that match, while stopping a fast shot of Virat Kohli, he collided with his teammate near the boundary. After this, the match was immediately stopped and the medical staff came on the field. After some time, both the players were taken out on a stretcher.

34-year-old Jeffrey Vandersay, who made his debut for the Sri Lankan team in 2015, has played a total of 22 ODIs so far. During this, he has taken 27 wickets at an economy of 5.54.

Apart from this, he has scored 111 runs for his team with the bat at a strike rate of 47.63. Apart from this, he has played one Test match and 14 T20 matches for Sri Lanka. Let us tell you, he was not a part of this series, but star bowler Wanindu Hasaranga has been ruled out of the series due to injury, due to which he has been included.

Playing XI of both the teams

Team India's playing XI: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Shivam Dubey, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh.

Sri Lanka Playing XI: Pathum Nissanka, Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis (wicketkeeper), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka (captain), Kamindu Mendis, Zenith Liyanage, Dunith Vellage, Akila Dhananjaya, Asitha Fernando and Jeffrey Vandersay.

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