Sri Lanka captain Charith Asalanka has won the toss and elected to bat first in the second ODI against England.
Toss Decision – Captain’s Comments & Reasoning
“We are looking to repeat the successful formula of batting first from the first ODI. We are going in with an unchanged side for the game,” Charith Asalanka said.
England skipper Harry Brook would have batted first as well had he won the toss. Will Jacks has replaced Zak Crawley in the playing XI.
Playing XIs
Sri Lanka: 1 Pathum Nissanka, 2 Kamil Mishara, 3 Kusal Mendis (wk), 4 Dhananjaya de Silva, 5 Charith Asalanka, 6 Janith Liyanage, 7 Pavan Rathnayake, 8 Dunith Wellalage, 9 Pramod Madushan, 10 Jeffrey Vandersay, 11 Asitha Fernando
England: 1 Zak Crawley, 2 Ben Duckett, 3 Joe Root, 4 Jacob Bethell, 5 Harry Brook (capt.), 6 Jos Buttler (wk), 7 Will Jacks, 8 Sam Curran, 9 Jamie Overton, 10 Liam Dawson, 11 Adil Rashid
Toss Result Today – Sri Lanka vs England 2nd ODI
Q1: Who won the toss today in Sri Lanka vs England 2nd ODI?
Sri Lanka captain Charith Asalanka has won the toss and decided to bat first.
Q2: What was the toss time today?
The toss took place at 02:00 PM IST.
Q3: Why did the captain choose to bowl first?
Charith Asalanka has opted to bat first because of the good batting wicket.
Q4: Where is today’s match being played?
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo