SL vs Ind

WICKET! Kuldeep Yadav is bossing over Sri Lankan batters. He bowls a googly and Charith Asalanka ends up hitting it back to the bowler to be caught on 15. Sri ...

SL 83/1 in 14 Overs. SL 88/1 in 15 Overs. SL 103/3 in 17.2 Overs. SL 156/7 in 29 Overs. SL have lost two wickets in the space of 3 deliveries. SL 116/3 in 20 Overs. SL 110/3 in 19 Overs. SL 125/5 in 22.5 Overs. Charith Asalanka is the new batter in the middle now. Score 126/6 in 24.2 Overs. Sri Lanka in deep trouble now. And then India introduced spinners in Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel and suddenly, SL have lost five wickets for the addition of just 24 runs.

Nuwanidu Fernando and Lahiru Kumara replace the injured Pathum Nissanka and Dilshan Madushanka for Sri Lanka.

[Nuwanidu Fernando](http://www.espncricinfo.com/player/nuwanidu-fernando-1074333), a middle-order batter who has been on the fringes of the side for some time, but will today make his international debut. [Dasun Shanaka](http://www.espncricinfo.com/player/dasun-shanaka-437316)said he expected the pitch to be good for batting, on top of which the ground favours teams setting scores. [Rohit Sharma](http://www.espncricinfo.com/player/rohit-sharma-34102), however, said he "was in two minds" because although India won batting first in the last match, he felt this surface could favour the bowlers. [Pathum Nissanka](http://www.espncricinfo.com/player/pathum-nissanka-1028655), and [Dilshan Madushanka](http://www.espncricinfo.com/player/dilshan-madushanka-793007), the latter having hurt his shoulder while diving in the last match. Madushanka, meanwhile, has been replaced by [Lahiru Kumara](http://www.espncricinfo.com/player/lahiru-kumara-784375). [Yuzvendra Chahal](http://www.espncricinfo.com/player/yuzvendra-chahal-430246)has not recovered sufficiently from a sore right shoulder he picked up while fielding in the first ODI, and is replaced by left-arm wristspinner [Kuldeep Yadav](http://www.espncricinfo.com/player/kuldeep-yadav-559235).

India vs Sri Lanka 2nd ODI Live Score: Follow the live cricket score updates and ball by ball commentary updates between Ind vs SL at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.

The bowler draws the batsman to play the shot as the ball beats the defence of Nuwanidu. Runs are coming thick and fast and the partnership is inching towards the 50-run mark with both batsmen playing to the merit of the ball and punishing anything that is bowled on the pads and wide of the off-stump. Shami has been bowling consistently on the off-stump line, posing questions to the batsmen and is looking threatening. By the way, Sri Lanka has lost 5/22 in no time and Kuldeep has a chance to pick a five-wicket haul. Siraj has the ability to produce an early breakthrough and has once again given India the perfect start. Kuldeep to Rajitha and he slams it for four, with this Sri Lanka breaches the 200-run mark in the 38th over. A quick slider by Axar and de Silva misses it and the ball goes straight to the stumps. The runs aren’t coming thick and fast after the fall of Hasaranga and India will look to pick three more wickets and bowl out Sri Lanka below 200. First, he starts with a well-aimed short ball to Wellalage, who tries to punch it over point but Axar was well placed at the backward point to cover the ground and he does it by catching the ball to remove Wellalage. Top shot from Rohit and Sri Lanka needs wickets to stay alive in the series. There is plenty of luxury for the Indian batsmen as the target isn’t mammoth and they will look to chase down the total but presently they need a partnership. Gill isn’t far behind and is relying on pure timing as he gets his wrists into play and runs the ball through the square for a boundary.