ICC World Cup 2023, IND vs SL: Virat Kohli brings up his fifty

Virat Kohli (Pic: AFP)

The ICC World Cup 2023 cricket match between India and Sri Lanka is being played in south Mumbai at the iconic Wankhede Stadium.

Sri Lanka's Kusal Mendis won the toss and elected to field first against the host team.

Both the teams will be playing in Wankhede Stadium after their ICC World Cup 2011 faceoff. India's 'Little Master' Sachin Tendulkar's statue has been inaugurated at the Stadium yesterday.

Squad changes:

Sri Lanka strengthened their bowling, bringing in bowling all rounder Dushan Hemantha in place of Dhananjaya de Silva.

Squads:

India Squad:

Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Suryakumar Yadav.

Sri Lanka Squad:

Kusal Mendis (c and wk), Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Maheesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha, Angelo Mathews, Dilshan Madushanka, Dushan Hemantha, Dushmantha Chameera.

Skipper Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill opened the innings for India. Sri Lanka's Dilshan Madhushanka struck the important wicket of the Indian skipper for just four runs.

Meanwhile, Virat Kohli came in to bat at no. three. Kohli is just one century away from levelling Sachin Tendulkar's record of most ODI centuries. Will Wankhede Stadium witness another Kohli special? will be a point to watch out for.

Kohli is scoring runs at a high pace and Shubman on the other hand is busy rotating the strike. Both look set and are striking the ball well in the middle. The Indian innings have been stabilized by the Gill-Kohli duo.

They are not providing any chance for the Lankan bowlers to get wickets. Both are smashing the bowlers for boundaries. Virat Kohli completed his fifty against the Lankans. Will he go on to score his 49th ODI century? will be in people's sight from today's match. He and Shubman Gill completed their solid 100-run stand.