IND vs SL Dream11 1st ODI: Prediction, Possible Playing 11, Squads, head-to-head as India take on Sri Lanka

IND vs SL Dream11 1st ODI: India will take on Sri Lanka in the first ODI of the three-match series at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Friday, August 2.

ODI captain Rohit Sharma and batting superstar Virat Kohli will be back in action with the series. The likes of KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer and Kuldeep Yadav will also feature in the ODI series.

Sri Lanka will be led by their new captain Charith Asalanka under whom the hosts were whitewashed in the preceding 3-match series. The injuries of pacers Matheesha Pathirana and Dilshan Madushanka have added to their woes.

IND vs SL Dream11 1st ODI

IND ODI Squad vs SL: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill (vc), Virat Kohli, KL Rahul (WK), Rishabh Pant (wk), Shreyas Iyer, Shivam Dube, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Siraj, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Riyan Parag, Axar Patel, Khaleel Ahmed, Harshit Rana

SL ODI Squad vs IND: Charith Asalanka (c), Pathum Nissanka, Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Kamindu Mendis, Janith Liyanage, Nishan Madushka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dunith Wellalage, Chamika Karunaratne, Akila Dananjaya, Mohamed Shiraz, Maheesh Theekshana, Asitha Fernando, Eshan Malinga

SL standby players: Kusal Janith Perera, Pramod Madushan, Jeffrey Vandersay

IND vs SL Dream 11 1st ODI - Team 1

Wicket-keeper: KL Rahul, Kusal Mendis

Batter: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Pathum Nissanka. Charith Asalanka, Shubman Gill

All-rounder: Axar Patel, Riyan Parag, Wanindu Hasaranga

Bowler: Mohammed Siraj

Captain:Virat Kohli, Vice-captain: Rohit Sharma

IND vs SL Playing 11 1st ODI

IND Playing 11 vs SL: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill (vc), Virat Kohli, KL Rahul (WK), Shreyas Iyer, Riyan Parag, Axar Patel, Shivam Dube/Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana

SL Playing 11 vs IND: Pathum Nissanka, Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis (WK), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka(c), Dunith Wellalage/Kamindu Mendis,, Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Asitha Fernando,, Chamika Karunaratne, Mohamed Shiraz

IND vs SL Head-to-Head

Matches: 168

India won: 99

Sri Lanka won: 57

Tied: 1

NR: 11

IND vs SL Match Prediction for 1st ODI

India are the favourites to beat Sri Lanka after thrashing the hosts 3-0 in the T20I series. Sri Lanka are under tremendous pressure and the return of big boys Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer is going to make things more difficult for them. Further, Sri Lanka have also lost their best pacer Matheesha Pathirana to injury.

IND vs SL 1st ODI Colombo Weather forecast

Thunderstorms have been predicted in Colombo around 2:00 AM to 3:00 AM. AccuWeather has predicted that it would not rain until 3:00 PM, but there is a high chance of rain from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM. The precipitation level during the period will be over 50 percent. The match is scheduled to start from 2:30 PM. With a humidity level of 80 to 85 percent, the temperature will hover around 29 degree celsius. The wind speed at the venue will be close to 18 km/h.