1st ODI: Glad I could play at tempo of the game and we got 370 plus, says centurion Kohli
With dew a certainty in Guwahati, Kohli feels defending a total like 373 will give bowlers much-needed experience on bowling with the wet ball.
With dew a certainty in Guwahati, Kohli feels defending a total like 373 will give bowlers much-needed experience on bowling with the wet ball.
India’s poster boy Virat Kohli stole the show as he smashed his 73rd international hundred. He scored a remarkable 113 runs off 87 balls and helped India reach a big total.
Hooda did a splendid job in the match as he smashed 41 runs off just 23 balls that included a boundary and 4 maximums.
Bumrah has been out of action since September 2022 after he suffered a back injury. He was later ruled out from the T20 World Cup citing the injury concerns
Shikhar Dhawan, who was making a comeback after an injury layoff, scored 32 and 52 in the two games against Sri Lanka and is not fussed about the competition
With smaller boundaries and the dew coming in to play during the course of the match, toss may also play a role in the T20 contest.
IND vs SL 2nd T20I, Weather Forecast: The weather prediction for the day in Indore is nothing to be satisfied as the second match might also be washed away.
Notably, 2019 was not a very memorable year for Shikhar Dhawan as he was constantly in and out of the team because of several injuries.
The groundsmen even used vacuum drier to remove the damp patches on the pitch but it did not help much after water leaked into the covers.
The first of the three-match series marked the return of Shikhar Dhawan and Jasprit Bumrah after both were out nursing respective injuries.