India vs Sri Lanka 2nd ODI Eden Gardens Kolkata: The second match of the three ODI series between India and Sri Lanka will be played on January 12 at the historic Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Team India will go into this match with the intention of taking an unbeatable lead in the series. In the first match played in Guwahati, the hosts defeated Sri Lanka by 67 runs. After this victory, the Indian team went ahead 1-0 in the series. But the path of Team India will not be easy in the second ODI to be played in Kolkata. Because the ODI record of the visiting team at Eden Gardens has been fine. Sri Lanka has won almost 50 percent of the matches in Kolkata. During this, he defeated many powerful teams of the world at Eden Gardens.
Sri Lanka defeated strong teams
Sri Lanka’s performance is slightly better if we look at the statistics of ODIs played at Eden Gardens ground. The visiting team has played over all 8 ODIs at this ground in Kolkata. In which Sri Lanka was successful in winning 3 ODIs. During this, he had to face defeat in four matches. While the result of one match did not come out. In the year 1990, Sri Lanka started with a win by defeating Bangladesh at Eden Gardens. After that, Sri Lanka has defeated the teams of West Indies, India and Pakistan on this historic ground.
Shanaka can come in the way of India
The Sri Lankan team may have lost the first match in Guwahati. But it is a matter of relief for him that the team captain Dasun Shanaka is in excellent form. Chasing the target of 374 runs given by India in the first match, Sri Lanka scored 306 runs for 8 wickets. The special thing is that during this time the visiting team did not get all out. Second important thing, Captain Shanaka gave a positive message to the team by playing an unbeaten 108 runs. If Sri Lanka performs brilliantly in the second ODI, then it is bound to increase the difficulties of Team India. In such a situation, India will have to avoid taking Sri Lanka lightly in the second match.
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