As it happened: India vs Sri Lanka, 2nd ODI

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PLAYING XIs:

INDIA: Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Virat Kohli (c), Ambati Rayudu, Suresh Raina, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Akshar Patel, Umesh Yadav, Ishant Sharma

SRI LANKA: Kusal Perera, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kumar Sangakkara (wk), Mahela Jayawardene, Angelo Mathews (c), Priyanjan, Thisara Perera, S Prasanna, Suraj Randiv, K Prasad, P Gamage

TEAM NEWS: India make one change. Ravindra Jadeja in for the injured Varun Aaron. Sri Lanka have brought in Kusal Perera for Upul Tharanga.

TOSS: Sri Lanka decided to bat

Preview: After starting the series with a crushing victory, an upbeat India will aim to maintain their stranglehold over an under-prepared Sri Lanka when they meet in the second ODI in Ahmedabad on Thursday.

Needless to say that India will be starting as overwhelming favourites at the Sardar Patel Stadium in Motera, having walloped the opponents by 169 runs in the opening match.

India went into the series opener with their confidence boosted by back-to-back victories over West Indies at Delhi and Dharamsala, after a shock loss at Kochi in the series opener.####

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