Sri Lanka vs India, 1st ODI live: Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav to make their ODI debuts

3.01 pm: We’re ready for play in Colombo. Bhuvneshwar Kumar has the new ball, Avishka Fernando and Minod Bhanuka are at the crease. Here we go!

𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗖𝗛 𝟭𝟰 🤝 𝗝𝗨𝗟𝗬 𝟭𝟴

SKY & Ishan making their international T20I & ODI debuts together! 💙🇮🇳#OneFamily #MumbaiIndians #SLvIND @ishankishan51 @surya_14kumar pic.twitter.com/Og19WEaMFI

— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) July 18, 2021

All the best captain @SDhawan25 and Team india for the series against @OfficialSLC from today..players to watch out for @ishankishan51 @surya_14kumar @deepak_chahar9 @imkuldeep18

— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) July 18, 2021

Three debutants in the first #SLvIND ODI:

🇱🇰 Bhanuka Rajapaksa
🇮🇳 Suryakumar Yadav, and Ishan Kishan who celebrates his birthday today!

Congratulations 👏 pic.twitter.com/JupDC3ufxe

— ICC (@ICC) July 18, 2021

Indian players making their ODI debuts on birthday:

Gursharan Singh
Birthday: 08/03/1963
Debut: 08/03/1990

Ishan Kishan
Birthday: 18/07/1998
Debut: 18/07/2021#INDvSL

— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) July 18, 2021

Update from the Indian team: Sanju Samson sprained a ligament in his knee and was hence not available for selection for this game.
The medical team is tracking his progress at the moment.

— Shayan Acharya (@ShayanAcharya) July 18, 2021

#SLvIND #1stODI

Bhuvneshwar, in an interview to Star Sports, reveals that Hardik has been bowling in the nets and is expected to bowl during the matches as well.

— Ashish Magotra (@clutchplay) July 18, 2021

Squads:

Sri Lanka playing XI: Avishka Fernando, Minod Bhanuka(w), Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dhananjaya de Silva, Charith Asalanka, Dasun Shanaka(c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Isuru Udana, Dushmantha Chameera, Lakshan Sandakan

India playing XI: Shikhar Dhawan(c), Prithvi Shaw, Ishan Kishan(w), Manish Pandey, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Deepak Chahar,…

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