Indian skipper Rohit Sharma and star batter Virat Kohli have been rested for the first two ODI clashes against Australia and KL Rahul will lead India against a strong visiting side.
After speedster Mohammed Siraj's fiery spell decimated Sri Lanka, the opening duo of Shubman Gill and Ishan Kishan's flawless fifty-run partnership helped India win the Asia Cup for the eighth time.
Having finished the match in less than three hours, the players returned to India early Monday morning. Now they will have some time to rest before they go for their final assignment before the ICC Cricket World Cup in October, which is a three ODI series against Australia from September
Tilak Varma has made his ODI debut and captain Rohit Sharma handed him his maiden cap.
Tanzim Hasan is also making his ODI debut for Bangladesh.
India have made five changes. Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya and Mohammed Siraj and Kuldeep Yadav have been given a rest.
"I pointed it to KL bhai, he gave me advice that the ball is spinning so I should bowl a little off stump as deliveries aiming for wickets. We had planned to dismiss Sadeera to bowl outside off as the ball in spinning. I will give credit to KL bhai," the Indian spinner said in a video shared
Wellalage picked up his maiden five-wicket haul at the senior international level with outstanding figures of 5/40 against India on Tuesday, and Malinga was suitably impressed.
Indian batter KL Rahul heaped praise on left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav following his sensational performance helped the Blues seal their spot in the Asia Cup 2023 final.
India skipper Rohit Sharma hailed allrounder Hardik Pandya for a phenomenal display with the ball against Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup Super Four clash on Tuesday.
India's bowling attack combined to end Sri Lanka's 13 ODI match unbeaten streak and seal their spot in the final of the Asia Cup 2023 with a game to spare, as the hosts bundled out for 172 chasing a paltry target at the R Premadasa Stadium on Tuesday.