🙌🙌💯@ShubmanGill #TeamIndia #INDvSL https://t.co/rLxX3wO2A4 https://t.co/gRQxqIGNNW
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Gill, who added 131 runs for the second wicket with Virat Kohli, raced to his fifty off 52 balls that included eight boundaries.
Gill, who scored his first century against Zimbabwe, is the only batter in men’s ODIs from India to have an average of 55 and a strike rate of more than 100.
Gill and skipper Rohit Sharma gave India a good start as the duo put on a 95-run stand for the first wicket.
💯That’s a fine CENTURY by @ShubmanGill 💥💥His 2nd in ODIs 👏👏Live – https://t.co/q4nA9Ff9Q2 #INDvSL… https://t.co/XHoGYwjT4k
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Earlier, Rohit won the toss and elected to bat against Sri Lanka.
India made two changes as Hardik Pandya and Umran Malik made way for Suryakumar Yadav and Washington Sundar in the playing XI.
Sri Lanka also made a couple of changes, bringing in Ashen Bandara and Jeffrey Vandersay for Dhananjaya de Silva and Dunith Wellalage.