India skipper Rohit Sharma had no hesitation in deciding to bowl first after winning the toss in the last Group A match of the Asia Cup against Nepal at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Sri Lanka on Monday.
With Jasprit Bumrah back home celebrating the birth of his first child, his fellow fast bowler Mohammed Shami came in as the only replacement in the Indian playing XI.
Nepal also made one change, as Aarif Sheikh made way for Bhim Sharki.
It's once again overcast in Pallekele, but the match started on time despite a passing drizzle after the toss.
India need just a point from this game to progress to the 'Super 4' stage.
PLAYING XIs
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj.
Nepal: Kushal Bhurtel, Aarif Sheikh (wk), Rohit Paudel (c), Bhim Sharki, Sompal Kami, Gulsan Jha, Dipendra Singh Airee, Kushal Malla, Sandeep Lamichhane, Karan KC, Lalit Rajbanshi
