Looks like a good wicket, I don't mind batting first. We want to put up a good score on this pitch, I think 300 plus would be good. We have two changes. Kusal Perera and Dhananjaya come in and Karunaratne and Hemantha are out.
We would field first, looks like a very good surface. There was a lot of dew when we practiced. There are a lot of expectations but we couldn't fill up. We have two more games and we would like to do well. We have to be technically sound and also mentally sound. We have one change - Mustafiz is not fit enough and Tanzim Shakib in place.
When you look at the weather for today, it's promising, high of 30 and low of 17. There's a breeze blowing across and humidity is 40 percent, so good conditions for playing cricket. 63 square boundaries on both sides, and 72m straight down the ground. The grass has been cut, it's live grass and it's very low. I'm assuming the ball will continue to come onto the bat nicely. Faster bowlers have to hit the ball into the surface. There might be a bit of swing on offer with the new ball. There won't be much spin. Win the toss and bat first.
We just asked them (ICC) what's the plan. So, they said they will actually have a discussion, and then they'll come back. And I think they have installed some equipment here, and they've got specialists to check things out. So, they are planning to go ahead with the game. So, we will do exactly what the ICC tells us to do. We are constantly in touch with our medical team panel back in Sri Lanka. Actually, the professor who is in charge is already in India. We are in touch with him, the team doctor. And definitely we will be looking at the air quality index, but we will be guided by the ICC and I think they have a medical panel here so they will be giving us instructions. When we came, we were told to wear masks.