The opening One-Day International of the five-match series between India and Sri Lanka will be played at Dambula tomorrow. The encounter to be held at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, is slated to begin at 2.30 pm IST. India will be led by Virat Kohli, and Sri Lanka by Upul Tharanga.The Men in Blue, who won the recent three-Test series against the hosts by a comfortable 3-0 margin, will be looking to take that momentum into the limited-overs' leg of the tour as well. For Sri Lanka, the ODI series is more than just a matter of saving face after their heavy losses in the Test series. The hosts need two more ODI wins to confirm their spot in the 2019 ODI World Cup by way of automatic qualification. If they do manage this feat against India in the upcoming series, they will move to 90 points and then West Indies will not be able to overtake them even if they win all the six ODIs against Ireland and England, taking their points from 78 to 88 at best, before the September 30 deadline. India blanked Sri Lanka 5-0 the last time the two sides played a bilateral ODI series, back in November 2015, in India.