2024-08-02 23:36:57
Colombo: The first ODI between India and Sri Lanka ended in a thrilling tie. Sri Lanka won the toss and batted first and scored 230 runs. In reply, India was all out for the same score. When Team India needed just one run from 15 balls to win and had two wickets left, first Shivam Dubey and then Arshdeep Singh were out in two consecutive balls. Sri Lankan captain Charith Aslanka took two wickets in two balls in the 48th over and bundled out India for 230. Now the second match of the series will be played on the same ground on August 4, i.e. Sunday. Captain Rohit Sharma scored the highest 58 runs for India.Match tied due to poor batting by India
Sri Lankan spinners, led by Wanindu Hasaranga, took wickets at regular intervals, curbing the run rate. Hasaranga took three wickets for 58 runs, captain Charith Asalanka took three wickets for 30 runs and Dunith Welalage took two wickets for 39 runs. Akila Dhananjaya took one wicket for 40 runs. Rohit and Shubman Gill (16 runs) gave India a good start by sharing 75 runs in 76 balls for the first wicket, but India’s score soon became 130/4. After Washington Sundar (05), Virat Kohli (24 runs), Shreyas Iyer (23 runs), KL Rahul (31 runs) and Axar Patel (33 runs) also disappointed. Shivam Dubey, playing his first ODI after 2019, scored 25 runs in 24 balls, but could not take the team to victory.
Sri Lanka had given a target of 231 runs
Sri Lanka captain Charith Aslanka won the toss and decided to bat on a turning pitch, but his start was not good and he lost the wicket of Avishka Fernando, who was sent to the pavilion by Mohammad Siraj. Then Nissanka and Kusal Mendis (14 runs) tried to make a comeback by adding 39 runs for the second wicket. Like the T20 International series, Sri Lanka lost its wickets quickly. The effort of the Indian bowlers was also good, who forced the Sri Lankan batsmen to play bad shots. Mendis was dismissed LBW by Dubey. Sri Lanka’s score went from 46 runs for two wickets to 101 runs for five wickets in the 27th over. Wickets kept falling from one end but Dunith Welalage remained firm at the other end, he scored his first ODI half-century in 59 balls and made his team cross the 200-run mark.