IND vs SL: Sri Lanka has scored 230 runs against India in the first ODI. Team India bowled tightly as all the bowlers except Shubman Gill took at least one wicket. Sri Lanka was at one time struggling to reach the 200-run mark, but the lower order batsmen took charge of the team. Dunith Wellalage scored the most runs for the host team, who scored 67 runs in 64 balls. Apart from him, Pathum Nissanka also helped Sri Lanka reach a respectable score by playing a half-century innings of 56 runs.
Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bat first, which proved to be futile in the third over itself. Mohammad Siraj gave the first blow to the opposition team by dismissing Avishka Fernando on a score of 1 run. Kusal Mendis, the backbone of Sri Lankan batting, also failed to perform well, who was sent to the pavilion by Shivam Dubey on a score of 14 runs. After the initial setbacks, Sri Lanka’s run rate had slowed down so much that it completed its 100 runs in the 26th over. At the same time, the first 5 batsmen of the host team were out by the score of 101 runs.
Lower order saved Sri Lanka’s honor
Sri Lanka lost 5 wickets for 101 runs, but after that Janith Liyanage, Wanindu Hasaranga and Dunith Vellalaage took charge of the team by making small partnerships with each other. Liyanage contributed 20 runs and Hasaranga contributed 24 runs. The batsmen from the sixth to the ninth order together added a total of 123 runs. Vellalaage especially held one end, who played an unbeaten innings of 67 runs and took Sri Lanka to a score of 230 runs.
6 Indian bowlers got wickets
India used 7 bowlers in this match, out of which 6 bowlers took at least one wicket. Axar Patel and Arshdeep Singh took 2-2 wickets, but the most important wicket was taken by Shivam Dubey, who sent Pathum Nissanka to the pavilion on a score of 56. Nissanka looked in very good touch, but he lost his wicket before reaching a big score. Mohammed Siraj, Shivam Dubey, Kuldeep Yadav and Washington Sundar took one wicket each.
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