IND vs SL: Sri Lanka defeated India by 32 runs in the second ODI. Team India got a good start like the first match of the series, but due to the failure of middle order batting, the team had to face this defeat. The Sri Lankan team has been able to beat India in an ODI match after almost 3 years. Talking about Indian middle order batting, Shivam Dubey and KL Rahul were out on zero, while Shreyas Iyer also could not touch the double digit mark in terms of runs. Jeffery Vandersan proved to be the most effective bowler for host Sri Lanka, who took a total of 6 wickets.
Sri Lanka had put 240 runs on the scoreboard while playing first. When India came out to chase the target, Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill gave the team a great start. There was an opening partnership of 97 runs between the two and in the meantime captain Rohit had completed his fifty in 29 balls. Rohit scored 64 runs in 44 balls in his innings, during which he also hit 5 fours and 4 sixes. On the other hand, Gill contributed 35 runs. After their 97-run partnership, the fall of wickets started.
Lost 6 wickets within 50 runs
The Indian team had scored 97 runs without losing any wicket at one point, but after Rohit Sharma’s wicket fell, batsmen kept coming and going. Gill also left shortly after the captain. Dubey returned to the pavilion in four balls without scoring any run. Virat Kohli got a lifeline on the score of 11 runs, but he was out after 3 runs i.e. after scoring 14 runs. Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul were out on 7 runs and zero respectively. In this way, India’s score from 97 runs without losing any wicket became 147 for 6 wickets. Team India was in trouble after losing 6 wickets within 50 runs. Akshar Patel certainly played an innings of 44 runs, but he too could not delay India’s defeat for long.
Sri Lanka defeated India after 3 years
Sri Lanka’s last win over India in an ODI match was in July 2021. Sri Lanka defeated Team India by 3 wickets at that time. At the same time, this time India has suffered a crushing defeat by 32 runs. Apart from this, if we talk about the series, Sri Lanka last defeated Team India in an ODI series in 1997. If Sri Lanka wins the last match of this series, then it will get victory in an ODI series against India after 27 years.
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