IND vs SL 1st ODI Charith Asalanka Over: The first match of the 3 ODI series between India and Sri Lanka was played in Colombo. The first ODI between the two teams was a tie. Sri Lanka, who came to bat first, scored 230 runs for 8 wickets in 50 overs. In response to which Team India was reduced to 230 runs in 47.5 overs. Thus the match ended without any result. Anyway, the first ODI was full of ups and downs. But India missed a win in the last overs.
India needed just 5 runs to win in the last 18 balls. Shivam Dubey and Mohammad Siraj were at the crease for India. After this, Arshdeep Singh was left to come. Captain Charith Aslanka came to bowl the 48th over for Sri Lanka. Shivam Dubey could not score any runs on the first 2 balls of this over. But he hit a four on the third ball. After this four, the Indian players and head coach Gautam Gambhir jumped with joy in the dressing room. The victory of the Indian team was almost decided, but the last twist was left.
After hitting a four on the third ball of Charith Aslanka, Shivam Dubey was out on the fourth ball. However, Shivam Dubey was not given out by the umpire, but was declared out in the review. After this, India had to score only 1 run. Arshdeep Singh came as the new batsman. But he was out on the very first ball. Thus the match was tied. Although no team lost, but the host players and coach were overjoyed after Sri Lanka avoided defeat. At the same time, there was mourning in the dressing room among the Indian players. In this way, India missed winning the first ODI.
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