India vs Sri Lanka three ODI series has begun on Sunday (July 18). The first match is organized in R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo.
Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka has won the toss and has elected to bat against team India. The inning has started with Sri Lanka openers Avishka Fernando and Minod Bhanuka. Bhanuka Rajapaksha would play his first 50-over match for Sri Lanka.
For India, Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav would make their debut in ODI matches.
India has bagged the match by 7 wickets and Prithvi Shaw was awarded as “Player of the Match.”
Sri Lanka’s batting:
Till drinks, Sri Lanka was at 141/4 and C. Asalanka and D. Shanaka were on the field at 21 runs and 11 runs respectively.
Fall of Wickets: A. Fernando at 32 runs in 35 balls, Minod Bhanuka at 27 runs in 44 balls, Bhanuka Rajapaksa at 24 runs 22 balls, Dhananjaya de Silva at 14 runs in 26 balls, Charith Asalanka at 38 runs in 65 balls, Dasun Shanaka at 39 runs in 50 balls, Wanindu Hasaranga at 8 runs in 7 balls, Isuru Udana at 8 runs in 9 balls, and Dushmantha Chameera at 13 runs in 7 balls.
Chamika Karunaratne remained not out at 43 runs in 35 balls.
Projected scored by Sri Lanka: 262 runs
India's batting:
India won by 8 wickets in 36.4 overs and now India is leading the series by 1-0.
India’s batting inning was started by Prithvi Shaw and Shikhar Dhawan and scored 43 runs in 24 balls and 86* runs in 95 balls respectively.
Fall of wickets: Prithvi Shaw at 43 runs in 24 balls, Ishan Kishan at 59 runs in 42 balls, Manish Pandey at 26 runs in 40 balls.
Teams:
India:
India’s Gabbar (Shikar Dhawan) would lead the Indian team for the series. The top eleven are - Shikhar Dhawan (C), Ishan Kishan (WK), Prithvi Shaw, Manish Pandey, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Deepak Chahar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yuzendra Chahal, and Kuldeep Yadav.
Sri Lanka:
Dasun Shanaka (C), Minod Bhanuka (WK), Avishka Fernando, Bhamuka Rajapaksa, Dhananjaya de Silva, Chartith Asalanka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Lakshan Sandakan, Isuru Udana, Dushmantha Chameera.