Sri Lanka vs India first ODI Match Tied
2024.07.03
India and Sri Lanka’s first one-day encounter finished in a tie.
After winning the toss for the game, Sri Lanka’s captain Charith Asalanka elected to play the first innings by himself.
The fact that Mohammad Shiraz received ODI caps for Sri Lanka is also noteworthy.Avishka Fernando and Pathum Nissanka took the field to begin Sri Lanka’s innings, but Avishka’s run total was only one. Additionally, Sri Lanka lost five wickets for 101 runs during the innings, and the Indian bowlers managed to break the innings’ seventh wicket at 171 runs.
In this instance, Vanindu Hasaranga added 24 runs from 35 balls to the innings after Pathum Nissanka started a crucial innings with 56 runs from 75 balls. Dunit Vellalage and Akila Dhananjaya added 46 crucial runs for the eighth wicket of the batting after Wanindu was dismissed; Akila scored 17 runs during this stretch.
In the 50 overs given, Sri Lanka achieved 230 runs at a cost of eight wickets. The leading scorer of the innings, Dunith Wellalage, hit 67 runs off just 65 balls in this effort. Two sixes and seven fours in Dunith’s innings.
For India, Arshdeep Singh and Axar Patel each claimed two wickets.
Batsmen from Sri Lanka R. It appeared like the batting at the Premadasa Stadium would be challenging at times, but India made a totally different impression and added 75 runs for the first wicket. Due to a mistake by Dunit Vellale, captain Rohit Sharma’s innings ended after he quickly scored 58 runs. Following this, the Indian innings started to crumble, as all five of their wickets fell for 132 runs.
But at this point, KL Rahul and Axar Patel established a 57-run partnership, and India once more had the upper hand in the game. Nevertheless, KL Rahul’s wicket was broken by Vanindu Hasaranga, who acted at the perfect moment, reopening the contest for both teams.
With just two wickets remaining, India needed to win the match by 15 runs when the 47th over of their innings began. This is when Vanindu Hasaranga’s 47th over, which was completed by Shivam Dube and Mohommed Siraj, saw them score 10 runs and seize the initiative.Following that, Charit Sasanka assumed leadership of the innings, and Dube managed to tie the score of the game with four runs in his third delivery. But Asanka got Dube out with his next ball, and then he got Arshdeep Singh out as the final wicket of the innings with his next ball.
As a result, the Sri Lankan bowlers ended the Indian innings with 230 runs in 5 balls of 47 overs. Dunit Vellala, the man of the match winner, claimed 2 wickets, while Charit Sasanka and Vanindu Hasaranga shared 3 wickets apiece.
The two nations’ next One-Day International (ODI) is slated to take place on Sunday, April 4.
@J Robinson
