IND vs SL First ODI Tie: The first ODI between India and Sri Lanka has been tied. Team India needed 1 run in the last 15 balls and only 2 wickets were left. Sri Lankan captain Charith Aslanka took 2 wickets in 2 balls in the 48th over and India was all out for 230. Sri Lanka also scored only 230 runs.
In Colombo, Sri Lankan captain Charith Aslanka turned the match around by taking 3 wickets in the last overs. Indian captain Rohit Sharma scored 58 runs. Dunith Wellalage, who scored 67 runs and took 2 wickets for Sri Lanka, was the player of the match. The second ODI of the series will be played in Colombo tomorrow.
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Player of the Match – Dunith Vellalaage
Sri Lankan all-rounder Dunith Vellalaage first came to bat and then to bowl and snatched the match from India. When Vellalaage came to bat, Sri Lanka had lost 5 wickets at a score of 101 runs. From here he made partnerships of 41 runs with Janith Liyanage, 36 runs with Wanindu Hasaranga and 46 runs with Akila Dhananjaya.
Vellalaage scored 67 runs and took the team’s score to 230. In bowling, India then scored 75 runs without loss. Here Vellalaage dismissed Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma and sent both the Indian openers to the pavilion. He took 2 wickets for 39 runs. For this performance, he received the Player of the Match award.
3 Heroes of the Match
1- Wanindu Hasaranga:Â Sri Lanka had lost 6 wickets at a score of 142 runs. Here Hasaranga scored 24 runs in 35 balls and brought the team close to 200. He then took important wickets of Virat Kohli, KL Rahul and Kuldeep Yadav in bowling and pushed India on the backfoot.
Hero 2- Rohit Sharma:Â A target of 231 runs on a spin pitch is also a big one. Here captain Rohit Sharma gave India a quick start, he scored 58 runs in just 47 balls and India reached 80 runs quickly. If he had got out early, the team could have lost in the first place.
Hero 3- Rahul-Axar:Â India lost 5 wickets at a score of 132 runs. From here KL Rahul and Axar Patel made a partnership of 57 runs and took the team’s score close to 200. Axar scored 33 and Rahul scored 31 runs.
Turning Point: Aslanka turned the match around, took 3 wickets
The Sri Lankan captain could only score 14 runs on the spin pitch. He made a comeback in bowling and gave 3 big blows to India with his off spin bowling. He took the wickets of Akshar Patel, Shivam Dubey and Arshdeep Singh. All three wickets came at very crucial moments.
Akshar was leading the team towards victory by scoring 33 runs, but Aslanka got him caught behind. Dubey was just 1 run away from giving victory to India by scoring 25 runs, when Aslanka got him LBW and gave India the 9th blow. Aslanka took India’s 10th wicket in the form of Arshdeep and the match was tied.
Fighter of the Match: Shivam Dubey
India had lost 7 wickets at a score of 197 runs. The team still needed 34 runs, here Shivam Dubey took over the innings along with the bowlers. He started scoring runs from one end, by hitting 2 sixes and a four, Dubey took India to a score of 230. However, he was LBW before scoring the one run needed for victory. He scored 25 runs off 24 balls. Dubey also took a wicket in bowling.
Match report
Sri Lanka scored 230 runs
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat in Colombo. The team scored 230 runs in 50 overs by losing 8 wickets. Dunith Vellalaage scored 67 and Pathum Nissanka scored 56 runs. From India, Akshar Patel and Arshdeep Singh got 2-2 wickets each.
Team India scattered after a good start
India had scored 75 runs without loss in 12 overs. From here, the team lost 3 wickets in just 12 runs. Rohit Sharma scored 58 runs. 6 batsmen got a start, all of them scored more than 15 runs, but no one could take the team to victory.
From Sri Lanka, Wanindu Hasaranga and Charith Aslanka took 3-3 wickets. Dunith Vellalaage got 2 wickets and also scored 67 runs. He was selected as the Player of the Match for this performance. The second ODI of the series will be played in Colombo on 4 August.
Why was there no super over?
The last match of the T20 series between the two teams on July 30 was also a tie. However, India won in the super over then, whereas this time there was no super over. This is because the super over for ODI matches is used only in multi-nation tournaments. There is no super over in bilateral series.
