Sri Lanka (240/9) Beat India (208) By 32 Runs To Take Unbeatable 1-0 Series Lead. Rohit (64), Vandersay (6/33)
9.57 pm - WICKET! Arshdeep Singh run out (Samarawickrama/Kusal Mendis) 3 (4 balls).
9:27 PM: WICKET! Washington Sundar dismissed by Charith Asalanka for 15. India 190/8 in 35.3 overs
9:15 PM - WICKET! Axar Patel dismissed by Charith Asalanka for 44 off 44 balls. India 185/7 in 33.1 overs
8.28 pm - WICKET! KL Rahul b Vandersay 0 (2 balls). Another one bites the dust from the visiting team as the leg-spinner takes his 6th wicket of this innings. India 147/6 in 23.1 overs.
8:20 PM - Maiden ODI 5-wicket haul for Jeffrey Vandersay. WICKET! Shreyas Iyer lbw b Vandersay 7 (9 balls). India 133/5 in 21.5 overs
8.13 pm - Worrying collapse this from Team India which has lost its last 4 wickets for just 47 runs in the last 9.4 overs. Axar Patel and Shreyas Iyer are experienced batters in the middle who need to take the team over the line from this position.
8.10 pm - BIG WICKET! Virat Kohli lbw b Vandersay 14 (19 balls). India 123/4 (19.4 overs)
8.03 pm - 2nd WICKET in the over! Shivam Dube lbw b Vandersay 0 (4 balls). India 116/3 in 18 overs
8 pm - WICKET! Shubman Gill c Kamindu Mendis b Vandersay 35 (44 balls)
7.40 pm - WICKET! Rohit Sharma c Nissanka b Vandersay 64 (44 balls). Once again the skipper falls in the quest of quick runs but he was also struggling with an injury which might have led to his dismissal. India 97/1 in 13.3 ovs
7.24 pm - Rohit Sharma scores his 57th fifty in ODIs, brings it up with a SIX in just 29 balls. He's smashed 5 fours and 3 sixes so far and batting at a strike rate of 170. India 76/0 in 10 overs
7 pm - Openers Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill have gotten India off to a solid start in chase of 241 in Colombo. Rohit has come out with his usual attacking intent while Gill is playing the cautious partner's role from the other end. Lanka need to pick early wickets to put India under pressure but have been unable to find a way past Rohit and Gill so far.
Sri Lanka innings
Vital contributions from Dunith Wellalage and Kamindu Mendis helped Sri Lanka post a total of 240/9 in 20 overs in the first innings against India.
After posting to bat first, Sri Lanka lost an early wicket in Pathum Nissanka for a duck. Thereafter, Avishka Fernando (40) and Kusal Mendis (30) revived Sri Lanka's batting with 72-run partnership for the second wicket.
Skipper Charith Asalanka contributed with an innings of 25 off 42 balls. However, Dunith Wellalage and Kamindu Mendis pulled Sri Lanka out of shambolic situation when the hosts were reeling at 136/6. The pair formed 72-run partnership to take Sri Lanka past 200-run mark. Wellalage scored 39 while Mendis played an innings of 40 off 44 balls.
For India, Washington Sundar led the bowling attack as he registered the figures of 3/30 with an economy rate of 3 in 10 overs, while Kuldeep Yadav picked two wickets while conceding 33 runs with an economy rate of 3.3 in 10 overs
Sri Lankan Innings Updates:
5:48 PM: Despite sudden batting collapse, Sri Lanka have managed to past 200-run mark, thanks to half-century partnership between Dunith Wellalage and Kamindu Mendis
5:08 PM: WICKET! Washington Sundar dismissed Charith Asalanka for 25 and Sri Lanka are at 136/6 in 34.5 overs
5:00 PM: WICKET! Kuldeep Yadav dismissed Janith Liyanage for 12 and Sri Lanka are at 136/5 in 33.4 overs
4:34 PM: WICKET! Axar Patel removed Sadeera Samarawickrama for 14 off 31 balls. Sri Lanka are at 111/4 in 26.4 overs.
4:00 PM - Washington Sundar picked two crucial wickets of Aviskha Fernando (40) and Kusal Mendis (30) to leave Sri Lanka reeling.
2.30 pm - WICKET! Pathum Nissanka c Rahul b Siraj 0 (1 balls). Strikes 1st ball with the perfect Test match length, the ball swings away from the right-handed batter on good length taking the outside-edge of the bat along the way. Just the start India wanted. Sri Lanka 0/1 (0.1 over)
Toss:
Sri Lanka captain Charith Asalanka calls it right at the toss and opts to bat first against Rohit Sharma's Team India in Colombo. The Men in Blue are unchanged for this game while Wanindu Hasaranga has been replaced by Kamindu Mendis in the Lankan team. Hasaranga is ruled out of the remaining ODIs with a left hamstring injury.
Sri Lanka (Playing XI): Pathum Nissanka, Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis(w), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka(c), Kamindu Mendis, Janith Liyanage, Dunith Wellalage, Akila Dananjaya, Asitha Fernando, Jeffrey Vandersay
India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh
Match Preview:
India needs a solid strategy to tackle Sri Lanka's slow pitch and spinners in the second ODI in Colombo on Sunday. In the first ODI, India seemed on track for an easy win, comfortably placed at 130 for three while chasing 231. However, Lankan spinners turned the game around, bowling India out for 230 and forcing a tie. After an initial burst from Rohit Sharma, Sri Lanka’s bowlers effectively neutralized the Indian lineup. Key batsmen like Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, and Shreyas Iyer struggled against the spin attack, while Sri Lankan batsmen Pathum Nissanka and Wellalage countered India’s spin trio effectively, despite wickets falling around them.
The Indian spinners, including Shubman Gill, gave away 126 runs in 30 overs for four wickets, whereas the Lankan spinners managed 167 runs in 37.5 overs but took nine wickets. For the second ODI, India must find a way to manage the spin threat without compromising their run rate. Adapting to the pitch conditions and maintaining a steady scoring pace will be crucial to avoid another collapse and secure a win.
Squads:
Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis(w), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka(c), Janith Liyanage, Dunith Wellalage, Akila Dananjaya, Mohamed Shiraz, Asitha Fernando, Jeffrey Vandersay, Chamika Karunaratne, Kamindu Mendis, Nishan Madushka, Maheesh Theekshana, Eshan Malinga
India: Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Rishabh Pant, Khaleel Ahmed, Riyan Parag, Harshit Rana
