A brilliant unbeaten 86 by Shikhar Dhawan, Ishan Kishan’s impressive fifty on his birthday debut and Prithvi Shaw’s aggressive innings powered India to commanding seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka and wrap up 1-0 lead in the first One-Day International.
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| Shikhar Dhawan a smile as Ishan Kishan celebrates his debut fifty © ISHARA S. KODIKARA/AFP/Getty Images |
Catch the Cricket highlights of the 1st ODI match between Sri Lanka and India, played on July 18, 2021, at the R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo. This match was part of India's tour of Sri Lanka, a 3-match One-day international series where India beat Sri Lanka by 7-wickets.
Match Highlights
India secured a commanding 7-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the first ODI and lead the series with 1-0 in the three-match series.
Sri Lanka Innings :
Sri Lanka posted 262 for 9 in their 50 overs with Chamika Karunaratne was the top-scorer with an unbeaten 43 off 35 balls contained two fours and a six.
Dasun Shanaka contributed 39 off 50 balls featuring two-fours and a six, while Charith Asalanka added 38 off 65 balls with a boundary.
Avishka Fernando struck 32 off 35 balls - who hitting two fours and a six, Minod Bhanuka added 27 off 44 balls contained 3 fours and debutant Bhanuka Rajapaksa made an impressive 24 off 22 balls on his ODI debut featuring including 2 sixes and 2 fours.
India Bowling :
For India, Deepak Chahar, Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal was the best bowler's for India - each captured 2 wickets, while Krunal Pandya and Hardik Pandya claimed one wicket apiece.
India Innings :
In reply, India chased down the target with ease, finishing at 263 for 3 in 36.4 overs with Shikhar Dhawan was the top-scorer with an unbeaten 86 off 95 balls contained six-fours and a six.
Debutant Ishan Kishan - who made a significant impact on his ODI debut, He scoring 59 off 42 balls smashing 8 fours and 2 sixes with a strike rate of 140.47.
Prithvi Shaw blasted a quick 43 off 24 balls. Another debutant Suryakumar Yadav remained a unbeaten 31 off 20 balls - who hitting 5 fours with a strike rate of 155 and while Manish Pandey added 26 off 40 balls contained a six and a four.
Sri Lanka Bowling :
For Sri Lanka, Dhananjaya de Silva was the best bowler for Sri Lanka - who took 2 wickets, while Lakshan Sandakan claimed one.
Player of the match :
Prithvi Shaw was named Player of the Match for his aggressive batting performance to smashed a 43 off 24 balls featuring 9 fours and a strike rate of 179.16.
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