On 14th August 2017, Indian Cricket Team presented a Pre-Independence Day gift to the fans by Whitewashing Sri Lanka in the 3 test match series at the latter’s turf. It has not been a week to it that the guests have put the hosts in yet another embarrassing situation by defeating them in the 1st One Day International of the tour by 9 wickets.
To add to this feat, India won it with 127 balls to spare and brought the opposition to their knees. Though Sri Lanka looked strong in the beginning as the innings progressed, their downfall commenced. The Lankans slipped from 139/2 to 216/10 within a period of 20 overs.
Here are the top happenings of the 1st ODI which belonged to India completely-
– by Akshata Tilwankar
