In the 1st ODI at Colombo on August 2, India chased a goal of 231 runs set by the Sri Lankan side however ended up loosing all their wickets, ensuing in a tie with out a Super Over. For India, Rohit Sharma contributed 58 runs off 47 balls, with key comtributions from Axar Patel (33) and KL Rahul (31). However, the rest of the Indian lineup struggled in opposition to the Sri Lankan bowlers.
Sri Lanka’s bowling unit was led by using Wanindu Hasaranga and Charith Asalanka, every claiming 3 wickets. Dunith Wellalage took 2 wickets, at the same time as Asitha Fernando and Akila Dananjaya each brought 1 wicket to the tally. The 2d ODI is scheduled for Sunday at the same Colombo venue.
Initially Sri Lanka won the toss and set a target of 231 runs, scoring 230 off 8 wickets. Dunith Wellalage was instrumental with an unbeaten 67 off 65 balls, and Pathum Nissanka contributed 56 from 75 balls. None of the other Sri Lankan batters managed to attain greater than 25 runs.
Here are some of the Twitter reactions to the match:
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— Vimal Raj (@vimalsankar1805) August 3, 2024
Tied matches between India and Sri Lanka!🇮🇳⚖️🇱🇰
— Aussies Army (Parody) (@AussiesArmyParo) August 2, 2024
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— ꧁༺🅟🅡🅸🅝🅒🅔༻꧂ (@Real_Shahezada) August 2, 2024
Congratulations to the India cricket team for their thrilling performance and securing a hard-fought tie against Sri Lanka at the RPS Stadium in Colombo today! Cheer Up Indian Cricket team 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳#india #TeamIndia #SLvIND pic.twitter.com/xvZA9DZ9qn
— Vijay M M (@mathivijaym) August 2, 2024
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— Ankita Ujjain royal cricket (@AnkitaUjjain1) August 2, 2024
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1st ODI is tied
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Excellent fight back by Sri Lanka!🇱🇰👏
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For India, Arshdeep Singh and Axar Patel took 2 wickets each, while Mohammed Siraj, Shivam Dube, Kuldeep Yadav, and Washington Sundar every picked up one wicket. Sri Lanka’s captain, Charith Asalanka, opted to bat first on the R Premadasa Stadium, and Indian captain Rohit Sharma expressed satisfaction with batting second on what regarded to be an awesome floor.
In the T20I series, India had ruled, winning all three matches. However, Sri Lanka is aiming to bounce back in the ODI series.
Following the game, Rohit Sharma said: “The scores are gettable, it’s just that you have to bat well to get that score. We batted well in patches. There was no consistent momentum through the game for us. We started really well with the bat but we knew the game will start after 10 overs once the spinners come in to bowl. We had the upper hand to start with, then we lost a couple of wickets and fell behind the game. With the partnership that KL and Axar had, we again came back into the game pretty well. In the end, little disappointing, 14 balls, 1 run to get. These things happen. Sri Lanka played well. In the end, it was a fair result.”
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