New Delhi. India ended Sri Lanka’s 13-match winning streak in ODIs. The match between the two teams took place on a challenging pitch, where chasing the target of 214 runs is no small feat. The Indian pace duo of Bumrah and Siraj struck quickly, taking three crucial wickets and causing damage to Sri Lanka’s top order. When Sadira and Aslanka seemed to be building a strong partnership, then Kuldeep Yadav took the ball in his hand and shattered their partnership. Jadeja then took charge and further unsettled Sri Lanka, taking them to a precarious position of 99/6. However, DDS and Velalage put on a strong partnership of 63 runs, turning the balance temporarily in Sri Lanka’s favour. At this point, the Sri Lankan side had gained a slight lead. Despite Velalge’s efforts, the rest of the lineup capitulated. Although the pitch did not provide as much support to the spinners as in the first innings, India’s relentless bowling and fielding performance proved decisive. This victory was truly a collective effort.
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Sri Lanka lost 5 wickets for 73 runs
The Sri Lankan team did not have a good start, the batsmen were trying to play with some patience in the middle but Indian spin bowler Kuldeep Yadav spoiled the condition of Sri Lanka by taking two wickets one after the other.
Sri Lanka’s batting has started and the Indian bowlers have given them two big shocks in the beginning. At present, Sri Lanka’s score is 2 wickets for 25 runs.
Indian team suffered its ninth blow
Team India failed miserably against the Sri Lankan bowlers. The Indian batting fell apart like a house of cards, with Dunitha Vellallage taking five wickets for Sri Lanka. Talking about Indian batting, captain Rohit Sharma was the only batsman who scored a half-century. Apart from this, Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill, Hardik Pandya, and Ravindra Jadeja could not do anything special. Whereas Ishan Kishan (33) and KL Rahul (39) tried to bat a little with consistency. But that proved insufficient. At present, Team India’s score is 9 wickets for 186 runs in 43 overs. While Mohammad Siraj and Akshar Patel are batting.
Indian team suffered its third major setback
- India has suffered its first major setback in the match against Sri Lanka. Shubhman Gill returned to the pavilion after being clean bowled by Dunitha Ghamale after making 19.
- Indian captain Rohit Sharma has come on the field to bat with young batsman Shubhman Gill. After the end of 4 overs, the score of the Indian team is 17 runs.
Special Facts ●
Indian captain Rohit Sharma has completed his 10 thousand runs in ODI cricket in the match against Sri Lanka. He is the sixth Indian batsman to do so. Before him, Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Virat Kohli have achieved this feat. Rohit has so far scored more than 10000 runs in 241 ODI innings at an average of 48.91 and strike rate of 90.19.
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