🏏India tour of Sri Lanka: 1st ODI at Colombo @ 2:30 PM IST🏏 - Page 26

Arshdeep Singh is back into the attack

Arshdeep Singh to Wellalage, FOUR, 128kph, Wellalage walks across a long way

42.6

W

Arshdeep Singh to Hasaranga, out Caught by Axar!! Hasaranga c Axar b Arshdeep Singh 24(35) [4s-1 6s-2]

Arshdeep Singh to Hasaranga, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

First wicket for Arshdeep Singh!

Wellalage out! 34 for him

7 wickets down

end of over 43

5 runs • 1 wicket

SL: 178/7

CRR: 4.13

DN Wellalage

34 (45)

Arshdeep Singh

5-0-22-1

Kuldeep Yadav

10-0-33-1

Arshdeep Singh to Hasaranga, out Caught by Axar!! 132kph, Hasaranga sees the width and cuts. Makes decent contact, doesn't keep it down and hits it straight to backward point. A dolly for Axar Hasaranga c Axar b Arshdeep Singh 24(35) [4s-1 6s-2]

178 runs scored for the loss of 7 wickets after 43 overs

Akila Dananjaya, left handed bat, comes to the crease

Washington Sundar to Wellalage, FOUR, pushed through quick and Wellalage punches superbly off the back foot. Hits through the vacant cover region and no chance for Kohli to cut it off

Avik Bhatter: "While the pitch is slow by no means this is a bad pitch. This approach baffles me - are Srilanka trying to win or just trying not to lose badly ?" Not a bad pitch at all, but Sri Lanka had to adopt a cautious approach because of the wickets they lost in the middle