🏏India tour of Sri Lanka: 1st ODI at Colombo @ 2:30 PM IST🏏 - Page 31

Mohammed Siraj and Arshdeep Singh began the attack with tight lines and lengths, preventing the home side from gaining early momentum. Avishka Fernando struggled and was dismissed by Siraj in the third over for just one run, putting Sri Lanka on the back foot from the outset. Kusal Mendis managed a start but never looked settled, falling to Shivam Dube after the first Powerplay.

The Indian spinners maintained the pressure, with Axar Patel removing the dangerous Sadeera Samarawickrama cheaply. Despite wickets tumbling around him, Pathum Nissanka carried his form from the T20Is and kept one end strong ensuring he notched up a well-deserved half-century, making the most of a dropped catch by Mohammed Siraj at 21. Washington Sundar and Kuldeep Yadav kept things tight and created enough doubts in the batters' minds, taking two more wickets, including that of Nissanka.

Not bad! Not bad at all. 230 for 8 in 50 overs.

Chunk of the runs are made by Pathum and Dunith.

Let's see how the Indian team fares.

Cheers..

R Sharma and Gill at the crease, with Fernando bowling

Rohit smashes 4 runs

12 runs in the opening over for IND, no wicket lost

end of over 1

12 runs

IND: 12/0

CRR: 12.00 • RRR: 4.46

Need 219 from 49 overs

RG Sharma

10 (5)

Shubman Gill

1 (1)

AM Fernando

1-0-11-0

Gill hits his first boundary, FOUR runs

16 runs scored in 2 overs, no wicket lost

Rohit Sharma survives, not out