India vs Sri Lanka, 1st ODI Live Score: Shikhar Dhawan gives India yet another fluent start. (Source: AP)
India smashed past Sri Lanka in the Test series with one massive after another. From batting twice in the first Test to batting just once in the next two, India dominated the series with the bat and the ball. The focus now shifts to the limited over matches – five ODIs and a T20I – with the first ODI in Dambulla. India come into the series with an ODI series win in West Indies following final run at the Champions Trophy. Meanwhile Sri Lanka are in serious trouble and their automatic qualification for 2019 World Cup relies on this series. India have made wholesale changes to the squad to prepare for the extravaganza in two years time. Catch live scores and updates from India vs Sri Lanka, 1st ODI in Dambulla.
India vs Sri Lanka, 1st ODI Live Score and Updates: India 109/1 after sixteen overs. India, after losing opener Rohit Sharma, are cruising in the 217-run chase against Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka post 216 runs batting first. From 139/1 at one stage, the hosts crumble to yet another disappointing show with the bat. 77/9 is how one can read Sri Lanka’s batting effort. Niroshan Dickwella (64), Gunathilaka (35), Kushal Mendis (36) and Angelo Mathews (36) stood out for Sri Lanka. Axar Patel picked up three wickets while there were two wickets each for Bumrah, Chahal and Jadhav.
India won the toss and chose to field first. No Manish Pandey, Ajinkya Rahane, Kuldeep Yadav, Shardul Thakur from the squad announced. Sri Lanka skipper Upul Tharanga at the toss says he would have batted first. Debut for Vishwa Fernando – presented the Sri Lanka cap by legendary Chaminda Vaas.
TEAMS:
India: Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, MS Dhoni, Kedar Jadhav, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal
Sri Lanka: Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Dhanushka Gunathilaka, Kusal Mendis, Upul Tharanga (c), Angelo Mathews, Chamara Kapugedara, Wanindu Hasaranga, Thisara Perera, Lakshan Sandakan, Lasith Malinga, Vishwa Fernando.
