India vs Sri Lanka 2021 Live Cricket Score, 1st ODI, Today’s Match: Regular Strikes Keep IND on Top in Colombo
IND vs SL 2021 1st ODI Live Cricket Score Today Match in Colombo. Here you can check the live score of India vs Sri Lanka 2021 1st ODI Match being played at the R. Premadasa Stadium.
- Cricketnext Staff
- July 18, 2021, 18:32 IST
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18:31 (IST)
IND vs SL 1st ODI: OUT! A wicket for Hardik Pandya as well. He looks very happy with it. A slower delivery and Isuru Udana goes for a big shot, gets the height not the distance and Deepak Chahar at long-on completes an easy catch. Udana scored 8 off 9. Score 222/8 in 46.5 overs
18:27 (IST)
India vs Sri Lanka Live Score: The home batters are dealing in singles and an odd double or triple. Boundary has been a rare commodity so far in this innings. At this rate, India may not be chasing a target that will trouble them unless Sri Lanka bowlers can conjure up something special. Score 218/7 in 46 overs
18:15 (IST)
India vs Sri Lanka 1st ODI: OUT! Yuzvendra Chahal gets his second wicket of the match in what is his last over today. Dasun Shanka;'s fight ends as he looks to go big and is caught in the deep by Hardik Pandya. He score 39 off 50. Sri Lanka are seven wickets down now. Score 205/7 in 43.5 overs
18:12 (IST)
IND vs SL Live score: Krunal Pandya finishes his quota of 10 overs. His figures: 10-1-26-1. Meanwhile, Sri Lanka have gone past the 200-run mark. With seven overs to go, they are projected to score 234 at the current rate. They will be hoping to add at least 15-20 runs more than that.
18:11 (IST)
IND vs SL 1st ODI:Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanka continues to wage a battle and a valiant effort from Yuzvendra Chahal in the deep is nto enough to stop him from collecting a second boundary. Deepak Chahar's seventh over results in nine runs. Score 197/6 in 42 overs
18:01 (IST)
10 overs to go. Sri Lanka are 186/6. How much will they end up with? Powerplay no. 3 in operation.
18:00 (IST)
India vs Sri Lanka Live Score: OUT! Another brilliant catch from India captain Shikhar Dhawan as he keeps his calm as he dives forward to take a low catch and send back Wanindu Hasaranga who scored 8 off 7. Sri Lanka in trouble at 186/6 in 39.3 overs. Chahar has hios second wicket in as many overs.
17:46 (IST)
India vs Sri Lanka 1st ODI: OUT! Deepak Chahar back for his second spell and immediately makes an impact with the wicket of Charith Asalanka who is out caught-behind after attempting a square cut. Yet another promising stand broken today. Asalanka scored 38 off 65 with one boundary. Score 166/5 in 37.2 overs
17:42 (IST)
IND vs SL Live score: A good over for Sri Lanka this one - 9 runs from it including a boundary to Charith Asalanka who has moved to 38 off 64. They need more of these overs now. They are 165/4 in 37 overs.
17:36 (IST)
IND vs SL 1st ODI: Right then, 15 overs to go. Sri Lanka have made 151 and have six wickets remaining. Now is the time to switch gears. This should be interesting.
17:23 (IST)
Time for the 2nd Drinks-Break: So pace has returned in Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Dasun Shanaka, the SL captain, manages to score his team's first boundary in nearly 10 overs. Seven runs from the over before Krunal Pandya deliveries yet another tight over in which SL score just two singles. Score 141/4 in 32 overs
17:15 (IST)
India vs Sri Lanka Live Score:Second powerplay is underway and it's been over nine overs since Sri Lanka have hit a boundary. The India spinners have applied the squeeze on the Lankans right now, You get the feeling something's gotta give. Either the runs start flowing or there is another or a couple of wickets in the offing. Score 132/4 in 30 overs.
17:05 (IST)
India vs Sri Lanka 1st ODI: Shikhar Dhawan looks quite happy operating with the spinners, And why not. His spin trio of Yuzvendra, Kuldeep and Krunal has kept Sri Lanka batters quiet and just when they started settling, managed to land a blow to keep them on their toes. Kuldeep taken off the attack and Chahal is back now. Score 123/4 in 27 overs
16:56 (IST)
IND vs SL Live score: OUT! Oh just when we thought another pair is settling in, an Indian spinner has managed to land a blow. And this time it's Krunal Pandya who has been bowling miserly but now gets rewarded for persistence with the scalp of Dhananjaya de Silva who holes out to Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the deep after attempting to for an inside-out loft. He scored 14 off 27 with one four. Score 117/4 in 24.4 overs
16:48 (IST)
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16:46 (IST)
IND vs SL 1st ODI: Two left-arm spinners - Kuldeep Yadav and Krunal Pandya - bowling in tandem. A quiet phase of the play this one with neither of the two tewakers offering any width for the two Sri Lanka batters to free their arms. Dhananjaya de Silva batting on 11 and with him is Charith Asalanka on 7. Score 108/3 in 23 overs
16:28 (IST)
India vs Sri Lanka Live Score: OUT! Another one for Kuldeep in the over. Right after hitting a four, Minod Bhanuka ends up getting an outside edge to be caught by Prithvi Shaw at slip who does well to take a sharp catch. Bhanuka scored 27 off 44. Both the SL openers and No. 3 Rajapaska are back in the pavilion now. Score 89/3 in 16.4 overs
16:24 (IST)
India vs Sri Lanka Live Score: OUT! Kuldeep Yadav strikes with the first delivery of his third over to send back Bhanuka Rajapaska. A flighted delivery outside off and Rajapaksa miscues the shot completely as the ball rises high in the orbit before India captain Shikhar Dhawan runs backward and completes an excellent catch. Rajapaska scored 24 off 22. Score 85/2 in 16.1 overs
16:19 (IST)
First Drinks-Break of the innings: A loud appeal for an lbw against Bhanuka Rajapaska. The Indian captain Shikhar Dhawan goes for the review after on-field umpire turns down the appeal. A full delivery and the impact is outside off. The decision will stay with the on-field umpire but India retain the review as the ball would have hit the stumps. Score 82/1 in 15 overs
16:06 (IST)
India vs Sri Lanka 1st ODI: Kuldeep Yadav has just bowled his first over of the match. So the famous KulCha pair has been reunited after so long. A lot has been said and written about the two spinners. Will be interesting how they impact this contest or not. Score 68/1 in 13 overs.
16:01 (IST)
IND vs SL Live score: Bhanuka Rajapaksa is the new man in the middle and he's made quite an entry, getting off the mark with a six off wicket-taker Yuzvendra Chahal. A balanced contest so far. The home team were looking to build on a solid start before Chahal ended the growing partnership, Score 61/1 in 12 overs
15:51 (IST)
IND vs SL Live score:OUT! Yuzvendra Chahal has struck with his very first delivery of the ODI. A legbreak from Chahal and all Avishka Fernando could do chip it to Manish Pandey at extra cover for a soft dismisal. A promising innings ends prematurely. He scored 32 off 35 with two fours and a six. Score 49/1 in 9.1 overs
15:48 (IST)
IND vs SL 1st ODI: Hardik Pandya leaks 10 runs in his first over of the match. Not a good start for the medium-pacer who oversteps for a no-ball and then gifts two juicy deliveries for Bhanuka to break the shackles and peel off back-to-back fours off him to end the over. Score 49/0 in 9 overs
15:41 (IST)
Hardik Pandya, with a bandana, is warming up for his first over. Big News from the middle.
15:41 (IST)
India vs Sri Lanka Live Score: Looks like Avishka Fernando wants to break the shackles as is evident from his aerial shot off Deepak Chahar that sees the ball sailing over the boundary for the first maximum of the ODI. That shot and a single are the two scoring shots making it seven runs from the over. Score 39/0 in 7 overs
15:36 (IST)
India vs Sri Lanka 1st ODI: So the Sri Lankan openers Avishka Fernando and Minod Bhanuka haven't after the India bowlers, yet. Not that they had many opportunities though. With two fours, Fernando has moved to 25 off 26 while Bhanuka is on 4 off 16. Meanwhile, Chahar who had started his spell with 10-run over, has just deliveried maiden over. Score 32/0 in 7 overs.
15:23 (IST)
IND vs SL Live score: Deepak Chahar joins Bhuvneshwar Kumar from the other end. And it's an expensive start from the right-arm pacer as he concedes two fours in it. Both coming from the bat of Fernando who looks in good touch today as he drives one through cover before punishing Chahar from straying off the line for a flick for consecutive fours. 10 runs from it. Score 14/0 in 2 overs
India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, Ind vs SL 1st ODI Cricket Match Latest Updates: Indian bowlers continue to chip away in Colombo with Deepak Chahar striking in his successive over to reduce SL to 186/6 in 39.3 overs
#So Indian bowlers continue to dominate the proceedings with Sri Lanka batters unable to score freely.
#Krunal Pandya has landed his first blow and Sri Lanka are now in trouble losing their fourth wicket inside 25 overs.
#Kuldeep Yadav has taken two wickets in an over as Sri Lanka have lost their top-3 now.
#So India have made their first breakthrough with Yuzvendra Chahal getting rid of Avishka Fernando who had started well but failed to convert offering a simple catch at extra cover on 32.
#Avishka Fernando and Minod Bhanuka are off to a watchful start against the India new ball duo of Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Deepak Chahar.
#Sri Lanka have won the toss here and opted to bat. Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav have been handed out debuts, while Kuldeep and Chahal make debuts.
PREVIEW: India and Sri Lanka will clash in a three-match ODI series starting in Colombo from Sunday, the 18th of July. With the main contingent on Test duty in England, it would be a chance for India, under the leadership of Shikhar-Dhawan to showcase the strength in their reserves. A few positions in the lower-middle order and the pace bowling unit are still up for grabs and a good performance in Sri Lanka can elevate the status of a few players. The series also provides the home team with a challenge to test some of their young talent and give tough competition to a highly skilled Indian outfit. India annihilated Sri Lanka in a historic sweep (5-0) the last time they visited the country in 2017. Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma were India’s stars with the bat in the series. While Kohli amassed 330 runs in 5 innings at a strike rate of 111.86 with two hundreds, Rohit scored 302 runs at a strike rate of 97.1 also registering two centuries. Jasprit Bumrah created a new record for any series in Sri Lanka bagging a whopping 15 wickets at 11.26 a piece at a brilliant economy rate of 3.9.
India has dominated Sri Lanka over the last decade all over the world and have a 16-4 head to head against their neighbours in the last 20 ODI matches between them. Since the 1st of January, 2011, India has beaten the hosts in 9 of the 10 ODIs they have played against them in Sri Lanka which is a staggering record. India’s second-string XI will go as favourites to win the three-match series against Sri Lanka – such is the talent available in the Indian pool across formats. Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw are a formidable opening combination as they displayed for the Delhi Capitals in IPL 2021. While the left-hander is one of the all-time greats in the format, the series provides a massive opportunity for Shaw to cement a place as the reserve ODI opener for India. He was in devastating form in the 2021 Vijay Hazare Trophy and the IPL and would be desperate to prove his prowess at the highest level for India. Ishan Kishan is likely to be India’s first-choice keeper for the series and should be slotted at number three. He was in indifferent form in IPL 2021 and this series will give him a good opportunity to roar back into top gear for the country. Suryakumar Yadav is the one to watch out for at Number 4 – a position which is up for grabs and the right-hander has all the ingredients to prosper and own the slot for India.
Manish Pandey might get a last chance to prove his merit at number 5 while Hardik Pandya will be the choice for number 6. The series will be important for the all-rounder and the focus will be as much on his bowling and his destructive hitting with the bat. Brother Krunal Pandya may get in at number 7 while Deepak Chahar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Chetan Sakariya and Rahul Chahar should be the four bowlers in the XI. It would be interesting to see Kumar and Chahar share the white new ball for India as both are big extracts of swing. Kumar has seen a dramatic transformation in his wicket-taking prowess since 2019 and has the best bowling average amongst all pacers in this time-frame. Going by form, it would be surprising if India decides to play the wrist-spinning duo of Yuzvendra Chahal or Kuldeep Yadav at least in the series opener.
Possible Playing XI: 1. Shikhar Dhawan, 2. Prithvi Shaw, 3. Ishan Kishan, 4. Suryakumar Yadav, 5. Manish Pandey, 6. Hardik Pandya, 7. Krunal Pandya, 8. Deepak Chahar, 9. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, 10. Rahul Chahar, 11. Chetan Sakariya
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