IND vs SL 1st ODI Highlights: Despite Shanaka's perseverance, India win big

India vs Sri Lanka 1st ODI Highlights: Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka fought a lost battle with nerve-wracking perseverance. But it was never going to be enough as India won the match by 67 runs

7:57 PM

IND vs SL Live Score, 1st ODI: Chahal has the last laugh

 

After hitting back-to-back sixes by picking two googly deliveries from Yuzi Chahal, Wanindu Hasarnag also picked the floater and hit it inside out for a four. 

 

But in the end, he was unable to pick the leg spinner and hit it against the turn to get caught at mid-on by Shreyas Iyer and Sri Lanka are now six down with almost 200 runs yet to be made 

 

Sri Lanka 178-6 after 32 overs

 

7:53 PM

IND vs SL Live Score, 1st ODI: Nissanka gives away brilliant innings, rattled by Umran’s pace

 

A heavy ball from Umaran Malik has resulted in the end of a brilliant innings from Pathum Nissanka. The Sri Lankan opener, who was batting on 72 off 80 balls, wanted to pull the 152kmph short ball, but all he managed was hand it to short mid-wicket as he was unable to ride the bounce and be quick about his shot-making with respect to the speed of the ball. 

 

Sri Lanka have now lost half their side and the chase seems to be going nowhere with two completely new batters in the middle. 

 

Sri Lanka 161-5 after 31 overs

 

7:45 PM

IND vs SL Live Score, 1st ODI: 150 up for Sri Lanka

 

The Sri Lankan team has brought up it's 150 even though de Silva, who was making most of the runs, has perished. Dasun Shanaka and Pathum Nissanka are now the only hopes that the Lankans are holding on to, if they are to make a match out of it. 

 

Sri Lanka 158-4 after 29 overs

 

7:34 PM

IND vs SL Live Score, 1st ODI: Dhananjaya de Silva departs after a well-made 47

 

For the time he was on the crease, Dhananjaya de Silva looked in brilliant touch and it was while playing a shot that he could have avoided, the right-handed stylish batter gave away his wicket. He made 47 and was out on a Mohammed Shami delivery 

 

Sri Lanka 137-4 after 25 overs

 

7:25 PM

IND vs SL Live Score, 1st ODI: Dhananjaya de Silva on a different level altogether

 

Dhananjaya de Silva has played two very outstanding shots off two very decent deliveries from Axar Patel. They were back of a length and on the middle and leg and he just rocked back and played over short mid-wicket for two back-to-back fours. 

 

Sri Lanka 130-3 after 24 overs

 

7:16 PM

IND vs SL Live Score, 1st ODI: Nissanka, de Silva up the ante

 

After being quiet for the most part of their partnership, the duo of Pathum Nissanka and Dhananjaya de Silva have up the ante and brought up their 50 partnership in just 45 balls, in the process, also bringing up Sri Lanka’s hundred and Nissanka’s half-century number six in ODIs. 

 

Sri Lanka 114-3 after 22 overs

 

7:04 PM

IND vs SL Live Score, 1st ODI: Sri Lanka find it difficult to score quickly

 

The Sri Lankan side has found it very difficult to score quickly off the Indian bowlers as they have lost wickets at regular intervals and have been able to score only 75 runs off the first 17 overs after the loss of three wickets. Since Indian spinners Axar Patel and Yuzvendra Chahal took over, it has become even more difficult to accumulate quick runs. 

 

Sri Lanka 76-3 after 18 overs

 

6:51 PM

IND vs SL Live Score, 1st ODI: Asalanka out nudging on the on side off Umran

 

Charith Asalanka, who looked in a good touch till the time he was in the crease, has been caught behind while trying to nudge the ball which was outside leg and would have probably been called wide. 

 

Sri Lanka 64-3 after 14 overs

 

6:40 PM

IND vs SL Live Score, 1st ODI: Fifty up for Sri Lanka

 

The Sri Lankan side has brought up its fifty in the 12th over and Nissanka and Asalanka look set to get into the business of chasing this target down

 

Sri Lanka 53-2 after 12 overs

 

6:31 PM

IND vs SL Live Score, 1st ODI: Blunder by the umpire, India dominate the first 10 overs

 

There was a clear inside edge and umpire Nitin Menon had a howler here. Though India have once again dominated the first 10 overs and given away only 38 runs, taking two wickets as well. 

 

Sri Lanka 38-2 after 08 overs

 

6:22 PM

IND vs SL Live Score, 1st ODI: Siraj drops Nissanka

 

It could have been the third wicket for Siraj if he could have held on to a caught and bowled chance. Nissanka wanted to turn the ball towards the leg side but got a leading edge instead and it almost carried to Mohd Siraj, who could not get a hold of it. 

 

Sri Lanka 32-2 after 08 overs

 

6:18 PM

IND vs SL Live Score, 1st ODI: Fiery over from Mohammed Shami

 

Mohammed Shami has bowled a really fiery over here, beating the edge of Charith Asalanka’s bat a lot of times. He was very near to getting a wicket, but not to be so far. 

 

Sri Lanka 28-2 after 07 overs

 

6:13 PM

IND vs SL Live Score, 1st ODI: Siraj gets his second, rattles Mendis’ stumps

 

Mohd Siraj has rattled through the defences of Kusal Mendis as he bowls an in-swinger and Mendis is nowhere near the pitch and the line of the ball. 

 

Sri Lanka 25-2 after 06 overs

 

6:03 PM

IND vs SL Live Score, 1st ODI: Gone, Avishka Fernando wastes another opportunity

 

Avishka Fernando, who was given a chance by Sri Lanka in the ODI series, has been gobbled up by Mohammed Siraj as he tried to play a cross-batted shot and got caught by Hardik Pandya in the middle of the pitch. Sri Lanka lose its first in the chase 

 

Sri Lanka 19-1 after 04 overs

 

5:54 PM

IND vs SL Live Score, 1st ODI: Sri Lanka start well

 

Four!! Cracked by Nissanka. This was on middle and off and has been played brilliantly off the backfoot by the Sri Lankan opener for a four 

 

Four! Once again a similar ball and a similar shot and a similar result 

 

Sri Lanka 12-0 after 02 overs