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

5:43 PM

IND vs SL Live Score, 1st ODI: That’s where the Indian innings finished

5:15 PM

IND vs SL Live Score, 1st ODI: India finish at 373/7 as Sri Lanka pull things back

 

Sri Lanka did well in the last 10 overs to give only 80 runs in it and pick four wickets as well. The only bad thing during this was the catch of Virat Kohli dropped on 81. Had that catch been taken, the Indian total might have been below 350 as well. After being 293/3 at the end of 40 overs, India were eyeing somewhere around 400 to 420. 

 

However, the score of 373 is still a huge total and would take some chasing from the Lankans, if they are able to get anywhere close to it. 

 

India 373-7 after 50 overs

 

5:06 PM

IND vs SL Live Score, 1st ODI: Third time lucky for Sri Lanka, Kohli out

 

Kusal Mendis takes this one eventually as Virat Kohli has to depart after reaching his 100. This was the toughest of the three chances no doubt, but Mendis with the gloves on held on to it 

 

India 364-7 after 48.2 overs

 

5:04 PM

IND vs SL Live Score, 1st ODI: Axar Patel departs

 

Axar Patel has gotten out on a simple ball as softly played to short mid-off and it went straight into the hands of the waiting fielder. Sri Lanka’s fielding has been pathetic tonight as they have given away easy fours and dropped too many catches. But they have held on to this one. 

 

India 363-6 after 48 overs

 

5:01 PM

IND vs SL Live Score, 1st ODI: Kohli closes in on Tendulkar

 

Courtesy of this ton, Virat Kohli is now closing in on his idol Sachin Tendulkar’s world record of 49 ODI centuries. At just 34 years, the Indian maestro has both age and chance on his side to get past the great. He has only played 266 ODIs so far. 

 

India 356-5 after 47 overs

 

4:54 PM

IND vs SL Live Score, 1st ODI: Virat Kohli reaches 45th ton

 

Virat Kohli, who got two easy chances after being dropped on 52 and 81, has reached 99 with a four and with an easy drive down the ground, he has reached his 45th ton. This is the first time he has hit back-to-back centuries in ODI since 2019. 

 

4:44 PM

IND vs SL Live Score, 1st ODI: Pandya departs, Rajitha finally has a wicket

 

Kasun Rajhitha will finally have a wicket to his name, although it would not be that of Kohli. Hardik Pandya was given a slower ball outside off and he tried to get it over deep extra cover. But due to the slowness of the ball and it gripping the pitch, the direction changed and the shot was not played well, leading it to go to long-off where the fielder took an easy catch. Indi are five down now

 

4:41 PM

IND vs SL Live Score, 1st ODI: Kohli making most of his chances

 

After being given two chances, with both catches being relatively easy, Virat Kohli is utilising them well, hitting back-to-back fours and marching into the 90s. If he hits a century here, it would be back-to-back centuries for him for the first time in ODIs since 2019. 

 

India 329-4 after 44 overs

 

4:37 PM

IND vs SL Live Score, 1st ODI: Kohli dropped again, once again off Rajitha

 

Virat Kohli gets his second chance in the innings and both the catches were easy catches, dropped by fielders with considerable pedigree and more importantly off the bowling of the same bowler-Kasun Rajitha. 

 

In this one, he tried to play over mid-off, but Shanaka got both his hands to the ball, yet missed the catch. 

 

India 317-4 after 43 overs

 

4:29 PM

IND vs SL Live Score, 1st ODI: Pandya into the act straightaway

 

Hardik Pandya has gotten into the act straightaway as he hoiked one from Wanindu Hasarnaga inside out and it sailed over mid-off for an 80-meter six 

 

India 311-4 after 42 overs

 

4:26 PM

IND vs SL Live Score, 1st ODI: Cutter from Rajitha gets Rahul

 

Kasun Rajitha has removed KL Rahul with a leg cutter which was bowled round the wicket and touched the batter's pads before crashing into his leg stumps. 

 

India 303-4 after 41 overs

 

4:24 PM

IND vs SL Live Score, 1st ODI: 300 up for India

 

With a cracking four off the bat of KL Rahul, which comes on a length ball by Kasun Rahjitha, India bring up its 300 in the 41st over itself. 

 

4:22 PM

IND vs SL Live Score, 1st ODI: India eyeing 420 with 10 overs to go

 

With the last 10 overs remaining, India are already on the brink of 300. In the last 10 0vers with seven wickets remaining, the men in blue would be eyeing nothing less than 120 on the board. 

 

India 294-3 after 40 overs

 

4:10 PM

IND vs SL Live Score, 1st ODI: Kohli dropped by Mendis

 

Kusal Mendis has dropped a sitter. A regulation catch for the wicket-keeper as the Indian batter was trying to play on the up and got a nick off the bowling of Kasun Rajitha who has been brought into the attack. 

 

He has utilised his chance well and hit Rajitha for two back-to-back fours as well 

India 272-3 after 37 overs

 

4:05 PM

IND vs SL Live Score, 1st ODI: Fifty up for Virat Kohli

 

Virat Kohli dances down the ground and gets behind the line of the ball tp hoik it over long-on and reach his 65th ODI fifty

 

India 258-3 after 36 overs