IND vs SL: sri lanka scored 230 runs against India..!

In the first ODI against sri lanka, the indian team did a great job in the first half of the bowling but lost at the last moment. After this, sri lanka scored 65 runs in the last ten overs despite the loss of 6 wickets. Expected to lose the game within 200 runs, the team scored 230 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in 50 overs. sri lanka won the toss and batted first in this match. Only the team's opener Padum Nisanka played well. He scored 56 off 75 balls. Other top-order and middle-order batsmen picked up wickets in succession. Avishka Fernando lost for 1 run and Gusal Mendis for 14 runs. Next, middle-order batsmen Satira Samarawickrama lost the game for 8 runs, Sarith Asalanga for 14 runs, and Janith Liyanake for 20 runs. sri lanka lost 6 wickets for 142 runs in 34.2 overs. The team was expected to lose all wickets within 200 runs.
But, sri lanka batted completely till 50 overs. The reason for that is Dunith Vellalaghe, the team's back-row batsman. He scored 67 runs off 65 balls and remained unbeaten till the end. Vanindu Asaranga scored 24 runs and Dhananjaya scored 17 runs to assist him. Vellalake was also the highest run-scoring Sri Lankan batsman in the tournament. After this, the Sri Lankan team scored 230 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in 50 overs. Captain Rohit Sharma's rotation of bowlers worked till the 40th over. Then spinners washington sundar and Axar patel bowled till the 46th over. After that, mohammed siraj and Arshdeep Singh conceded more runs in the last 4 overs. Because of that, the Sri Lankan team added 65 runs in the last 10 overs and reached 230 runs. Although this score was easy for the indian team, the indian team missed the opportunity to bowl out sri lanka within 200 runs.
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Sowmiya Sriram

02/08/2024 06:45 PM