IND vs SL: India on the back of a brilliant bowling performance restricted Sri Lanka to 230/8 in the first ODI match at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. Dunith Wellalage was the top batter from Sri Lanka, who scored half a century.As it happenedSri Lankan skipper Charith Asalanka won the toss and invited Rohit Sharma-led India to bat first. Indian bowlers provided a solid start as Mohammed Siraj removed Avishka Fernando in the third over of the innings. Following his dismissal, Pathum Nissanka took charge of the innings and went to complete his half-century. He held one end while Sri Lanka kept losing wickets on the other end. Avishka Fernando, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Kusal Mendis, and Charith Asalanka lost their wickets cheaply. Meanwhile, solid-looking Nissanka falls into the trap of Washington Sundar. He scored 56 runs off 75 deliveries including 9 maximums.Innings Break!A fine bowling effort from #TeamIndia restricts Sri Lanka to 230/8.Stay tuned for the chase! ⏳Scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/4fYsNEzO5N#SLvIND pic.twitter.com/gpbB53j2NE— BCCI (@BCCI) August 2, 2024Gritty knock from Dunith WellalageNissanka was dismissed when Sri Lnakas scorecard read 101/5 in 26.3 overs. Sri Lanka was all over the place when Duith Wellalage stepped in. With sufficient support from W Hasaranga and Akila Dananjaya, Wellalage took his team total over 200. He remained unbeaten on 67 off 65 deliveries. Compete bowling effort from IndiaArshdeep Singh and Axar Patel were the peaks of the bowlers. They scalped two wickets each, while Kuldeep Yadav, Shivam Dube, Mohammed Siraj, and Washington Sunder claimed one wicket each. Line-ups for series openerIndia XI: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Washington Sundar, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh and Mohammed Siraj.Sri Lanka XI: Pathum Nissanka, Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis (wk), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka (c), Janith Liyanage, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dunith Wellalage, Akila Dananjaya, Asitha Fernando and Mohamed Shiraz.
