SL vs IND highlights, 1st ODI: India 230 all out, match ends in a tie as Sri Lanka bowlers pull off miracle

It was always going to be a tough chase for India. Pitch was slow and turning. India did got off to a brilliant start thanks to Rohit and Shubman. But India lost wickets in clusters. Rahul and Axar did brought India close to the target and with Dube at the crease, it was visitor who looked favourite till the end. However, Sri Lankan spinners pulled off a miracle. With scores tied, Sri Lanka picked the last two Indian wickets and tied the match. 44th tied match in ODI history. 

India will be disappointed though. It had the game in hands yet couldn’t taste the win. Sri Lanka will enjoy the night. 

Asalanka. Dube plays a dot on first. Hits hard but can only find a fielder, two dots in a row. Same shot and this time he goes past the cover fielder and finds the boundary! Scores level. LBW appeal by Sri Lanka, umpire says not out. Ball goes behind keeper but Sri Lanka has reviewed. OUT! Three reds. Twist in the tale? 

Shivam Dube lbw b Asalanka 25(24)

Arshdeep Singh. OUT! LBW and Arshdeep is gone. He goes for a hard hit, for some reason. Takes a review. Three reds and he’s gone. Match tied. 

Hasaranga. Beats Siraj on the first ball. Siraj takes a single on the next ball. SIX!! Dube gets one in the arc and slogs it over long on. Surely now India? Dube takes a single on the next ball. Siraj gets a double! Dot to end. 

Asalanka. Dube cuts but can only take a single. What will Siraj do here? Will he be able to rotate strike? He can’t get to the other end. WIDE! Down the leg, India will take it. Siraj takes a single off the last ball! 

21 runs needed off 36 balls. 

Hasaranga to bowl. Dube takes a single off the second ball. OUT! Kuldeep is gone. Terrific ball. Turns away from the left hander and cleans up the off stump. Sri Lanka is very much in the game. 

Mohammed Siraj comes in at 10. He’s off the mark with a single. Dube takes a single on the last ball. 

Dananjaya for his final over. Slightly better over for India. Five singles in that over with Dube on strike for the next over. 

Asalanka. Terrific over, only one run from it. Sri Lanka still in the game. 

Dananjaya. India’s hopes lie on Dube here. SIX! In the arc and he hits straight. Much needed for India. Seven from the over. 

Asalanka. Ball is still turning and beating the outside edge. OUT! Axar Patel is gone caught behind. It was coming, one could see how much he was beaten before. India is in trouble. 

Axar c Kusal Mendis b Asalanka 33(57)

Kuldeep Yadav has a task in his hands. 

India finding occasional boundaries now. Sri Lanka under pressure. OUT! Rahul tries to slog sweep Hasaranga, top edges and he’s caught. This is a timely wicket for Sri Lanka. India would still hope to get these 42 runs though. 

Rahul c Wellalage b Hasaranga 31(43).

Shivam Dube at crease. SIX! Axar Patel times his slog sweep to perfection! Huge six to end the 40th over. 

Hasaranga. Short ball and Rahul pulls over midwicket fielder for four! Fifty partnership between Axar and Rahul in 82 balls. Eight runs from that over. 

Axar and Rahul try to force the issue. First Rahul charges down the track but didn’t connect well. But Axar hits an inside out lofted drive for four. A boundary after ages for India. 

It has been hard work for Axar and Rahul to keep the strike rotation going. But India is still in the driver’s seat and Sri Lanka needs a wicket or two to build more pressure on India. 

Shiraz is brought back into the attack. India continues to look for singles but still isn’t able to find boundaries. India still requires 71 runs more with 16 overs to go. 

Dananjaya. Beats Rahul on the outside edge. Attempts to ramp but doesn’t connect. Superb bowling this by Dananjaya. ALMOST! Induces an edge off Rahul’s bat but the first slip isn’t able to grab it. He had to dive to the left but couldn’t catch. 

Asalanka. Axar goes back to play a quicker delivery but the ball hits his pads first. Umpire reckons not out. Sri Lanka has reviewed it though. Impact is outside off, Sri Lanka loses a review. Boundaries are hard to come. Good for India that it only needs 79 more to win. 

Dananjaya is back. Straightaway beats Axar Patel’s outside edge. Tight over, just two singles off it. 

Charith Asalanka into the attack. Indians are now easily finding gaps to keep the rotating the strike. Five singles in that over. 

Hasaranga. FOUR! Axar finally times the ball and smacks it over cover. Eight runs came in that over. 

Fernando. Axar isn’t able to time the ball. Quite a few plays and misses and edges. Ball is zipping through the wicket. And that’s what Axar says to Rahul as well through action. 

Hasaranga. Axar is yet to get off the mark. Splendid delivery came back into Axar, who was trying to make room. Lucky, he didn’t end up chopping on. 

Fernando. OUT! Shreyas is gone too! Ball seams back in and Iyer is too late to get the bat behind the ball. Clean bowled. India is in trouble. 

Shreyas Iyer b Asitha Fernando 23(23)

Axar Patel in at number seven. India will need at least one of these two batters to play long. Still 99 needed and pitch is only going to get tricky to bat. 

Hasaranga. Kohli is given out LBW! He has taken a review though. Three reds and Kohli has to go! Stuck on backfoot. 

Kohli lbw b Hasaranga 24(32)

KL Rahul at the crease. He has plenty of time to build his innings. He’s off the mark with a single. Good over for Sri Lanka. 

Fernando is back. Short ball and Iyer brilliantly pulls it towards midwicket for four! Fernando needs to keep the run flow in check here. 

Wellalage. Looks like Sri Lanka is going to bowl him out. Kohli meanwhile slaps a sweep shot towards midwicket for four! Powerful hit that. Another four! Outstanding. Rocks back and punches the ball in the gap of midwicket and mid-on. Good over for India. 

Hasaranga. Kohli sweeps but only gets a single towards deep midwicket. Three more singles added to the total. 

Wellalage for his seventh. Iyer takes out his reverse sweep and has good enough connection to find the boundary. Five off the over. 

Hasaranga. Another appeal for LBW, this time against Iyer. Umpire doesn’t give it. Sri Lankan players aren’t reviewing this. FOUR! Swept away towards square leg. Six runs from the over. 

Dananjaya. Four singles came in that over. 

Wanindu Hasaranga into the attack. An appeal for LBW against Kohli but umpire gives it not out! The players have a discussion but they don’t take a review. Short ball and Iyer smacks the ball past point for four! Not much there but he manages to pierce the gap. 

Dananajaya. OUT! Sundar is given out LBW. He has asked for a review. Wickets umpire’s call so Sundar has to go. Third wicket gone for India. 

Washington Sundar lbw b Dananjaya 5(4)

Shreyas Iyer in at number five. Things are getting tricky for India. 

Wellalage. Rohit is given LBW, again! Attempted sweep but couldn’t connect. He doesn’t review. India loses its second wicket, that too a big one. 

Rohit lbw b Wellalage 58(47)

Washington Sundar in at number four. He’s off the mark with a single. FOUR! Sundar lofts the ball straight and it goes one bounce for four. 

Dananajaya. Plenty of running around, boundaries have dried up for India. Three more singles added to the total. 

Wellalage for his fifth. OUT! Gill is gone. Tries to slog sweep, gets a top edge. The keeper calls for it but there was another fielder under it. Could’ve been a disaster but keeper took it safely. 

Shubman Gill c Kusal Mendis b Wellalage 16(35)

Virat Kohli in at three. He’s off the mark with a single on the first ball. Good over for Sri Lanka. 

Dananajaya. In the air and dropped! Tough catch. Gill opens the face of the bat and hits straight towards cover fielder, who had to give full stretch dive. He did get his hands on the ball but couldn’t grab it. 

Wellalage. How will the approach be for India in this phase? The openers attacked in PowerPlay but will they continue? Three singles in that over. 

Dananajaya. Rohit finally gets his sweep right and hits it towards square leg for four. SIX! More power in this shot in the same region, same shot. Fifty in 33 balls for Rohit. 12 off the over. 

Wellalage. Spinners have dried down the runs. Not going to be an easy chase at all! Two singles off the over. 

Akila Dananajaya into the attack now. Spin it to win it! Rohit attempts sweep on the first ball, misses. Three sweeps attempted out of four balls. Hasn’t connected any. Just two singles off the over. 

Wellalage again. Right on the money on the first three balls, Gill defends. First quiet over of the innings. 

Fernando is back. Rohit tries to scoop but isn’t able to time it. Ball doesn’t go anywhere. Ball swings away this time but too wide. Now a wide down the leg. Short ball, too wide and Rohit just places the ball past point for four. 

Spin is introduced early. Dunith Wellalage with left arm spin. A touch short and Rohit cuts past point for four! Not much room there, just Rohit’s wrists at work. In the air but over the point fielder and the ball races for four! Wasn’t in full control of the cut shot but still gets a boundary. 

Shiraz. Rohit pushes the ball past extra cover region and starts the over with a boundary. FOUR! Short-arm jab and Rohit gets another boundary. Brilliant start by the openers. SIX! Brilliant pick-up shot by Rohit and the ball goes over square leg. Another good over. 

Fernando. Huge appeal for LBW against Rohit and umpire gives it! After a long discussion with Gill, Rohit takes a review. Wickets missing! Rohit survives. Last second review and it has worked. Rohit pushes the ball towards leg side and the batters run a double. SHOT! Gill leans into the drive and it goes past cover fielder for four. 

Mohamed Shiraz from the other end. He’s making his debut today. Full ball swinging into Gill and he beautifully drives past mid off for four! India would want to make use of the hard ball knowing pitch could slow down later. 

Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill are out in the middle. This could be a tricky chase given the pitch is turning. 

Asitha Fernando with the new ball. First ball, on the stumps, and Rohit casually pushes towards mid-on. SIX! Rohit charges down the track on the second ball and hits the ball over midwicket. What a start. A quick single off the third ball. Gill is off the mark with a single off the first ball. Thick outside edge but way past the first slip and Rohit gets another boundary! 

Arshdeep. Akila takes a single off the first ball. Yorker and Wellalage can only manage a single. OUT! Bouncer and Dananajaya tries to upper cut but is caught at gully. Good innings by him. 

Dananjaya c Washington Sundar b Arshdeep Singh 17(21)

Mohamed Shiraz at the crease. He takes a single off the first ball. Yorker and Wellalage brilliantly places the ball in between short third and gully for four. Last ball, makes room but misses. The batters run though. Sri Lanka finishes at 230. 

Siraj. Single off the second ball brings Wellalage on strike. Short ball and Wellalage plays an upper cut over the keeper for four! There was a fielder there but it goes much finer. Superb hit. Single on the next ball. Dananajaya gives the strike back to Wellalage. Bouncer and Wellalage pulls for a SIX! Brilliant way to end the over. 

Arshdeep. Wellalage takes a single and he reaches his fifty. His first fifty in ODIs. Short ball and Dananajaya plays an upper cut for four! 

Siraj for his seventh over. Wide outside off and Dananajaya cuts towards backward point for four! Siraj is coming around the wicket. India has put a point and backward point inside the circle. Wellalage attempts a ramp but the ball hits the toe of the bat, he can only get a single. 

Sundar. Wellalage sweeps, the ball was in the air for a bit but lands safely and only for a single. 

Arshdeep. A hint of reverse as well. Thick outside edge off Wellalage’s bat but for a single. He’s testing Wellalage with bouncers; so far Arshdeep is winning. Length ball and Wellalage slogs and the ball goes JUST over the long on boundary for a SIX! Terrific contest. 

Akila Dananjaya is the new man in. 

Sundar for his eighth over. Four! Brilliantly punched off the backfoot towards extra cover and Wellalage finds the boundary. Squares up but gets the bat right on time otherwise ball would have crashed into the stumps. 

Arshdeep is back. Continues to attack the stumps - shouldn’t be a surprise now. On the pads and Wellalage guides the ball fine for four. Arshdeep responds with a bouncer, Wellalage is beaten. OUT! Hasaranga slaps the ball straight to point. Easy dismissal. 

Hasaranga c Axar b Arshdeep Singh 24(35)

Kuldeep. Hasaranga continues to go back to play Kuldeep. Once again slight miscommunication between the two batters but no casualties. The batters keeping the scoreboard ticking with singles. 

Final 10 overs. 

Axar for his last over. Length ball and Hasaranga makes slight room towards leg side and punches the ball towards cover for four. Wellalage tries to steal a quick single but Kohli is quick to throw the ball towards bowler’s end. He had to dive and it is very close! And dive has saved him. Just inside the crease. Not out. 

Kuldeep again. Not often you see Hasaranga defending the ball and taking things slow. Short ball and Hasaranga finds an opportunity to free his arms, six. Pulled over square leg. 

Axar. Tough going for the batters. Indian bowlers have done well to keep the consistency going. 

Kuldeep is back. Wellalage doesn’t seem to be picking him by hand. DROPPED! Hasaranga goes for a hard hit towards cover, gets an outside edge but Rohit at the first slip isn’t able to hold it.

Axar. SIX! Hasaranga launches the ball in the air and the slog sweep goes over midwicket. Sri Lanka needs plenty of these. Although given the slowness of the pitch, anything close to 250 should be a challenging task. 

Siraj. Wicket to wicket lines. No room whatsoever for the batters. Sri Lanka doesn’t have a lot of runs on the board and neither wickets in hand. Maiden over. 

Axar is back. Liyanage comes down the track, misses the ball - but might have edged it as the ball goes towards first slip after hitting Rahul’s pads. Umpire has given it. Breakthrough for India. 

Janith Liyanage c Rohit b Axar 20(26)

Wanindu Hasaranga is the new man in. 

Siraj is back into the attack. Full on the pads and Liyanage very nicely times it past the midwicket for four! Six from the over.

Sundar continues. His seventh over. Wellalage takes out the reverse sweep over the short fine leg fielder and it goes for four. He has been busy at the crease ever since he has arrived. 

Shubman Gill is bowling. SIX! Short ball and Liyanage pulls it away towards square leg. Much needed boundary. Wellalage finishes the over with a four. Cuts away nicely. 

Sundar. Turns sharply. India has a leg slip in place for Liyanage and two slips for the left hander Wellalage. Another two-run over. 

Kuldeep. Just two singles off the over. 

Sundar. Wellalage is beaten again and KL Rahul appeals for stumping. Third umpire checks and says the foot is grounded. Not out. Finally Wellalage times well as he drives past cover for four. Wellalage slog sweeps, doesn’t time it well. Arshdeep dives and but can’t reach the ball. Batters run three. 

Kuldeep for his sixth. Plenty of half-hearted appeals. Wellalage sweeps and misses again. Kuldeep appeals, umpire says not out. Kuldeep can’t convince Rohit as well. 

Sundar. Huge appeal for LBW against Nissanka and he’s given out. He has reviewed it though. Height could be a problem here. Wickets umpires call and the decision stays. Nissanka has to go. Turned in sharply and sent Nissanka on backfoot. Bat came a bit late there. 

Nissanka lbw b Washington Sundar 56(75)

Dunith Wellalage. Attempts a sweep on the first ball, misses, and is given out. The left-hander has reviewed it. Wicket is missing! Wellalage survives. Another sharp turn and beats Wellalage’s outside edge. 

Kuldeep. Short ball and Nissanka pulls the ball towards square leg for four. Googly, beats Asalanka but the impact is likely to be outside off. Six runs from the over. 

Sundar continues. Nissanka pushes the ball towards midwicket and brings up his fifty! Another tight over by Sundar. 

Kuldeep. Asalanka is once again beaten on the outside edge. OUT! Kuldeep finally an edge off Asalanka’s bat. Easy catch for Rohit at the first slip. 

Asalanka c Rohit b Kuldeep Yadav 14(21) [4s-2]

Janith Liyanage is the next batter in. 

Sundar again. Plenty of turn on offer. Nissanka plays a ramp/ paddle shot very fine of the keeper’s left and it goes for four. Next Sundar induces an outside edge but there’s not first slip and the ball goes once again for a boundary. 

Kuldeep. Full and Nissanka pushes the ball towards long on for a single. Ever since Asalanka has arrived at the crease, things have started to happen: appeals, boundaries, top edges. Jaffa! The ball turns away sharply and squares up Asalanka! Too close to outside edge as well as the off-stump - misses both. 

Change in bowling, Washington Sundar is here. Sharp turn first up, beats the left hander’s outside edge. Ball went very close to the outside edge and had KL Rahul appeal, but umpire wasn’t interested. Straighter one and Asalanka plays the ball very late as he cuts past first slip for four. Now he attempts a sweep, gets a top edge that goes over keeper and the slip for four. Huge appeal for LBW. No shot offered by Asalanka but umpire says not out. Sundar is trying to convince and plenty of discussion in the middle. India doesn’t review. Beaten again on the outside edge. Eventful over. 

Kuldeep. Too full and outside off by Kuldeep and Nissanka smashes the ball over mid-off fielder and for four! Pulls his length back now. Stock ball, spins away from Asalanka and beats him. Asalanka now sweeps and gets a single. 

Axar continues. Has been a terrific spell by Axar so far. OUT! He has been rewarded for his accuracy and consistency. Samarawickrama chips the ball straight cover fielder inside the circle. Says a lot about the slowness of the pitch as well. 

Samarawickrama c Shubman Gill b Axar 8(18)

Charith Asalanka in at number five. So, it’ll be Axar vs left hander now. Asalanka sweeps him for a single.

Kuldeep Yadav for the first time today. Starts off with a straighter one and Nissanka punches towards deep cover for a single. Googly and beats Nissanka’s outside edge. Good start for Kuldeep. 

Axar continues after drinks break. Samarawickrama plays an inside out, lofts the ball in the air. Ball falls short of the fielder in the deep. Tight over though as Axar continues to attack the stumps from around the wicket. 

Dube for his fourth over. Has found his line and length in the last two overs after being wayward initially. Samarawickrama drives but a terrific fielding by Kohli at covers saves a boundary. Nissanka calls for a quick single as he pushes the ball towards mid on. Could’ve been close had the fielder hit the stumps. 

Axar Patel. He continues to target the spot outside off. Sri Lankan batters are looking in no hurry to move the scoreboard. Probably what happened in the T20I series still haunt them. 

Dube. OUT! Mendis is squared up and hit on the backleg. Umpire has no doubt in giving that out LBW. Sri Lanka has taken a review though. Three reds and the decision stays. Breakthrough for India. 

Kusal Mendis lbw b Shivam Dube 14(31)

Sadeera Samarawickrama at the crease. Full ball and Samarawickrama pushes the ball past mid on. Gill gives the ball a chase and dives to save the boundary. Down the leg but KL Rahul appeals loudly for caught behind. Umpire gives it a wide though. He tries to convincing Rohit Sharma but to no effect. Replay shows the ball brushed the thigh pad. 

Axar. Not a lot of runs have come in the ‘V. Square of the wicket is the way to go for batters here. Another nice over by Axar. A tough wicket to bat. 

Dube. Full on the pads and Mendis guides it towards fine leg for four! Easy pickings. Beaten! Mendis is squared up. Good length and moves just past the outside edge. 

PowerPlay done. 

Axar continues. Stump-to-stump attack continues. Axar mixing his arm ball and the turner. Sharp turn available. Challenging times ahead for the batters facing spin. There’s a spot around the 6-7th stump on good length which Axar is targeting and has been successful in challenging the batter. 

Shivam Dube into the attack now. On the pads and Mendis pushes the ball towards midwicket and batters run a double. Plenty of seam on this pitch. Wayward lines so far by Dube. Isn’t able to control the movement of the ball. 

Change in bowling, Axar Patel into the attack. A touch short and Nissanka pulls the ball towards midwicket. One bounce for four! Turn! Axar bowls slower through the air and sharply turn away from the right hander. 

Arshdeep induces an outside edge but unlucky for him as the ball goes way past the second slip. Just for a single though. Bouncer! But too high and it’s been given as a wide. Nissanka flicks and it goes in the air. Siraj, at deep fine leg, dives in front but isn’t able to grab the ball! Could be called a drop, the ball was in his hand but couldn’t get hold of it. 

Siraj again. Both batters haven’t been able to time the ball well so far. Credit to both Indian pacers to consistently hit the length. Jinxed. This time Nissanka punches the ball past point for four! Beaten! Wide of the crease, angling in, and holds the line. Nissanka goes for a drive but it beats his inside edge! 

Arshdeep. He continues with the similar tactics and Mendis doesn’t have answers right now. Meanwhile, groundsmen have lined up near the boundary as the weather is gearing up for some rain. Nissanka closes the over with a beautiful cover drive for four. 

Siraj. He’s using the crease very well here. First ball was wide of the crease and the next closer to the stumps. All this while moving the ball away from the right hander. Nissanka defends and Mendis wanted to steal a quick single there, sent back halfway through the pitch. Had Shubman Gill hit the stumps, he was a goner. A half-hearted LBW appeal against Nissanka. Ball going down the leg. 

Arshdeep. Nissanka goes for a drive on the up but is beaten! Just past the outside edge. Moving the ball into the right hander, Arshdeep. Plenty of plays and misses so far. Both pacers have been consistently challenging the outside edge. On the pads and Nissanka picks it over square leg for four. Nissanka now tries to go over mid off. Doesn’t time it well but just over the fielder. 

Siraj again. OUT! Fernando tries to flick towards the leg side but gets a thick outside edge that flies over to the deep third. Easy catch and Sri Lanka loses an early wicket. 

Kusal Mendis in at number three. A JAFFA to begin with! On the length and holds its line. Mendis gets his bat away at the right time. Siraj has been brilliant so far. Maiden wicket. 

Arshdeep Singh from the other end. Beats Avishka Fernando’s outside edge! Very little movement though, but enough to trouble the right hander. India has a simple plan: attack the stumps and let the new ball do the talking. 

Mohammed Siraj with the new ball. Attacking the stumps straightaway! Beats Pathum Nissanka’s outside edge on the second ball. He was not in the line of the ball at all. Outswinger this time, wide outside off and Nissanka cuts past extra cover for four! Nice way to put runs on the board. 

India - Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj

Sri Lanka - Pathum Nissanka, Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis(w), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka(c), Janith Liyanage, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dunith Wellalage, Akila Dananjaya, Asitha Fernando, Mohamed Shiraz

Sri Lanka wins the toss and opts to bat. Mohamed Shiraz, fast bowler, to make debut for Sri Lanka. 

Total played: 66

India: 32

Sri Lanka: 28

No Result: 6

Last result: India won by 10 wickets (Colombo; 2023)

World Cup, 2023 - India - 357/8; Sri Lanka - 55 all out

Asia Cup final, 2023 - Sri Lanka - 50 all out; India 51/0 

Asia Cup, 2023 - India 213 all out; Sri Lanka 172 all out

ODI, 2023 - India 390/5; Sri Lanka 73 all out

Matches played: 169

India: 99

Sri Lanka: 57

No Result: 11

Tied: 1

Last result: India won by 302 runs (Mumbai; 2023)

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