Upul Tharanga scored 49 runs as Sri Lanka defeated India by 7 wickets. (Source: BCCI TV)
Live Cricket Score, India Vs Sri Lanka at Dharamsala: Sri Lanka chased down the easy target of 113 runs in mere 20 overs. The visitors suffered an early shock after Danushka Gunathilaka was caught behind at 1 with Jasprit Bumrah taking his first wicket in the match. The bowler almost got Upul Tharanga a few years over later, but it was adjudged no ball for overstepping. The mistake cost India with the left-hand batsman going on to scoring a fast-paced 49 runs, before he became a victim to Hardik Pandya. But it proved to be a “too-little-too-late” effort from the allrounder as Sri Lanka only needed 37 runs more to win the game. Angelo Mathews and Niroshan Dickwella ensured that the visitors do not lose any more wickets and took their side to a comfortable 7-wicket victory.
Earlier, India were bowled out for a paltry 112 runs in the first ODI against Sri Lanka in Dharamsala. Having won the toss, Sri Lanka chose to bowl first and, at the time, it seemed like a bad decision with pundits and India’s skipper Rohit Sharma thinking it is a “win-toss-bat-first” surface. But Perera was quickly proven right by the combination of Suranga Lakmal and Angelo Mathews who got the ball to move around as per their whim. The first wicket fell without a run on the board and Rohit went for two runs. Soon, India were in tatters at 29/7 with 20 overs gone. Only MS Dhoni was the set batsman left to steer India to possible safety. Former India captain struck a fine 65 run knock before perishing in an attempt at increasing the tempo. It gave the Indian bowlers something to bowl at and defend but in the end, it proved to be too easy for the opposition.
India vs Sri Lanka, 1st ODI at Dharamsala highlights:
1705 hrs IST: And that’s a wrap on the match. Sri Lanka won the match by 7 wickets and take a 1-0 lead in the series. India need to win the second match at Nagpur to level the series.
1645 hrs IST: Four! It has been a strangely composed innings from Angelo Mathews. The right-hand batsman has just scored 12 runs in 26 balls, eight of which have come from boundaries. Now he is starting to look more settled on the crease as Sri Lanka continue to cruise.
1630 hrs IST: WICKET! Upul Tharanga misses out on his fifty as he gives away a catch at slip at 49. Hardik Pandya comes back with a redemption over after giving away 14 runs in the first over. But Sri Lanka now just need 47 runs to win and it might just be too little too late for India. SL 67/3.
1616 hrs IST: At the end of first powerplay, Sri Lanka have reached 45/2. Maybe it’s time for India to turn to spinners? Because Sri Lanka are cruising now. Tharanga is making it too easy for them.
1605 hrs IST: FOUR! Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah have been bowling well so far. But back-to-back boundaries in this over from Kumar will hurt India. Upul Tharanga is looking set in the middle and has already scored three boundaries so far. India need another wicket to bounce back. Mathews has looked uncomfortable and has not scored a single run in eight balls.
1557 hrs IST: WICKET! And this time it’s out. Bhuvneshwar Kumar gets his man and Thirimanne departs without scoring a single run. India gets another wicket and the game is on in Dharamsala. SL 19/2.
1553 hrs IST: WICKET! But it’s a NO BALL! Jasprit Bumrah, what have you done here! Sri Lanka with a free hit, which is struck for a boundary. Tharanga with a misjudged shot and that’s four.
1549 hrs IST: India are 13/0 in 5 overs and now they already need less than 100 runs to win. India need at least 2-3 quick wickets in succession to change the mood of the game.
1545 hrs IST: WICKET! Jasprit Bumrah gets his man and that’s MS Dhoni with the catch. Can’t keep him out of the game. Gunathilaka departs on 1. Early wicket is exactly what the doctor ordered and Bumrah delivers. SL 7/1.
1530 hrs IST: And we are back for Sri Lanka innings. The visitors will not worry too much about the target on board and if India has to win this, they need early breakthroughs. Bhuvneshwar Kumar takes the new ball for India. Upul Tharanga and Danushka Gunathilaka open the innings.
1445 hrs IST: GONE! India are all out for 112 with MS Dhoni the last wicket to fall. The wicketkeeper-batsman perishes for 65 in an attempt at increasing the scoring rate. But just after cracking a boundary, he goes for another and only ends up slicing it for the man at sweeper cover. Tried to hit it too hard but doesn’t middle it.
1437 hrs IST: Chahal now with the job of surviving an over from Pradeep. And he navigates that successfully.
1433 hrs IST: SIX! Hundred up for India. Comes down the track, to the pitch of the ball, lovely follow through and it has gone into the second tier of the stadium. WHAT A SHOT! Next ball, dot. Once again, two steps down. SMACK! Unfortunately, it was travelling and no point running for a single there. But he closes the over with a boundary into the same region. The fielders had come in and Dhoni finds the boundary
1430 hrs IST: FIFTY! Dhoni brings up his fifty from 78 balls. Gets there with a boundary. What a knock this has been under pressure even while wickets have fallens at the other end. Talk about making the most of your experience
1429 hrs IST: Last time India were bowled out for under 100 was back in 2006 against South Africa when they were dismissed for 91. That has been breached for now as Dhoni sends the ball soaring over the boundary for a six – the first today.
1426 hrs IST: Yuzvendra Chahal is the last man in for India. They’re 87/9. Is a three digit score possible?
1423 hrs IST: GONE! India lose their ninth wicket as Bumrah is bowled. Dhoni, at the other end, is not happy with the shot. Misses the straight, flighted delivery by Pathirana and Dhoni loses another partner. Nothing shot. Comes down, clears the front foot but is nowhere near the pitch of the ball or in line. Misses the ball completely and is bowled.
1412 hrs IST: Bumrah is given out leg before off Pathirana. Its a fair delivery. Goes on the backfoot, hits the back pad, and there is no edge to it. On to ball tracking, the impact is outside, pitching outside off and the umpire has to change his decision
1401 hrs IST: On to MS Dhoni and Jasprit Bumrah then. More specifically on Dhoni to get a big score and take India forward.
1343 hrs IST: Big appeal for stumping on Kuldeep Yadav. Akila Dananjaya is the new bowler introduced. Spin to tackle for the Indian pairing now. Tossed up, it dipped and turned away to beat the edge. Goes upstairs. The backfoot seems to be on the line when the bails come off. Kuldeep is in trouble and the verdict is in – he’s OUT. Kuldeep’s resistance ends and Dananjaya strikes on his third ball. India go 70/8
1340 hrs IST: In the first 20 overs, India were 29/7. Since then, in five overs, India have added 40 runs without losing a wicket. Both Dhoni and Kuldeep Yadav accumulating the boundaries and getting the team out of the jail.
1331 hrs IST: Three boundaries in five balls – two by Kuldeep and one by Dhoni – and India have picked up some key runs to avoid registering the lowest score ever in ODIs and take the side beyond the 50-run mark as well. Still need plenty to do
1322 hrs IST: FOUR! Shot of the day by far. The most confident shot by an India player today. MS Dhoni steps out of the crease, takes the ball on the top and sends it screaming between cover and mid-off region for a four. Loud cheers greet the shot
1320 hrs IST: MS Dhoni is caught leg before. Big appeal. Umpire says not out. Sri Lanka opt to go for the review. There is no bat to it. The ball tracker says it had pitched in line, impact was in line but was hitting the top of stumps. Remains the call of the on-field umpire and Dhoni stays alive.
1310 hrs IST: A question worth pondering with Lakmal bowling his final over. Facing Kagiso Rabada in South Africa would be some challenge if this is any indication. What a show from him. Finishes with 10-4-13-4
Dharamshala or Cape Town? Looks like India are already in South Africa 🇿🇦 #INDvSL
— Daksh Panwar (@Daksh280) December 10, 2017
1300 hrs IST: GONE! Bhuvneshwar Kumar is the seventh wicket to fall. Edged and taken. Little Bhuvi could do there. Lakmal is oozing confidence at the moment and it shows with the balls coming out of his hand. It is short of good length, kept coming back in, Bhuvi tried to defend but the ball held its line at the last moment to eke out an edge and falls into Dickwella’s gloves. India are 29/7
1251 hrs IST: GONE! India’s woes compound further as experienced face in Hardik Pandya walks back now. Dead silence in Dharamsala now. Tries to get his bat out of the way, too late in doing that, gets the edge and it falls to Mathews at first slip. Pradeep gets his second wicket. India are now 28/6
1250 hrs IST: Last time India went five down in under 20 runs was back in 1983 World Cup against Zimbabwe. Then Kapil Dev scored 175… Been a day of miserably stats for India.
1240 hrs IST: Nuwan Pradeep joins the wicket-taking party. Shreyas Iyer had been careful so far even with the wickets falling by the wayside at the other end. Doesn’t get anywhere near close to the pitch of the ball, doesn’t move his feet and chops it back on. Probably held up as he expected it to come quicker but this surface is not the quickest. India go five down and are 16/5 in the 14th over
1235 hrs IST: Drinks come in and Sri Lanka would enjoy them. They’ve earned the four wickets by pegging India back in the hole. need someone to steady things and for that, the focus shifts to MS Dhoni – the new man in.
1233 hrs IST: GONE! FOUR DOWN! Manish Pandey goes for two. Lakmal is on fire and Pandey is the latest victim. Indian batsmen absolutely clueless at the moment of how to counter the movement of the surface. Kept coming back into the right hander before straightening and Manish poked at it with a closed face of the bat to hand out a catch at first slip to Mathews. India’s troubles continue. India are 16/4
1225 hrs IST: Leading edge from Manish Pandey and it falls just ahead of the fielder. Gunathilaka moves forward and gets his hands underneath but it has fallen on the bounce. Lakmal shortens his length and got it to straighten, Manish tried to clip it but possibly held its line and gets a leading edge. Luckily for him and India, it doesn’t loop up
1220 hrs IST: Collection of unwanted records for India. Dinesh Karthik’s 18-ball duck earns him an unwanted milestone. For most balls faced and getting a duck in India. Beats Solkar (17 balls), WV Raman (16) and Ganguly (16). For India, they’ve set the record for the lowest score in the first powerplay – 11/3.
1211 hrs IST: This was coming. Dinesh Karthik is given out leg before. Walks before deciding he wants to review. The umpire informs him that the time is up and can’t review it anymore. Good call from Karthik not to review it at the word go for it was going on to hit the top of leg stump and would have been umpire’s call. India in serious trouble and Karthik’s misery has been put to rest. Walks for a duck from 18 balls
1207 hrs IST: BIG, BIG APPEAL! Mathews looks confident that this is leg before. He looks almost annoyed that it is not given. A look later confirms that it was going down the leg stump and the decision not to review it is a wise one. But worth pondering how Dinesh Karthik is being troubled at the moment as Lakmal and Mathews make the ball talk
1200 hrs IST: Lakmal is back in and he’s back in to bother Karthik. Starts off with another beauty. Good length delivery, jags back into the right hander. Loose from Karthik as he goes for an expansive drive and there is a big gap between bat and pad. Lucky for Karthik that it doesn’t hit the stumps
1153 hrs IST: Five overs bowled, four maidens, two runs scored and two wickets down – not a start you see often from an India side at home. Iyer finally gets the first boundary to give the capacity crowd something to cheer. Its bowled on the pads and Iyer calmly plays it to the right of the mid-wicket fielder and it goes coasting to the boundary ropes.
1150 hrs IST: New man in is Dinesh Karthik and he is welcomed with a delivery that cuts him in half. Beaten by the pace of Lakmal and follows it up by beating his outside edge. Way to make a new man in question things early on.
1147 hrs IST: Another big appeal, another not out by the umpire and another review. Looking for a caught behind on Rohit Sharma off Lakmal. Front on it looks like there is nothing on it and it has beaten him completely. But UltraEdge spots a spike as it goes past the bat and the umpire has to change his decision. What a start for Sri Lanka. India are 2/2 in 4.1 overs.
1140 hrs IST: Two overs in, both maidens and India are one wicket down. Rohit Sharma finally gets India off the mark with a double. And a gorgeous delivery to end the over. After three overs, India are 2/1. Shreyas Iyer is the new man in by the way. He is making his debut.
1135 hrs IST: Angelo Mathews comes in at the other end. And Mathews looks confident that he’s got Dhawan for a duck. Appeal for leg before on Dhawan and given not out by the on-field umpire. Sri Lanka go for the review. Fair delivery. No bat involved. Ball tracking says three reds. Going on to hit the middle stump. Big wicket and perfect start for Sri Lanka. Stunned silence in Dharamsala
1130 hrs IST: Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan open for India. Suranga Lakmal has the ball first up and starts off beautifully to all but get Rohit there. Squares him up with the ball seaming away after pitching on middle stump. Lovely delivery
1120 hrs IST: The teams walk down to the middle for the national anthems. A packed HPCA Stadium greets them. An absolutely gorgeous venue this – even better with touch of winter to it and sun shining brightly. As always, the visiting team’s anthem first followed by the home team. Sri Lanka players form a huddle.
1105 hrs IST: Teams are in. Shikhar Dhawan looks to have brushed off the fever that kept him out of practice. Iyer gets the honour of coming in at no. 1. Dinesh Karthik gets the chance to show if he can replace Dhoni in the future (or now?). Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal the spinners with Jasprit Bumrah and newly married Bhuvneshwar Kumar the seamers. But, but no Ajinkya Rahane. That’s a tough call on him. Could have batted at number three in a small series this like. Who would take the number four spot between Karthik, Pandey and Dhoni? Tricky.
1100 hrs IST: TOSS: First time ODI captains in the middle – Rohit and Perera. Sri Lanka have won the toss and chosen to bowl first. “It looks like a good batting track and we want to chase on it. We want to do something special this series”. Rohit would have batted. “Good toss to lose. Would assist the bowlers early on and see how things go from there. Allows us the chance to assess the pitch. Captaincy is a great challenge and I have a great team with me. We’re playing with six batsmen, one all rounder, two spinners and two seamers.”
Toss time – The visitors have won the toss and will bowl first #INDvSL pic.twitter.com/Xg6uj88x6M
— BCCI (@BCCI) December 10, 2017
1055 hrs IST: Right. We’re ready to go. Final touches by the players. Toss coming up…
#TeamIndia going through the drills at the picturesque Dharamsala. Action to unfold soon #INDvSL pic.twitter.com/olqiuiGt4g
— BCCI (@BCCI) December 10, 2017
1051 hrs IST: The ball will come on to the bat nicely. New ball bowlers will enjoy the first hour and then it is for the batsmen. Little bit of moisture in the surface. Dew factor could make a difference even with the early start. Score 275 and defend for the win. Win early and bat first, is the word on the pitch from Sunil Gavaskar and Russel Arnold.
1040 hrs IST: Looks like Shreyas Iyer has been handed the cap to make his ODI debut. Dinesh Karthik set to come in at number four. Hardik Pandya would be eager to hit the ground running after missing the Tests against Sri Lanka.
BIG moment this for young Shreyas Iyer who is all set to make his ODI debut #TeamIndia #INDvSL pic.twitter.com/YtsdskcUiJ
— BCCI (@BCCI) December 10, 2017
1030 hrs IST: Hello and good morning for our live coverage of the opening ODI of this three match series between India and Sri Lanka. How the Sri Lankans would breathe better after what transpired in Delhi. And would hope it brings about a change in fortunes to somehow, just somehow, get a series win and close the year on a high. But it looks incredibly tough – even in the absence of Virat Kohli. But let’s see how things go in what has been an overkill of contests between these two in the second half of the year.
TEAMS:
India XI: Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma (c), Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Dinesh Karthik, MS Dhoni(w), Hardik Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal
Sri Lanka XI: Upul Tharanga, Danushka Gunathilaka, Lahiru Thirimanne, Angelo Mathews, Asela Gunaratne, Niroshan Dickwella(w), Thisara Perera(c), Sachith Pathirana, Suranga Lakmal, Akila Dananjaya, Nuwan Pradeep
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