India beat Sri Lanka by 67 runs in High Scoring encounter, Lead the 03 match series 1 – 0
Sri Lanka Tour of India 2023 – 01st One Day International Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati, Assam, India
India put into bat, 373 / 7 – ( 50 Overs ) Virat kohli 113, Skipper Rohit Sharma 83, Shubman Gill 70, Lokesh Rahul 39, Shreyas Iyer 28 – Rohit Sharma / Shubman Gill involved in a 143 run opening stand, Virat Kohli / Lokesh Rahul put on 90 runs for the 04th wicket – first 10 overs : 75 / 2, 25 overs : 185 / 2, 40 overs : 294 / 3, last 10 overs : 79 / 4 – lost the last 04 wickets for the addition of 61 runs – Kasun Rajitha 3 / 88, Avishka Fernando 02 catches.
Sri Lanka in reply, 306 / 8 – ( 50 Overs ) Skipper Dasun Shanaka 108no, Pathum Nissanka 72, Dhananjaya De Silva 47, Charith Asalanka 23 – Pathum Nissanka / Dhananjaya De Silva added 72 runs for the 04th wicket, Dasun Shanaka / Kasun Rajitha put on 102 runs in an unbroken 09th wicket partnership – first 10 overs : 38 / 2, 25 overs : 137 / 4, 40 overs : 220 / 8, last 10 overs : 86 / 0 – Umran Malik 3 / 57, Mohammad Siraj 2 / 30, Lokesh Rahul 02 catches.
Player of the Match : Virat Kohli – India
Sri Lanka Skipper, Dasun Shanaka was out of his crease when Mohammad Shami had run in & broken the stumps before delivering. But India Captain, Rohit Sharma withdrew the appeal. Eventually, Dasun Shanaka who was on 98 scored 10 more runs in the last 03 balls of the last over.
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