India vs Sri Lanka 1st ODI, Dharamsala, live scorecard
Mathews ends it style
A lovely off drive to finish things off. Sri Lanka have finally won an ODI and that too against a strong Indian side. They romp home with seven wickets in hand and 29.2 overs to spare. What dominant performance it has been by Sri Lanka. They go 1-0 up in the three-match series.
100 up for Sri Lanka
No problems whatsoever, Mathews and Dickwella are in full control of the proceedings and they have crusied past 100. Inches away from going 1-0 up in the three-match series.
Tharanga falls for 49
The Sri Lankan captain will be mighty disappointed. He was all set to bring up a well deserved half-ton, when a tentative poke brought his downfall. Dhawan alsmot made a meal of it at slips but manages to hold on in the second attempt, Pandya gets his first of the day.
Thirimanne chops on
Thirimanne is not as lucky as Tharanga. Bhuvneshwar had some part of his foot behind the line. A perfect length delivery that forces Thirimanne to poke his bat but the inward movement takes the inside edge and crashes onto the stumps. This is match is far from over.
Oh 'NO'
Would you believe it? A wicket off a no ball at this stage of the game. Bumrah brings back horrifying memories of Champions Trophy final. A beautiful outswinger finds the outside edge of Tharanga's bat, simple catch taken at third place but replays show Bumrah overstepping. Tharanga survives.
Bumrah draws first blood
Edged and gone! Bumrah finally finds the outside edge of Gunathilaka's bat. That was a terrible terrible shot from the talanted left-hander. After playing and missing for 10 deliveries, he decides to take the attack to Bumrah only to find an outside edge to Dhoni. SL: 7/1
The Indian fielders have charged their way into middle, giving all the indications that they are up for the challange.
India should thank their stars and MS Dhoni. They were 29 for 7 at one stage, staring at an unwanted record of the lowest ever ODI score (35 by Zimbabwe). 112 is still way lower than what India would have wanted but it has at least given Indian bowlers a shot. Remeber Stuart Binny's 6 for 5 in Mirpur? India were defending 105 then. So there is still hope.
Speaking of hope, the Indian batsmen were far from giving any of it to its fans in the absence of regular captain Virat Kohli. No one reached double figures apart from Dhoni (65). Credit must be given to the Sri Lankan bowlers, who did not give anything away. Suranga Lakmal coninued his Test form into the ODIs, returning with figures of 4 for 13 in his 10 overs, which he bowled on the trott.
That's it!
An entertaining 65-run knock from Dhoni comes to an end. India set 113-run target for the visitors
Cometh the hour, cometh the man!
Mahendra Singh Dhoni slams his 67th ODI fifty.
Bumrah fails to compensate, departs for a 14-ball duck. India are 9 wickets down but Mahendra Singh Dhoni still going strong on 40. IND 87/9 (35 overs)
Bumrah Survives!
Excellent use of technology from Mahendra Singh Dhoni. IND 87/8 (34 overrs)
Kuldeep Yadav on his way back to pavilion. IND 70/8
Dhoni steadies Indian innings
Lakmal send Bhuvneshwar back to pavilion. IND 28/7
Unbelievable scene in Dharmasala.
India lose their 6th man, Pradeep sends Hardik Pandya packing. IND 28/6 (15.2 overs)
All eyes on Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Lankan pacers on fire!
Sri Lankan pacers run riot, debutant Iyer follows top order batsmen. IND 16/5
Lakmal puts India on back foot, gets his third wicket. Manish Pandey dismissed for 2. IND 16/4 (13 overs)
11 overs: IND 12/3. Shreyas Iyer 6 (16), Manish Pandey 1 (12)
A duck after 18 balls for Karthik
Lakmal looks deadly as gets his second wicket, Dinesh Karthik departs for a 18-ball duck. IND 8/3 (9 overs)
India in trouble
Lakmal gets his man, Indian skipper Rohit Sharma returns to the dugout with a score of 2. IND 2/2 (4.1 overs)
Debutant Shreyas Iyer walks out to bat at No.3
IND 0/1 (2 overs)
Dhawan departs!
Experienced Mathews strikes, the vistors have got rid of dangerous Dhawan early. Maiden for Mathews as well.
Mathews to bowl from other end
A maiden to start with. IND 0/0 (1 over)
Players are out in the middle. Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan to open the Indian batting line-up. while, Suranga Lakmal will start with the ball for the visitors
TOSS
Newly-appointed Sri Lanka skipper Thisara Perera won the toss and decided to bowl first at the picturesque HPCA stadium in Dharamsala on Sunday.
The visitors are on a 12-match losing streak and Perera will have a daunting task to lead his side to victory against the high on confidence hosts lead by stand-in skipper Rohit Sharma.
Perera will be happy to have the like of Angelo Mathews, Asela Gunaratne and Danushka Gunathilaka back in the coloured outfit.
India will be without their top performer and regular skipper Virat Kohli while, young Shreyas Iyer will make his first ODI appearance. However, Rohit received a last-minute boost as Shikhar Dhawan, who was in doubt for the series opener till last night, is fit and will open the Indian innings with Rohit Sharma.
But, Ajinkya Rahane, who had a good run in the last few ODI's misses out from the playing XI
Virat-less Indian side is on a seven-series winning streak and a lot will be at stake when Rohit Sharma takes the field for the first time as an India captain. A win at Dharamsla will take India to the top of the ICC ranking.
Interestingly, when Sri Lanka last played in India, Rohit Sharma smashed a world-record 264 runs in Kolkata.
SQUADS
IND XI: Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma (C), Shreyas Iyer, Dinesh Karthik, Manish Pandey, MS Dhoni (W), Hardik Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah
SL 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
WELCOME!
Welcome to the live coverage of the first ODI between India and Sri Lanka at the beautiful HPCA stadium in Dharamsala.