So let's say...Good for Sri Lanka and overall world of cricket..๐
Young and inexperienced Sri Lankan Spinners turn it around on hot favorites Team India. Comprehensively win 3rd one day by 110 runs. In the absence of their front line seamers and Wanidu Hasaranga.
Sri Lanka not even qualified for Champions Trophy due next year.
India never lost so many wickets to spinners in any series so far. It's a new record. 27 out of 30 wickets..to be precise.
Sri Lanka at present haven't lost last 7 odi series at home,prior to this series. Now 8 in a row.
Legendary Sanath Jaysurya beat Gautam Gambhir here.
Beat India 2-0.
Wellalage bags the Man of the Series award:
7 wickets and 108 runs.
Avishka Player of the Match for his 96.
3rd ODI: India outplayed by Sri Lanka.
Indian chase: Disastrous :
Washington Sundar tried his best in almost lost battle, hit 3 clean sixes out on 30.
110/8 : 20 Ov.
Sri Lanka on TOP and looking for their 1st ODI series win against India after 27 years, in series no.14 since then.
Dube back on 102 /8.
Riyan Parag leaves ball on stumps:15: 100/7.
15 Ov : 96/6. Need 153 more off 35 ov @ 4.37.
Dube joins Riyan Parag, with Washington Sundar to follow.
Shreyas too falls to Wellalage on 8 : 82/6.
Riyan Parag In .
Wellalage strikes his 3rd.
Shreyas + Axar : Axar Bowled on 2 : 73/5.
Further trouble as Virat lbw 18 : 71/4 :10.5 Ov.
Bad start by India : 67/3: 10 Ov.
Shubman 6 , Rohit 35 and Pant 6 back.
Sri Lanka continues to win the toss and bat.
India pull back for last 15 overs : 90 balls : 83 runs and 6 wickets. From 171/1 to 248/7.
๐ Theekshana replaces Dananjaya
๐ Pant to play his first ODI since November 2022
๐งข ODI debut for Riyan Parag.
KL Rahul and Akshardeep dropped.
Sri Lanka stops Indian juggernaut of 10 bilateral series wins,since 1997.
2nd ODI:
Undoubtedly Player of the Match:
- 34 years old
- 23rd ODI in nine years since his debut
- Announced a injured Hasaranga's replacement yesterday only .
- Takes six out of top six against a full-strength India ๐ฅถ
And Jeffrey Vandersay is done at last 6/33.
Jeffrey Vandersay rocked India's top & middle orders inside 7 overs ๐คฏ๐
Takes Sri Lanka 1-0 up with 1 to go.
Indian chase: Target was 241.
From 97/0 to next 111/10.
India : 208 all down in 42.2 overs.
201/9 .
Siraj -4- gone on a ball which kept very low.
200/8 : 40 Ov. Need 41 more .
Indian dressing room hoping miracle from Kuldeep n Siraj in batting for last 51 runs.
Hosts on TOP and sniffing VICTORY.
Last Indian hope Washington Sundar departs on 15 : 190/8 ..need 51 more.
Axar out on 44 with 56 still to get : 185/7.
After 44 balls without boundary : Axar Patel
hits 4 n 6.
Need 73 more off 120 balls.
30 Ov : 168/6 : Axar 33* n Washington 11*.
India under huge pressure at Colombo.
What to say...Wonderful Vandersay..!
Need 89 off 25 overs, but :
Last capable batting pair for India.
Wow...Newcomer on Top with 6th wicket:
147/6 : 23.1 : Axar joined by Washington.
KL Rahul bowled Vandersay 0 (2).
Axar Patel launches counterattack : 6,4,4 in Asalanka over.
Same story getting repeated: Middle order crumbling against Sri Lankan Spinners after an excellent start.
133/5 : 21.5 Ov. Axar + KL Rahul in.
Vandersay gets all 5 wickets : 5/23 off 6 overs.
15 Ov : 110/1 : Solid start.
Another day another FIFTY: Rohit departs after very attractive and attacking 64 off 44 balls : 4 sixes and 5 fours : 97/1 : 13.3 Ov.
1st ODI: A thriller ๐ฅ :
Sri Lanka starts series with a very much impressive performance especially in a bowling department. Choked experienced Indian batters in chase.
Indian chase: It's a TIE. 230 : 47.5 Ov.
3rd T20 was also tied match.
India survived in a very close finish.
Wellalage: Player of the Match: for his 67* and 2/39.
Shivam Dube with 2 sixes- 25 almost got India home in a very tight finish : 230/9.
211/8 : Need 20 more : Siraj joins Dube as ,
Hasaranga gets his 3rd: Kuldeep on 2 .
Axar goes on 33 : 197/7 : 40.5 : Need 34 .
Hasaranga gets KL Rahul on 31 : 189/6.
35 Ov : 164/5 : Need 67 more off 90 balls.
30 Ov : 149/5. Need 82 more.
Shreyas back on 23 : 132/5 : 24.2 : KL +Axar.
Virat out on 24 : 130/4 : 23.1 Ov.
20 Ov : 109/3.
Washington Sundar in at no.4 and hits a six,early and then departs shortly after.
Rohit falls on 58 : 80/2 : 14.2 Ov.
Rohit gets to 53 in 33 balls : 71/0 : 10 Overs.
Sri Lanka opted to bat first: Set competitive target on turning track through lower order batting contributions.
30 Ov : 112/5.
10 Ov: 37/1.
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are back after a forgettable WC Final loss in November '23:
