New Delhi: India sealed the T20I series 2-1 under Hardik Pandya’s captaincy, but the format and the scheme of things are a lot different now as both teams are gearing up for the upcoming World Cup. Rohit Sharma is back in his role as a skipper and played a captains knock of 83 off 67, along with Gill who scored 70 off 60 to give India a good start. Seeing the flat pitch, both batters attacked and dealt in boundaries.
Innings Break!#TeamIndia packed a punch ? with the bat!
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After the openers departed, it was Kohli who took on the attack. His 90 runs partnership off just 70 balls with KL Rahul was crucial to take India to a big total. Meanwhile, Kohli’s dropped catch made Sri Lanka suffer a lot and a few misfields here and there could be a contributor if the game goes close.
Here is the prediction for the game.
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# Dhananjaya de Silva gets off the mark with a four.
# Sri Lanka is entering a place where even dew cannot help them. Pathum Nissanka needs to play big and quickly from here on.
Sri Lanka 3⃣ down!@umran_malik_01 strikes to dismiss Charith Asalanka ? ?
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# Umran Malik strikes! Edge on the leg side and KL Rahul takes the catch as Asalanka departs for 23(28). The replay shows it did not hit his bat!!
# Straight down the ground to Umran Malik as Nissanka is back at hitting boundaries.
# Rohit brings in Yuzvendra Chahal to attack at the right time.
# Asalanka takes on Hardik Pandya with two boundaries in the 11th over and 50 comes up for Sri Lanka. Will the visitors look to change the gears from here on?
# End of the 10th over and Sri Lanka has lost track after losing wickets, the score stands at 38/2.
# Umprire raises the finger as Siraj traps Nissanka lbw, but there is a spike in the ultra edge that gives a sigh of relief to Sri Lanka.
A sensational⚡️delivery from @mdsirajofficial as Kusal Mendis goes for a duck.
Siraj picks up his second wicket.
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# Mendis tries to drive but gets bowled by Siraj. Sri Lanka is two down in a big chase!
# First wicket for India as Avishka Fernando departs off Siraj’s delivery. Fernando: 5(12)
# End of the first over and Nissanka has scored eight, courtesy of his two boundaries.
# Second ball and it has been sent for four by Nissanka.
# Avishka Fernando and Pathum Nissanka walk in to chase the total while Mohammed Shami bowls the first one.
# While India would have thought of something more than 385-390, 373 is still a good total. Sri Lanka has a great batting line-up and with dew coming into play, the game can lean anywhere.
# India stands at 367/7 with the last over to go. How much can Shami and Siraj add to the total?
# Big wicket for the visitors as Rajitha picks Kohli as he tries to slog and did not judge the slower one well. Virat Kohli: 113(87)
# A bouncer from Karunarathne and an easy catch for Fernando dismiss Axar Patel for a run-a-ball nine.
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A brilliant hundred from @imVkohli as he brings up his 45th ODI ton.
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# Hardik Pandya departs after handing the slower ball to long-on. Hardik Pandya: 14(12)
# Kohli accelerates with two consecutive fours to Karunarathne and it takes India’s score to 326 in the 44th over.
# Hardik loves leg spinners and it is maximum against Hasaranga. A flighted delivery was sent to long-off for six by Pandya.
# KL Rahul completely misses the cutter as it hits the stumps from behind his legs. Kasun Rajitha strikes back and Rahul departs on 39 off 29.
# End of the 40th over and India stands strong at 294/3, eyeing at least 90-95 runs from here. Virat Kohli: 74*(62), KL Rahul: 35*(27)
# Kusal Mendis dives but drops Virat Kohli’s crucial catch. Kohli pays back with two consecutive fours.
Half-century number 6️⃣5️⃣ for @imVkohli in ODIs ??
He brings fifty up in style with a maximum ?
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# Virat Kohli reaches his 65th half-century with a six! India stands at 258/3 after 36 overs.
# Kohli’s quick start has turned into a run-a-ball inning after the fall of wickets.
# Dhananjaya de Silva strikes as Iyer gets a top edge off the sweep just to hand the ball to Avishka Fernando. Shreyas Iyer: 28(24)
# Iyer brings up the 200 for the team India by smashing a boundary off Hasaranga’s delivery. He seems unbeatable on a flat pitch, while he is a fine player of spin.
# Two consecutive fours by Shreyas Iyer. The fall of wickets is not stopping boundaries on this flat pitch.
Captain @ImRo45 departs after a fine knock of 83 off 67 deliveries.
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# Inside edge and Rohit Sharma is dismissed by Madushanka for 83 off 67.
# Virat Kohli has started to deliver. A pull on a short leg-break by Hasaranga and Kohli gets a boundary.
# Gill departs! Sri Lankan captain Dasun Shanaka strikes as Gill misses the ball and gets caught lbw. Shubman Gill: 70(60)
# Three consecutive fours by Gill and a six by Rohit to smash away the 19th over. Score: 137/0
Shubman Gill joins the party with a well made FIFTY off 51 deliveries.
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# 100 comes up for India with no loss in 14.5 overs.
Captain @ImRo45 brings up his 47th ODI FIFTY!
A look at one of his MAXIMUMS in the innings so far.
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# Hasaranga traps Rohit Sharma and Sri Lanka reviews for lbw. Two reds and an umpire’s call and Rohit Sharma survives.
# End of the 10th over and India stands at 75/0. Rohit Sharma: 44*(33) and Shubman Gill: 31*(27)
# There is a bowling change from both ends, Hasaranga comes in with spin while Chamika Karunarathne handles the pace attack.
# 17 runs in the 7th over and the score goes up to 59/0, what a start for men in blue.
That’s a brilliant 50-run partnership between @ImRo45 & @ShubmanGill ??
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# Another one! Rajitha goes short and Rohit punishes him. With this boundary, 50 comes up for India.
# First six of the inning as Rohit smashes Rajitha.
# Sri Lanka takes a review for lbw, but the third umpire denies the claim. Rohit Sharma survives.
# Gill copies the captain and goes for three consecutive fours to Madushnka. Score: 34/0 in 3.4 overs.
# Two back-to-back boundaries by Rohit. The captain is looking to score big to counter dew in the second inning.
# Boundary by Gill and it is 8 runs in the second over. Score: 12/0
# First boundary of the inning. Rohit Sharma gets off the mark on the fifth ball with a four.
# Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill open the inning for India and Kasun Rajitha, the player who proved it in the T20s, has the new ball.
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# Rohit Sharma made it clear that the team is preferring Shubman Gill over Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer over Suryakumar Yadav in the ODIs, while Umran Malik’s seven wickets in 3 T20Is have got him a place ahead of Arshdeep Singh.
Sri Lanka have won the toss and elect to bowl first in the 1st ODI.
A look at our Playing XI for the game.
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