Sri Lanka trounce Sharma-led India

India made three changes to their playing (Pat)eleven – Virat Kohli, Kedar Jadhav and Axar made way for One-day International debutant Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey and Kuldeep Yadav.

Sri Lanka made half-a-dozen changes to the eleven that (Ase)last played the Indians – Dilshan Munaweera, Milinda Siriwardana, Wanindu Hasaranga, Malinda Pushpakumara, Vishwa Fernando, and Lasith Malinga made way for Danushka Gunathilaka, Gunaratne, Thisara Perera (who was leading the team), Sachith Pathirana, Suranga Lakmal (the player of the match), and Nuwan Pradeep.

On winning the toss, Thisara Perera, Sri Lanka’s skipper, inserted the hosts.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10^th over. They scored 11, and lost three wickets.

A couple of maiden overs into the match, Sri Lanka sought a bowling review. Shikhar Dhawan, the batsman, faced half-a-dozen balls, failing to get off the mark. It was upheld by Australian umpire Simon Fry. He was trapped leg before wicket by Angelo Mathews.

Thirteen balls (Dickwel)later, Sri Lanka sought a bowling review. Rohit Sharma, India’s skipper, was the batsman. He faced 13 balls, scoring just a couple. It was upheld by umpire Anil Chaudhary. He was caught by Niroshan. Lakmal broke the two-run stand.

Dinesh Karthik, who faced 18 balls, failed to get off the mark. Twenty-eight balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Lakmal, who broke the six-run stand.

The second Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 11^th and the 40^th over. They scored 101, and lost seven wickets.

Pandey, who faced 15 balls, scored just a couple. Twenty-four balls after Karthik’s dismissal, he was caught by Mathews. Lakmal broke the eight-run stand.

It was at that point that the first drinks break was taken. India had scored 16 for the loss of four wickets at that point. Iyer was batting on nine.

Iyer, whose 27-ball innings included a boundary, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. Three dot balls after Pandey’s dismissal, he was dismissed by Pradeep.

Hardik Pandya, whose run-a-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 10. A dozen balls later, he was caught by Mathews. Pradeep broke the run-a-ball stand.

Ninety-four balls into the match, Sri Lanka sought a bowling review. Bhuvneshwar Kumar was the batsman. Using the umpire’s call, it was struck down by Fry.

Kumar, who faced five balls, didn’t get off the mark. Eight balls after Pandya’s dismissal, he was caught by Dickwella. Lakmal broke the one-run stand.

A hundred and seventeen balls into the match, Sri Lanka sought a bowling review. Mahendra Singh Dhoni was the batsman. Using the umpire’s call, it was struck down by Fry.

India scored 50 off 22.5 overs (137 balls). Sri Lanka had conceded four extras at that point.

Yadav, whose 25-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 19. Fifty-three balls after Kumar’s dismissal, he was stumped by Dickwella. Akila Dananjaya broke the 41-run stand.

Twenty-seven overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. India had scored 75 for the loss of eight wickets at that point. While Dhoni was batting on 28, Jasprit Bumrah hadn’t opened his account.

Dhoni’s half-century – which included eight boundaries and a six – came off 78 balls.

Bumrah, who faced 15 balls, didn’t get off the mark. Fifty-four balls after Yadav’s dismissal, Pathirana broke the 17-run stand.

India scored 100 off 36.3 overs (219 balls). Sri Lanka had conceded five extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Dhoni, whose 87-ball innings included 10 boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 65. Twenty-three balls after Bumrah’s dismissal, he was caught by Gunathilaka. Perera broke the 25-run stand.

Yuzvendra Chahal, who faced nine balls, didn’t get off the mark. He was unbeaten.

India were bundled out for 112 off 38.2 overs.

Pathirana bowled four overs, including a maiden. He conceded 16, picking up a wicket.

Perera, who bowled 4.2 overs, conceded 29. He picked up a wicket.

Mathews and Dananajaya bowled five overs, including a couple of maidens, each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded eight, the latter was in seventh heaven.

Pradeep bowled 10 overs, including four maidens. He conceded 37, picking up a couple of wickets.

Lakmal bowled 10 overs, including four maidens. He conceded 13, picking up four scalps.

The first Powerplay of Sri Lanka’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10^th over. They scored 42, and lost a couple of wickets.

Gunathilaka, who faced 11 balls, scored just a run. Twenty-two balls into the chase, he was caught by Dhoni. Needless to say, Bumrah was in seventh heaven.

Thirimanne, who faced three balls, didn’t get off the mark. Fifteen balls later, Kumar broke the 12-run stand.

The second Powerplay of Sri Lanka’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 11^th and the 40^th over. They scored 72, and lost a wicket.

Sri Lanka scored 50 off 10.5 overs (67 balls). India had conceded five extras at that point.

Upul Tharanga, whose 46-ball innings included 10 boundaries, scored 49. Thirty-eight balls later, he was caught by Dhawan. Pandya broke the 46-run stand.

Fifteen overs into the chase, the drinks break was taken. Sri Lanka had scored 76 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Mathews was batting on eight, Dickwella was in seventh heaven.

Sri Lanka scored 100 off 18.4 overs (114 balls). India had conceded 11 extras at that point.

While Mathews, who faced 42 balls, eventually scored 25, Dickwella, who faced 24 balls, eventually scored 26. Both their innings included five boundaries apiece.

India eventually conceded 13 extras. Sri Lanka, who scored 114 for the loss of three wickets off 20.4 overs, won by seven wickets with 176 balls to spare.

Each of the three bowlers picked up a scalp apiece.

Pandya, who bowled five overs, conceded 39.

Bumrah bowled seven overs, including a maiden. He conceded 32.

Kumar bowled 8.4 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 42.  

Sri Lanka led the three-match series 1-0.