Scores Level; Rohit-led India upset

India (Var)made seven changes to their playing eleven – Rajat Patidar, Sai Sudharsan, Sanju Samson, Tilak, Rinku Singh, Avesh Khan, and Mukesh Kumar made way for Rohit Sharma (who was leading the team), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Shivam Dube, Kuldeep Yadav, and Mohammed Siraj.

Sri Lanka made seven Cha(meera)nges to their playing eleven – Dimuth Karunaratne, Angelo Mathews, Dushan Hemantha, Dushmantha, Maheesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha, and Dilshan Madushanka made way for the Fernandos (Avishka and Asitha), Janith Liyanage, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dunith Wellalage (the player of the match), Akila Dananjaya, and One-day International debutant Mohamed Shiraz.

On winning the toss, Charith Asalanka, Sri Lanka’s skipper, chose to bat.

The first Powerplay of Sri Lanka’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10^th over. They scored 37, and lost a wicket.

Avishka had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored a run. Fifteen balls into the match, he was caught by Arshdeep Singh. Siraj broke the seven-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 128, and lost five wickets.

Seventy-nine balls (13.1 overs) into the match, Sri Lanka sought a batting review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Kusal Mendis, the batter, scored 14 off 31 balls, which included a boundary. It was struck down by Sri Lankan umpire Raveendra Wimalasiri. He was trapped LBW by Dube, who broke the 39-run stand.

Sri Lanka scored 50 off 13.3 overs (81 balls). India had conceded five extras. 

Sixteen overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. Sri Lanka had scored 56 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Pathum Nissanka was batting on 30, Sadeera Samarawickrama had scored half-a-dozen.

Samarawickrama, who faced 18 balls, eventually scored eight. Thirty-two balls after Kusal Mendis’ dismissal, he was caught by Gill. Axar Patel broke the 14-run stand.

Nissanka’s half-century – which included eight boundaries – came off 67 balls.

Asalanka scored 14 off 21 balls, which included a couple of boundaries. Thirty-two balls after Samarawickrama’s dismissal, he was caught by Rohit. Kuldeep broke the 31-run stand.

Sri Lanka scored 100 off 25.4 overs (154 balls). India had conceded five extras.

Nissanka eventually scored 56 off 75 balls, which included nine boundaries. Sixteen balls after Asalanka’s dismissal, he was trapped leg before wicket by Sundar, who broke the 10-run stand.

A hundred and fifty-nine balls (26.3 overs) into the match, Sri Lanka sought a batting review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Hasaranga was the batter. Using the umpires’ call, it was struck down by West Indian umpire Joel Wilson.

The next ball, Sri Lanka sought a batting review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Wellalage was the batter. It was upheld by Wilson.

Thirty-three overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. Sri Lanka had scored 136 for the loss of five wickets at that point. While Liyanage was batting on 16, Wellalage was batting on 21.

Liyanage, whose 26-ball innings included a boundary and a six, eventually scored 20. Forty-seven balls after Nissanka’s dismissal, he was caught by Rohit. Axar broke the 41-run stand.

Sri Lanka scored 150 off 36.2 overs (218 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave India no reason to be in seventh heaven.

The third Powerplay of Sri Lanka’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 41^st and the 50^th over. They scored 65, and lost a couple of wickets.

Hasaranga eventually scored 24 off 35 balls, which included a boundary and a couple of sixes. Fifty-two balls after Liyanage’s dismissal, he was caught by Axar. Arshdeep broke the 36-run stand.

Sri Lanka scored 200 off 46.4 overs (280 balls). India had conceded eight extras. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Wellalage’s half-century – which included five boundaries and a six – came off 59 balls.

He eventually scored 67 off 65 balls, which included seven boundaries and a couple of sixes. He was unbeaten.

Dananjaya, whose 21-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 17. Thirty-nine balls after Hasaranga’s dismissal, he was caught by Sundar. Arshdeep broke the 46-rnu stand.

Shiraz, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten.

Sri Lanka conceded 230 for the loss of eight wickets off 50 overs.

Gill, the only wicketless bowler, bowled an over, conceding 14.

Dube, who bowled four overs, conceded 19. He picked up a wicket.

Kuldeep, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 33. He picked up a wicket.

Siraj bowled eight overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 46, picked up a wicket.

Sundar bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 36, picked up a wicket.

Arshdeep, who bowled eight overs, conceded 46. He picked up a couple of scalps, as did Axar, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 33.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10^th over. Their openers put on 71.

Thirteen balls (2.1 overs) into the match, India sought a batting review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Rohit was the batter. It was upheld by Wilson.

India’s openers put on 50 off 5.3 overs (33 balls). Sri Lanka had conceded three extras at that point. While Rohit’s contribution to the partnership was 37, Gill was unbea‘ten’.

Rohit’s half-century – which included seven boundaries and three sixes – came off 33 balls.

The second Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 11^th and the 40^th over. They scored 125, and lost half-a-dozen wickets.

Gill, whose 35-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, eventually scored 16. Seventy-six balls into the chase, he was caught by Mendis. Wellalage broke the 75-run partnership.

Rohit, whose 47-ball innings included seven boundaries and three sixes, eventually scored 58. Ten balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Wellalage, who broke the five-run stand.

Ninety-four balls (19.4 overs) into the chase, India sought a batting review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Sundar, the batter, scored five off four balls, which included a boundary. Using the umpires’ call, it was struck down by Wimalasiri. He was trapped LBW by Dananjaya, who broke the seven-run stand.

Eighteen overs into the chase, the drinks break was taken. India had scored 98 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Kohli had scored eight, Shreyas was in seventh heaven.

India scored 100 off 18.3 overs (111 balls). Sri Lanka had conceded four extras.

A hundred and thirty-nine balls (23.1 overs) into the chase, India sought a batting review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Kohli, the batter, eventually scored 24 off 32 balls, which included a couple of boundaries. It was struck down by Wimalasiri. He was trapped LBW by Hasaranga, who broke the 43-run stand.

Shreyas, whose run-a-ball innings included four boundaries, eventually scored 23. Seven balls later, Asitha broke the two-run stand.

India scored 150 off 30.1 overs (181 balls). Sri Lanka had conceded four extras.

A hundred and eighty-two balls (30.2 overs) into the match, Sri Lanka sought a bowling review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Axar was the batter. It was struck down by Wilson.

The third Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 41^st and the 50^th over. They scored 34, and lost four wickets.

Thirty-five overs into the chase, the drinks break was taken. India had scored 164 for the loss of five wickets at that point. While Lokesh Rahul had scored 17, Axar had scored 16.

The sixth-wicket pair put on 50 off 81 balls. While Rahul’s contribution to the partnership was 24, Axar’s contribution to it was 24. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Rahul, whose 43-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, eventually scored 31. Ninety-two balls after Shreyas’ dismissal, he was caught by Wellalage. Hasaranga broke the 57-run partnership.

Axar, whose 57-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, eventually scored 33. Seven balls later, he was caught by Kusal Mendis. Asalanka broke the eight-run stand.

India scored 200 off 41.4 overs (250 balls). Sri Lanka had conceded half-a-dozen extras.

Kuldeep, who faced 10 balls, scored just a couple. Twenty-two balls after Axar’s dismissal, Hasaranga broke the 14-run stand.

Siraj, who faced 11 balls, scored five. He was unbeaten.

Two hundred and eighty-six balls (47.4 overs) into the chase, Sri Lanka sought a bowling review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Dube, the batter, eventually scored 25 off 24 balls, which included a boundary and a couple of sixes. It was upheld by Wimalasiri. He was trapped LBW by Asalanka, who broke the 19-run stand.

The last-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. A hundred and eighty-seven balls (47.5 overs) into the chase, India sought a batting review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Arshdeep, the batter, faced a ball, failing to open his account. It was struck down by Wimalasiri. He was trapped LBW by Asalanka.

Sri Lanka eventually conceded eight extras. India, who were dismissed for 230 off 47.5 overs, tied the match.

Shiraz bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 25.

Asitha Fernando bowled half-a-dozen overs, including a maiden. He conceded 34, picking up a wicket.

Dananjaya bowled 10 overs, conceding 40. He picked up a wicket.

Wellalage bowled nine overs, including two maidens. He conceded 39, picking up two wickets.

Asalanka bowled 8.5 overs, conceding 30. He picked up three scalps, as did Hasaranga, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 58.

The three-match series was level 0-0.