India’s run-chase within the first ODI towards Sri Lanka on the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Friday ended 13 balls early once they wanted only one run to win the sport with two wickets in arms.
Sri Lanka skipper Charith Asalanka (three for 30) took issues in his arms and struck twice off successive deliveries to finish the sport in a stange and dramatic tie with the wickets of Shivam Dube and Arshdeep Singh, who tried to hit a boundary when all he was required to do was to faucet it round to seek out the one run wanted for victory.Sri Lanka scored a aggressive 230 for eight after opting to bat first, led by half-centuries from opener Pathum Nissanka (56) and Dunith Wellalage (67) decrease down the order towards a disciplined Indian bowling assault that shared the spoils and was led by left-arm spinner Axar Patel’s 2 for 33.
Arshdeep, who took 2 for 47 earlier, ended the sport on the unsuitable notice when he tried an enormous heave on the leg-side down on one knee, however missed connection and was hit on the again leg to be adjudged out lbw. He went for the evaluate, however all of the parameters have been in bowler’s favour on replays.
The left-arm Indian pacer’s effort with the bat led to followers trolling him for attempting to go for glory, when he was anticipated to maintain a cool head and discover a single.
Watch the dramatic finish
India’s run-chase was arrange by skipper Rohit Sharma’s 47-ball 58 and his 75-run opening partnership with Shubman Gill (18), however Wellalage (2 for 39) eliminated each the Indian openers together with his left-arm spin in fast succession to deliver the hosts again within the recreation.
Wanindu Hasaranga then stored India on the backfoot together with his spell of three for 58, which included the essential wickets of Virat Kohli (24) simply when he regarded to have gotten his eye in and KL Rahul, who was additionally nicely set at 31.
Axar (33) and Dube (25) then stored India within the chase, but it surely did not show sufficient. Dube was the penultimate wicket to fall, after which the last-wicket pair of Arshdeep and Mohammed Siraj wanted to attain only one run. Nonetheless, Arshdeep tried to hit Asalaka for a boundary and faltered within the course of.
He was closely trolled on social media by the followers after the match.
Sri Lanka skipper Charith Asalanka (three for 30) took issues in his arms and struck twice off successive deliveries to finish the sport in a stange and dramatic tie with the wickets of Shivam Dube and Arshdeep Singh, who tried to hit a boundary when all he was required to do was to faucet it round to seek out the one run wanted for victory.Sri Lanka scored a aggressive 230 for eight after opting to bat first, led by half-centuries from opener Pathum Nissanka (56) and Dunith Wellalage (67) decrease down the order towards a disciplined Indian bowling assault that shared the spoils and was led by left-arm spinner Axar Patel’s 2 for 33.
Arshdeep, who took 2 for 47 earlier, ended the sport on the unsuitable notice when he tried an enormous heave on the leg-side down on one knee, however missed connection and was hit on the again leg to be adjudged out lbw. He went for the evaluate, however all of the parameters have been in bowler’s favour on replays.
The left-arm Indian pacer’s effort with the bat led to followers trolling him for attempting to go for glory, when he was anticipated to maintain a cool head and discover a single.
Watch the dramatic finish
India’s run-chase was arrange by skipper Rohit Sharma’s 47-ball 58 and his 75-run opening partnership with Shubman Gill (18), however Wellalage (2 for 39) eliminated each the Indian openers together with his left-arm spin in fast succession to deliver the hosts again within the recreation.
Wanindu Hasaranga then stored India on the backfoot together with his spell of three for 58, which included the essential wickets of Virat Kohli (24) simply when he regarded to have gotten his eye in and KL Rahul, who was additionally nicely set at 31.
Axar (33) and Dube (25) then stored India within the chase, but it surely did not show sufficient. Dube was the penultimate wicket to fall, after which the last-wicket pair of Arshdeep and Mohammed Siraj wanted to attain only one run. Nonetheless, Arshdeep tried to hit Asalaka for a boundary and faltered within the course of.
He was closely trolled on social media by the followers after the match.
Nonetheless, there have been additionally followers who got here out to assist Arshdeep, who was India’s highest wicket-taker within the T20 World Cup triumph earlier this yr in June.
