Charith Asalanka of Sri Lanka & Kusal Mendis of Sri Lanka have fun the wicket of Arshdeep Singh of India in the course of the second one-day worldwide ODI cricket match between India and Sri Lanka on the R. Premadasa Worldwide Cricket Stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka on August 4, 2024
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Sri Lanka beat India for the primary time in 27 years in a bilateral one-day worldwide sequence when it cascaded to a 110-run win within the third and remaining match, successful the sequence 2-0 in Colombo. They pulled off an exhilarating tie within the first ODI earlier than successful the second by 32 runs.
India hadn’t misplaced an ODI sequence to Sri Lanka since 1997. They have been bowled out for 138 in simply 26.1 overs as left-arm spinner Dunith Wellalage dismantled the top-order with 5-27.
After captain Charith Asalanka gained his third successive toss and selected to bat, opening batter Avishka Fernando had missed out on a well-deserved century when he was dismissed for 96 as Sri Lanka posted their highest complete of the sequence, 248-7.
“I’m a contented captain proper now,” Asalanka mentioned. “All of us knew they (India) are a really robust batting lineup and we simply wished to again our energy, which is spin bowling.”
Quick bowler Asitha Fernando had Shubman Gill (6) clear bowled within the fifth over.
India captain Rohit Sharma knocked 35 off 20 balls earlier than Wellalage had him caught behind in his second over.
Maheesh Theekshana had Rishabh Pant stumped earlier than Wellalage ran by way of the center order which included the important thing wicket of Virat Kohli who made 20 from 18 balls.
Leg-spinner Jeffrey Vandersay took two wickets, and Debutant Riyan Parag misinterpret a supply from Vandersay and was clean-bowled. Wellalage completed the sport by trapping Kuldeep Yadav to lbw.
Earlier, Avishka Fernando and opening accomplice Pathum Nissanka (45) dominated, sharing an 89-run stand earlier than Nissanka top-edged a supply from Patel giving a straightforward catch to Pant.
Fernando was then joined by Kusal Mendis to share an 82-run partnership. Mendis made 59 off 82.
India’s up their bowling with Parag difficult the Sri Lankan batters as they misplaced 5 wickets for 28 runs.
Parag trapped Fernando and Asalanka Ibw and completed because the top-wicket taker for India with 3-54. Three different spinners Washington Sundar, Yadav, and Patel additionally took one wicket every.
