Indian cricket team has locked horns with Srilanka today in the first match in Guwahati. It was the first match of the 3-match ODI series and this series is the first ODI series for the Indian team as they are preparing for the ODI World Cup 2023 which will happen in India.
India today won the first match of the series with a huge margin of 67 runs and it was a dominating win for the Indian team. India has started the preparation for the ODI World Cup 2023 with a bang as they won the first match of the roadmap of this World Cup.
Srilanka’s batter gave away a free wicket to Umran Malik
Indian bowlers have been brilliant today as they comfortably restricted the Sri Lankan team for such a low total. Srilankan batters were not able to get the carry away and they were giving away the wickets. They only managed to score 303 runs in their slot of 50 overs.
A Sri Lankan batter Carith Asalanka gave away his wicket easily as he was not out at that time. Umran Malik bowled a ball on the leg side in the 14th over. He tried to play a shot and then the keeper appealed for his wicket and the umpire gave him out. Asalanka didn’t take the review and went back but on the replay, it was visible that there was no bat involved.
Dasun Shanaka played a captain’s knock:
Dasun Shanaka played a fighting knock today in the end as he scored his 2nd hundred of his ODI career as he has completed his hundred in the last over of the match. He scored 108 runs in just 87 balls, in which he smashed 12 fours and 3 sixes.
