The first ODI match between India and Sri Lanka ended in a thrilling tie. In this low-scoring match played in Colombo, the Indian team could not even achieve the target of 231 runs and was all out for 230 runs. Team India needed only 1 run to win and had two wickets left but Sri Lankan captain Charit Aslanka stopped Team India from winning by taking the wickets of Shivam Dubey and Arshdeep Singh on 2 consecutive balls and the match ended in a tie.

This match played on Friday 2nd August at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo proved to be exciting due to the dominance of spinners.

Batting first, Sri Lanka scored 230 runs for the loss of 8 wickets. For him, young all-rounder Dunith Vellalaage played a brilliant innings and scored 67 runs. Apart from him, Sri Lankan opener Pathum Nissanka also played an innings of 56 runs. At the same time, in the lower order, Wanindu Hasaranga also contributed 24 runs to take the team to this level. For India, Akshar Patel and Arshdeep Singh took 2-2 wickets each.

Rohit's explosive half-century

After this, it was the turn of the Indian team, for whom this target did not seem too big. Captain Rohit Sharma, who was returning to the team about a month after winning the T20 World Cup, made an aggressive start and gave a strong start by scoring a half-century in just 33 balls.

It seemed that Team India would win this match easily but from here Vellalaage started bowling brilliantly and quickly took the wickets of Shubman Gill and Rohit.

Spinners prevented them from winning

At the same time, Virat Kohli, Washington Sundar, Shreyas Iyer could not last long and the Sri Lankan spinners took control of the match. The 57-run partnership between KL Rahul and Axar Patel raised hopes of victory again but Hasaranga and Aslanka took the wickets of both.

From here, Shivam Dubey took over the innings and brought the score to a tie with strong batting. The team needed 1 run in 15 balls and 2 wickets were left, but Aslanka tied the match by dismissing Shivam and Arshdeep Singh LBW on consecutive balls.

From here, Shivam Dubey took over the innings and brought the score to a tie with strong batting. The team needed 1 run in 15 balls and 2 wickets were left, but Aslanka tied the match by dismissing Shivam and Arshdeep Singh LBW on consecutive balls.