Ind vs SL: India set target of 226 runs to Sri Lanka
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India skipper Shikhar Dhawan won the toss and opted to bat against Sri Lanka in the third and final ODI here at the R Premadasa Stadium on Friday.
Batting first, Team India reduced to 225 runs in 43.1 overs. India will be disappointed that they didn't bat out their allotted 47 overs. Especially when Prithvi Shaw and Sanju Samson were batting. The former looked in great nick but fell 1 short of his maiden ODI fifty. The latter two looked set for a big score but a clever piece of bowling from the impressive Jayawickrama saw his end. The rain made an appearance and the game was reduced to 47 overs for each side. After the resumption, it was Sri Lanka all the way. The spinners did the job as they snapped up quick wickets and if not for Navdeep Saini and Rahul Chahar's little stand at the end, India would have struggled to even reach 225. It perfect game for Sri Lanka to end their winless run against India and also avoid the clean sweep. Meanwhile, India made six changes to their line-up and five players are making their debut. Sanju Samson, Nitish Rana, Chetan Sakariya, K Gowtham, Rahul Chahar are the five Indian players who will be making their debuts. Brief scores: India 225 all out in 43.1 overs (P Shaw 49, S Samson 46, S Yadav 40, A Dananjaya 3/44, P Jayawickrama 3/59) vs Sri Lanka. The teams: IND playing 11More Related News