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Sri Lanka - 216 (Dickwella 64, Patel 3-34)
India - 220 for 1 (Dhawan 132*, Kohli 82*)
Result - India won by nine wickets
Dambulla: Shikhar Dhawan got a hundred off just 71 balls as India beat Sri Lanka by nine wickets in 1st ODI at Dambulla on Sunday.
Captain Virat Kohli aslo scores wonderful unbeaten 82, off 70-ball and he share unbroken 197-run for second wicket with player of the match Dhawan.
Dhawan’s record against Sri Lanka has been phenomenal. In the last six innings including today match, he has scores of 94 (114), 113 (107), 79 (80), 91 (79), 125 (128) and 132* (90). With another century in Dambulla on Sunday, he now has three centuries in last six innings against Sri Lanka.
India have lost only Rohit Sharma wicket. However, Rohit was soon run out for 4. Unfortunately, his bat stuck in the ground, leaving him short of the crease. That, however, was the only Indian wicket that fell. Dhawan and Kohli took centre stage and reduced the Sri Lankans to rubble.
Dhawan reached three figures in a mere 71 balls. More importantly, his remarkable innings helped India register the biggest win in terms of deliveries remaining.
Earlier, Kohli-led Indian team continued with their form in Sri Lanka after the bowlers restricted home side for a total of 216 in 43.2 overs after invites Sri Lanka to bat.
India rode on spinners to push Sri Lanka on backfoot after Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel and Kedar Jadhav shared seven wickets out of the 10. Patel returned with figures of 3/34 in 10 overs.
Sri Lankan openers Niroshan Dickwella and Danushka Gunathilaka began the proceedings well for their side as the two compiled an opening stand of 74 runs. Gunathilaka was the first batsman to go back to the pavillion after Chahal scalped him for 35.
But the first breakthrough didn’t really effect the scoring rate for Upul Tharanga’s side as Dickwella along with Kusal Mendis notched up a partnership of 65 runs for second wicket. Wicket-keeper batsman Dickwella was the second one to be sent back, and triggered a steady slide for the hosts.
The hosts failed to capitalise on the start they got in Dambulla and lost the plot in middle overs after the spin was introduced from both the ends. They lost wickets regularly and were reeling at 187/8.
Former captain Angelo Mathews though showed some resistance against Indian bowling attack but ran out of batting partners at the other end. Mathews remained unbeaten at 36.
While the spinners did the job for visitors in the middle overs, fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah wrapped up Sri Lankan innings after cleaning up debutant Vishwa Fernando for a duck.
