Kohli 45; India won by 67 runs in first ODI Sport | Deshabhimani

Guwahati
After a drought, pouring rain by Virat Kohli. India won by 67 runs in the 1st ODI against Sri Lanka as Kohli scored a brilliant century. India scored 373 for the loss of seven wickets. Lanka scored 306 for 8. Kohli, who saw three figures in the third ODI against Bangladesh, continued his excellence against Lanka. He scored 113 runs on 87 balls in Guwahati. The century came off 83 balls. There were one six and 12 fours in the inning. 45 centuries in ODI. 73 in international cricket, 27 in Tests and a century in Twenty20.

On the other hand, captain Dasun Shanaka struggled for Lanka with a century. Shanaka went unbeaten on 108 from 88 balls.
India did not disappoint preparing for the World Cup. The Indian batsmen have not shivered in the chilly atmosphere of Guwahati. Crushed from the start.

Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka won the toss and sent India into bat. However, that decision backfired early on. Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill started with bounds. Both scored 143 runs off 118 balls for the first wicket. It was Shanaka who separated this alliance by tangling Gill, who scored 70 runs from 60 balls, in front of the wicket. Rohit, on the other hand, returning from injury, advanced with good shots. However, Dilshan Madhushanka bowled the Indian captain who scored 83 runs in 67 balls. Then Kohli stormed the field. Kohli, who had a strong start, backed off a bit when Rohit came back. Shreyas Iyer was the team at this stage. Shreyas attacked the spinners. 28 run from 24 balls. One six and three four. He eventually fell to spinner Dhananjaya de Silva.

Kohli didn’t flinch. Lokesh Rahul met. Both kept wickets in the first stage. Then attacked. Both scored 90 runs in 70 balls. Rahul scored 39 runs off 29 balls as Kasun Rajita recovered. At this stage, India were 4-303 in 40.5 overs. However, no one could come forward to support Kohli. Hardik Pandya (14 from 12 balls) and Axar Patel (9 from 9 balls) made rapid comebacks. Kohli also failed to hit the big shots. At one point the team was expecting a score over 400.

Of the Lankan bowlers, Rajit took three wickets but conceded 88 runs in 10 overs. In response, Lanka could not keep a huge score. Shanaka’s fight in the last stage reduced their losses. Shanaka added 100 runs jointly with Rajith in the ninth wicket. In this, Rajitha only scored nine runs. Both were tied at 8-206. Ten Nissankas who scored 72 runs from eighty balls and Dhananja de Silva who scored 47 runs from 40 balls struggled.
Umran Malik, who took three wickets, shone among the Indian bowlers. Mohammad Siraj took two wickets. The second ODI will be played tomorrow in Kolkata. Third match in Thiruvananthapuram on 15th.

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