Vikrant Shekhawat : Aug 07, 2024, 08:40 PM
IND vs SL: Team India has suffered a sensational defeat in the ODI series against Sri Lanka. In the third ODI match played in Colombo, Team India's batting proved to be a flop as a result, it lost the series 0-2 to Sri Lanka. In response to Sri Lanka's 248 runs, Team India collapsed for 138 runs. The Indian team was all out in just 26.1 overs. This defeat is also big because India has lost the ODI series to Sri Lanka after 27 years. Team India last lost the ODI series to Sri Lanka in the year 1997, but now this series is also over.Batsmen failed in the third ODI tooThere are many batsmen in Team India, but apart from Rohit Sharma, no batsman could show his strength on the spin friendly pitch of Sri Lanka. Talking about the third match, Shubman Gill was out after scoring just 6 runs. Virat Kohli could also score 20 runs. Rishabh Pant got a chance for the first time in the ODI series, he could score only 6 runs. Shreyas Iyer was out after scoring 8 runs, Axar Patel was out after scoring 2 runs. Riyan Parag scored 15 runs. Shivam Dubey could contribute only 9 runs. Apart from Shubman Gill, all the batsmen fell prey to spinners.Sri Lankan spinners' wonderThe defeat of the Indian team was decided by Sri Lankan spinners. This time left-arm spinner Dunith Vellalage wreaked havoc on Team India. This left-arm spinner took 5 wickets in just 31 balls. Vellalage achieved the feat of taking five wickets for the second time in the series. Apart from Vellalage, leg spinner Jeffrey Vandersay took 2 wickets. Thikshan also got one wicket. Asitha Fernando got one wicket.Sri Lanka won the seriesAfter the excellent performance of the batsmen, on the basis of the excellent performance of the bowlers led by Dunith Vellalage, Sri Lanka won the series by defeating India 2-0 in the third ODI. This is the first time since 1997 that India has lost an ODI series against Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka had last defeated India 3-0 in 1997 under the captaincy of Arjuna Ranatunga. Since then, India has won the ODI series 11 times in a row, but the Rohit Sharma-led team could not maintain this record and lost the ODI series to Sri Lanka after 27 years. With this, India's tour of Sri Lanka has ended. India had won the T20 series 3-0 on this tour, but the Indian team could not continue this momentum in the ODI series.Sri Lanka won the toss and batted first and scored 248 runs for seven wickets in 50 overs. In response, the entire Indian team was all out for 138 runs in 26.1 overs. For Sri Lanka, Avishka Fernando scored 96 runs in 102 balls with the help of nine fours and two sixes, while Kusal Mendis played an innings of 59 runs. In bowling, spinner Dunitha Welalage performed brilliantly and took five wickets for 27 runs in 5.1 overs. At the same time, Mahesh Teekshna and Jeffrey Vandersay got two wickets each. Captain Rohit Sharma scored the highest 35 runs for India, while Washington Sundar scored 30 and Virat Kohli was dismissed after scoring 20 runs.India got a target of 249 runsSri Lanka gave India a target of 249 runs in the third ODI with brilliant half-centuries from Avishka Fernando and Kusal Mendis. Batting first, Sri Lanka scored 248 runs for seven wickets in 50 overs. Riyan Parag, playing his first ODI for India, took three wickets for 54 runs. Pathum Nissanka and Fernando shared an 89-run partnership for the first wicket for Sri Lanka. Fernando, however, missed the century and was dismissed after scoring 96 runs. In the end, Kamindu Mendis played an innings of 23 runs off 19 balls.