Shikhar Dhawan’s 132* gives India nine-wicket win over Sri Lanka in Dambulla ODI
Updated On Aug 20, 2017 09:43 PM IST
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Shikhar Dhawan’s brilliant 132* and Virat Kohli’s 82* helped India to a nine-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the Dambulla ODI. (PTI)
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India won the toss and chose to bat against Sri Lanka in the first ODI in Dambulla but Niroshan Dickwella and Danushka Gunathilaka strung a solid opening partnership. (AP)
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Dickwella looked in good touch as the Sri Lankan openers laid a solid platform. (REUTERS)
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Dickwella scored his fifth fifty and Sri Lanka were in a good position. (REUTERS)
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Yuzvendra Chahal broke the dangerous opening stand by removing Danushka Gunathilaka. (AP)
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India finally got the breakthrough and suddenly, Sri Lanka lost momentum. (AP)
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Kedar Jadhav picked up two wickets as India fought back well. (AFP)
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India continued to take wickets at regular intervals as Sri Lanka crumbled. (REUTERS)
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Sri Lanka’s middle order failed to build a partnership. (AFP)
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Along with Jadhav, Chahal dried up the runs. (REUTERS)
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Axar Patel was the star as he picked up 3/34, his best haul in ODIs as Sri Lanka lost nine wickets for 77 runs to be bundled out for 216. (REUTERS)
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Chasing 217, India lost Rohit Sharma for 4 as he was run-out. (AFP)
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Shikhar Dhawan started in blazing fashion and he was given good company by Virat Kohli. (AP)
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Kohli was hardly troubled as he made smooth progress. (REUTERS)
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The partnership between Kohli and Dhawan went past 100 as India cruised towards the target. (REUTERS)
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Dhawan blasted a century off just 71 balls, his fastest ODI ton as India tore the Sri Lankan bowlers apart. (REUTERS)
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This was Dhawan’s sixth consecutive fifty-plus score against Sri Lanka and it continued his good form. (AP)
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Virat Kohli notched up his 44th fifty as India neared a big win. (PTI)
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The 197-run stand gave India a nine-wicket win as they went 1-0 up in the five-match series. (AP)
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