Dharamsala ODI: Suranga Lakmal stars as Sri Lanka steamroll India

Suranga Lakmal’s (R) great spell helped Sri Lanka crush India by seven wickets in the first ODI in Dharamsala. (BCCI )

Updated on: Dec 10, 2017 6:24 PM IST

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Suranga Lakmal’s (R) great spell helped Sri Lanka crush India by seven wickets in the first ODI in Dharamsala. (BCCI )

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This was India’s fourth ODI in Dharamsala. (BCCI )

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Sri Lanka captain Thisara Perera won the toss and opted to bowl. (BCCI )

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Shreyas Iyer became the 219th player to represent India in ODIs. (BCCI )

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Angelo Mathews, who has been reduced by injury to an occasional bowler, dismissed Shikhar Dhawan LBW in the second over. (BCCI )

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Lakmal joined the party soon as he removed Rohit for two in the fifth over. (BCCI )

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The lanky paceman rattled the Indian batting during his extended spell of 10 overs as the hosts collapsed to 29/7. (BCCI )

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Debutant Iyer fell for just nine. (BCCI )

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MS Dhoni fought back with a gritty knock to take India’s total past 100. (BCCI )

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Dhoni hit 10 fours and two sixes during his 65-run knock, getting his 67th ODI half-century before being dismissed by Perera to wrap up the Indian innings for 112. (BCCI )

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In reply, the visitors lost two early wickets in their chase before opening batsman Upul Tharanga made a 46-ball 49 to help his team end a 12-match losing streak. (BCCI )

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Mathews, 25 not out, and Niroshan Dickwella, on 26, then steered their team home for a win savoured by the visitors after losing the three-Test series 1-0 last week. (BCCI )

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The second ODI will be played in Mohali on December 13. (BCCI )