India vs Sri Lanka ODI 2023, IND vs SL Live Scorecard: Sri Lanka won the toss and opted to bowl first. Rohit Sharma and Shubham Gill were the openers from Team India which is battling Sri Lanka team at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati today. This is the first ODI match in a three-match ODI series between India and Sri Lanka. The next two matches will be played on January 12 and January 15. This three-match series marks the beginning of a crucial ODI year for India that will conclude with the World Cup later in 2023. The match is being broadcasted on Star Sports Network and live-streamed on Disney+ Hotstar app and website.
IND vs SL 1st ODI: Weather and Pitch Report
The temperature in Guwahati is expected to hover around 26 degree Celsius with 51 pct humidity and 5 km/he wind speed, according to cricketaddictor. The report suggested that there shouldn’t be any precipitation during the game. The pitch of Barsapara Cricket Stadium is said to be beneficial to the batsmen in both innings and spinners are expected to dominate the pitch, as per cricketaddictor.
Sri Lanka in India, 3 ODI Series, 2023Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati 23 March 2023
India 373/7 (50.0)
Sri Lanka 306/8 (50.0)
Match Ended ( Day – 1st ODI ) India beat Sri Lanka by 67 runs
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India vs Sri Lanka 1st ODI: Return of senior players like Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, there are chances for India team to bag this ODI series and defeat Sri Lanka. However, Sri Lanka, after its T20I defeat will come back stronger, especially skipper Dasun Shanaka.
The 33rd over, bowled by Dunith Wellalage, was nicely wrapped for Sri Lanka as India could only manage to score 3 runs.
India Current Score:227/3
KL Rahul took Iyer's spot and has managed to score 3 runs as of now. The 31st over was great for Sri Lanka as India only scored one run off this over.
De Silva removed Shreyas Iyer after he managed to score 28 runs. KL Rahul is now on the field.
India current score: 213/3
Dhananjaya De Silva bowled the 28th over. India managed to score only 4 runs off this over. Shreyas hit a six in the 29th over and has been showing off his strong stance from the moment he stepped on to the field. India scored 9 runs off this over.
India current score: 213/2
Gill and Kohli maintain a steady partnership and amanged to pull a score of 200 for India. India current score: 200/2
The 26th over was a good one for Shreyas Gill as he managed to hit the boundary twice. India could only score 8 runs off this over. India current score: 193/2
Dilshan Madushanka takes Rohit Sharma's wicket. India is now at loss of two wickets! India current score: 184/2
Sri Lanka team bounces back in the game as they get the much-needed wicket of Shubham Gill! This is India's first loss of wicket in the game. Virat Kohli is now on the field.
Shubham Gill scored his fifth ODI fifty in the 18th over.
India current score: 118/0
The 17th over was a little slow for India as the players managed to score only 5 runs. Sri lanka did appeal for third umpire but the original review of Sharma not being out was retained.
India current score: 113/0
India has up until now managed to showcase a stunning performance. While Gill continues to hit boundaries, Sharma has already completed his half-century. Both the players have adopted an aggressive approach right from the start and if they continue to maintain the pace, India might end up winning this crucial ODI game.
Captain @ImRo45 brings up his 47th ODI FIFTY!
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 10, 2023
A look at one of his MAXIMUMS in the innings so far.
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Sharma completed his 47th half century in the 13th over. He got lucky in the 14th over as he struck the ball aiming for a six but it could have ended with a catch out! He did manage to score another boundary in the 14th over. India current score: 94/0
Rohit Sharma is on a roll. The 10th over started with Sharma hitting a four. The second, third, and fourth ball didn't give any breather to the batsmen as the lines were quite straight.
India current score: 75/0
Shubham Gill got really lucky in the ninth over. He managed to hit a boundary when the ball also hit the wicket. All in all, this over didn't do much for India.
Rohit has scored 39 of 28 balls and Gill has scored 30 runs from 26 balls.
India current score: 69/0
The sixth over started with much excitement as Rajitha hit a bumper for Sharma who managed to roll it into a six! Sharma hit another six and a four in the second and third ball respectively. India current score: 59/0
India has manged to score only 3 runs in the fifth over. Although Gill has shown tremendous form up until now, he really needs to keep up the pace to justify his selection for this game.
India Current Score: 42/0
Gill hit back-to-back boundaries in the fourth over. It looks like Sri Lankan bowlers are going to have a long day. India managed to score 13 off the over. Current score: 35/0
India managed to score another boundary. Both Gill and Sharma appear to be in fantastic form. The wicket looks flat and the Sri Lanka bowlers are struggling for a strong start.
Madhushanka bowled the second over. This time Gill hit a boundary. India currently at 16-0.
The first over didn't bring much for the India side. Although Sharma did hit a boundary on the fourth ball. Kasun Rajitha bowled the first over.
Shubham Gill and Rohit Sharma are the openers from India's side. Sri Lanka has geared up on the field.
Both Sri Lanka and India teams assembled on the ground for the national anthem. All players lined up as the anthem played loud in the stadium. Stay tuned to know who is going to open from the India side.
Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka chose to bowl first. In his words, the decision was made due to the dew which had assimilated at the pitch at night.
Sri Lanka won the toss and has chosen to bowl first. Rohit Sharma said that it is going to be a good challenge to bat first but the team needs to prepare themselves as the pitch or situation in coming world cup in 2023 will not always favour them.
The match will be broadcasted on Star Sports Network and live-streamed on Disney+ Hotstar app and website. You can also catch live score updates here on financialexpress.com
The toss for India vs Sri Lanka 1st ODI match is set to take place at 1.00 pm IST.