3-Match Test Series Results
First Test @ Kolkata Nov 16-20,2017
Scorecard
India 172 and 352/8 Declared
Sri Lanka 294 and 75/7
Match Result - Match Drawn
MOM - Bhuvneshwar Kumar(India)for his 4/88(27 Overs )and 4/08(11 Overs)
Second Test @ Nagpur Nov 24-27,2017
Scorecard
Sri Lanka 205 and 166
India 610/6 Declared
Match Result - India won by An Innings and 239 Runs
MOM - Virat Kohli(India) for his 213(267 Balls 4x17 and 6x2)
Series Result - India lead the 3-Match Test Series 1-0
Third Test @ Feroz Shah Kotla Delhi Dec 02-06,2017
Scorecard
India 536/7 Declared and246/5 Declared
Sri Lanka 373 and 299/5
Match Result - Match Drawn
MOM -Virat Kohli(India)for his 243 and 50
Player of the Series - Virat Kohli(India)for scoring 610 Runs in 5 Innings(0 ,104*,213,243and 50)
Series Result - India won the 3-Match Test Series 1-0
3-Match ODI Series Results
First ODI @ Dharamsala Sunday Dec 10,2017
Scorecard
India 112/10 in 38.2 Overs
Sri Lanka 114/3 in 20.4 Overs
Match Result - Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets
MOM - Suranga Lakmal(Sri Lanka) for his 4/13(10 Overs)
Series Result - Sri Lanka lead the 3-Match ODI Series 1-0
Match Preview First ODI @ Dharamsala Sunday Dec 10,2017
HPCA,Dharamsala Venue Statistics
India beat West Indies by 59 Runs on Oct 17,2014
India beat New Zealand by 6 wickets on Oct 16,2016
India lost to England by 7 wickets on Jan 27,2013
India Vs Sri Lanka Head-to-Head in ODI's
Played 156
India won 88
SL won 55
No Result 11
Tie 01
India Vs Sri Lanka Head-to-Head in ODI's in India
Played 48
India won 34
SL won 11
No Result 03
Tie 01
With the match starting at 11:30 am in cooler confines and bouncy conditions, the toss could prove to be a crucial factor during the opening ODI.
Having won five straight bilateral series apart from reaching Champions Trophy final, a 3-0 win will put India on top of ICC ODI rankings, overtaking South Africa.
The last time India faced Sri Lanka in the one-dayers, Kohli's men swept aside the Island nation 5-0. Even without their inspirational skipper, a batting line-up comprising Rohit, Rahane, Dinesh Karthik, MS Dhoni, Kedar Jadhav could prove to be a handful for any opposition.
While the opening slot seems locked with Rohit and Dhawan at the top, Rahane is likely to get a chance at the number three position with Kohli given a much-needed rest. However if Dhawan, who was down with viral fever on Saturday, pulls out then Rahane could be seen opening the innings.
The stylish Mumbai batsman had scored three half-centuries and a hundred in the bilaterals against West Indies in June-July, before blasting four successive fifties against Australia at home.
The only ODI game that he played against Sri Lanka this year, Rahane scored just 5 before stumbling upon a rough patch in the Test series against Sri Lanka.
With the South Africa Test series round the corner, the team management would certainly want their favourite 'Jinks' to break the jinx.
Dinesh Karthik and Mahendra Singh Dhoni is likely to take the next two slots, before Kedar Jadhav comes at the number six.
Karthik had scored a fifty in the two chances that he got in the West Indies series, while against New Zealand the wicket-keeper batsman hit scores of 37, 64 not out and 4 not out in the three games.
Dhoni, on the other hand, had faced criticism when he struggled to get going in the second T20I against New Zealand which the hosts lost by 40 runs and the former skipper will look to silent his detractors.
While Shreyas Iyer and Manish Pandey are also in the team, the duo will get a look-in if both Dhawan and Jadhav, who has a hamstring injury, are ruled out.
All-rounder Hardik Pandya will continue to be a vital cog in India's wheel as he completes what has been an exception year in international cricket for him.
One among orthodox leg-break bowler Yuzvendra Chahal and chinaman Kuldeep Yadav will be in the playing XI along with Axar Patel, whose primary job is to restrict runs.
Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar will spearhead the pace department and the visitors will have a tough time dealing with them in the opening as well as at death overs.
Among others, it will be interesting to see if skipper Rohit decides to give rookie Siddarth Kaul a chance as a third pacer at the HPCA Stadium, which is expected to aid swing bowling.
Sri Lanka have shown the stomach for a fight in the Delhi Test after barely managing to save the first Test in Kolkata and losing the second at Nagpur and they would be eager to erase the ignominy of losing 0-5 at home in September.
The visitors were also humiliated 0-5 by Pakistan in their last bilateral series in October and it will take really a special effort from Thisara Perera's men to tame India in their own backyard.
For Sri Lanka, Kusal Perera and Asela Gunaratne is returning to the team after recovering from injuries and a lot will depend on these players.
Sri Lanka will bank on young batsman Dhananjaya de Silva, who scored a fighting century in the third Test to force a draw at Delhi.
India Squad
Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma (c), Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Dinesh Karthik, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni (wk), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Siddarth Kaul
Sri Lanka Squad
Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Upul Tharanga, Kusal Perera, Lahiru Thirimanne, Angelo Mathews, Danushka Gunathilaka, Thisara Perera (c), Dhananjaya de Silva, Asela Gunaratne, Suranga Lakmal, Nuwan Pradeep, Akila Dananjaya, Dushmantha Chameera, Chaturanga de Silva, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Sachith Pathirana
Sri Lanka beat India by 7 wickets
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field
ODI Debut - Shreyas Iyer(India)
Shreyas Iyer was handed his ODI debut on Sunday in Dharamshala and became the 219th player to represent India in ODIs.
Iyer was handed his ODI cap by former keeper MS Dhoni
First ODI @ Dharamsala Sunday Dec 10,2017
Scorecard
India 112/10 in 38.2 Overs
Sri Lanka 114/3 in 20.4 Overs
Match Result - Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets
MOM - Suranga Lakmal(Sri Lanka) for his 4/13(10 Overs)
Series Result - Sri Lanka lead the 3-Match ODI Series 1-0
Against an Indian batting line up that often instills fear in the opposition ranks, most opponents would be grateful for external help in the form of ground conditions. In the first ODI against Sri Lanka at the picturesque Dharamsala, the visitors found a more than competent twelveth man in a seaming pitch.
After being battered in the Test series, the Lankans produced a stunning display of ruthlessness to first restrict the hosts to 112 and then chase the runs down in 20.4 overs to register a 7-wicket victory in the opening game of the three-match series. For the Lankans who had been the subject of much political discourse ahead of this series, the win was more than just a statement from them as they will now wear a confident look going into the second game.
Sri Lanka beat India by 7 wickets
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field
ODI Debut - Shreyas Iyer(India)
Shreyas Iyer was handed his ODI debut on Sunday in Dharamshala and became the 219th player to represent India in ODIs.
Iyer was handed his ODI cap by former keeper MS Dhoni
First ODI @ Dharamsala Sunday Dec 10,2017
Scorecard
India 112/10 in 38.2 Overs
Sri Lanka 114/3 in 20.4 Overs
Match Result - Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets
MOM - Suranga Lakmal(Sri Lanka) for his 4/13(10 Overs)
Series Result - Sri Lanka lead the 3-Match ODI Series 1-0
Against an Indian batting line up that often instills fear in the opposition ranks, most opponents would be grateful for external help in the form of ground conditions. In the first ODI against Sri Lanka at the picturesque Dharamsala, the visitors found a more than competent twelveth man in a seaming pitch.
After being battered in the Test series, the Lankans produced a stunning display of ruthlessness to first restrict the hosts to 112 and then chase the runs down in 20.4 overs to register a 7-wicket victory in the opening game of the three-match series. For the Lankans who had been the subject of much political discourse ahead of this series, the win was more than just a statement from them as they will now wear a confident look going into the second game.
When Thisara Perera won the toss, he had no doubt in putting India into bat. Led by Rohit Sharma and without the talismanic Virat Kohli in the ranks, the Men in Blue were not expected to capitulate. The likes of Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit, Dinesh Karthik at the top of the order are experienced heads, but that was not enough to bail them out. Suranga Lakmal was the wrecker-in-chief for the Lankans as along with Angelo Mathews for company, the duo broke the very backbone of the Indian batting.
A sharp swinging delivery from Mathews began the collapse as Dhawan (0) was caught leg before without troubling the scorers. And before Rohit Sharma (2) could get his eyes in, Lakmal’s persistence in the corridor of uncertainty paid off. The stand-in captain’s decision making was at fault as he poked his bat at a short ball which resulted in a long walk back to the pavilion after the Lankans reviewed the initial decision.
Next Lakmal locked his target on Dinesh Karthik (0) who was caught off guard with the ball nipping in sharply. India were tottering at 8/3 and not even nine overs had been completed. Manish Pandey joined Shreyas Iyer and both needed to dig deep and steer the ship out of troubled waters. But Lakmal who was steaming in with intent got him to play across the line and Pandey (2) nicked it to Mathews at first slip for a simple catch.
India’s situation was starting to go from bad to worse, as the score stood at 16/4. Debutant Shreyas Iyer was definitely not expecting an initiation of this kind into ODI cricket, and as one would expect he put a price on his wicket. The newest kid on the block battled it out for close to 30 balls, but wrong shot selection meant Nuwan Pradeep joined in the party – Iyer batting on 9 at the time, chopped it on to his own stumps as India had half the side back in the hut for 16.
Former captain MS Dhoni watched on bewildered from the other end. In walked the swashbuckling all-rounder Hardik Pandya, but even he did could not hang in. Pandya was dismissed for a run-a-ball 10, and in the next over the newly married Bhuvneshwar Kumar (0) followed suit to give Lakmal his fourth wicket of the day.
India were reeling at 29/7 and staring at possibly registering the lowest total by a team in ODI cricket — 35 by Zimbabwe against Sri Lanka. Dhoni had Kuldeep Yadav for company, and the spinner who has good memories on this ground, dug in to finally steady the ship. Together the two put on a 41 for the 8th wicket, before Kuldeep got a taste of his own medicine. Akila Dananjaya spun a web around him and Niroshan Dickwella was quick to stump him for 19.
Neither Jasprit Bumrah nor Yuzvendra Chahal opened their accounts as Dhoni decided to take care of upping the ante. A few calculated moves and big shots later Dhoni completed his 67th half century but could not power on beyond 65 as India were skittled out for 112.
It was now up to India’s bowlers to repeat what their Sri Lankan counterparts had managed to so well early in the day. Every bowler who rolled his arm over had at least a wicket to their name, with Lakmal being the pick of the lot as he accounted for 4 Indian batsmen.
A determined Jasprit Bumrah had Danushka Gunathilaka (1) caught behind early on and cheaply to raise some hopes of defending the target, after which he almost had Upul Tharanga on 11 but for a front foot no-ball.
Bumrah’s partner-in-crime Bhuvneshwar Kumar though quickly made amends for that from the other end as he swung it in sharply to disturb Lahiru Thirimanne’s timber for a duck. Sri Lanka were going in the same direction as India, but at 19/2 they were definitely better off.
After that early shock the experienced duo off Tharanga and Angelo Mathews took stock of the situation and played the ball and the conditions smartly to ensure there would be no more setbacks.
India’s slip catching continued to let them down, before Dhawan finally held one to give Hardik Pandya his first wicket of the match and stop Tharanga a run short of his half century (49). It was a moment of small joy for the Indians, as Mathews (25*) in the company of Dickwella (26*) polished of the rest of the target with more than 25 overs to spare.
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