An authoritative Virat Kohli headlined India's utterly dominant performance with his 45th ODI hundred as Team India beat Sri Lanka by 67 runs in the first of the three-match series. Asked to bat first, India rode former skipper Kohli's 87-ball 113 and fluent half-centuries from his successor Rohit Sharma (83) and Shubman Gill (70) to rake up an imposing 373 for seven in their allotted quota of overs on a batting-friendly strip. In reply, the Sri Lankans were never in the hunt and ended at 306 for eight in 50 overs to hand the hosts a 1-0 lead in the rubber. After opener Pathum Nissanka fell for 72, visiting captain Dasun Shanaka waged a lone battle and produced a counterattacking century, even as the others failed to put up any resistance. The focus now shifts to Eden Gardens, Kolkata for the second ODI.
Virat Kohli Scores His 45th Ton As Team India Brush Aside Sri Lanka In First ODI By 67 Runs - In Pics
An authoritative Virat Kohli headlined India's utterly dominant performance with his 45th ODI hundred as Team India beat Sri Lanka by 67 runs in the first of the three-match series. Asked to bat first, India rode former skipper Kohli's 87-ball 113 and fluent half-centuries from his successor Rohit Sharma (83) and Shubman Gill (70) to rake up an imposing 373 for seven in their allotted quota of overs on a batting-friendly strip. In reply, the Sri Lankans were never in the hunt and ended at 306 for eight in 50 overs to hand the hosts a 1-0 lead in the rubber. After opener Pathum Nissanka fell for 72, visiting captain Dasun Shanaka waged a lone battle and produced a counterattacking century, even as the others failed to put up any resistance. The focus now shifts to Eden Gardens, Kolkata for the second ODI.
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