India beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets in the first One-day International to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match ODI series in Colombo on Sunday. Chasing 262, India completed the task with 80 balls to spare at the R Premadasa Stadium. Opener Prithvi Shaw smashed 43 off 24 balls while debutant Ishan Kishan hit a blistering 59 in only 42 deliveries to power India. Skipper Shikhar Dhawan played a fine knock of 86, even as his younger partners blazed away. Earlier in the day, Sri Lanka scored 262 for nine after opting to bat first. Down the order, skipper Dasun Shanaka (39) and Charith Asalanka (38) made useful contributions with Kuldeep Yadav, Deepak Chahar and Yuzvendra Chahal getting two wickets apiece. Brief scores: Sri Lanka: 262/9 in 50 overs (Dasun Shanaka 39, Charith Asalanka 38; Chamika Karunaratne 43; Deepak Chahar 2/37, Yuzvendra Chahal 2/52, Kuldeep Yadav 2/48). India: 263/3 in 36.4 overs (Ishan Kishan 59, Prithvi Shaw 43, Shikhar Dhawan 86). Catch the highlights of Sri Lanka vs India, first ODI in Colombo here.
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7:20 PM IST: Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw to start the chase of 263 for India. Dushmantha Chameera has the ball in hand for Sri Lanka.
3:00 PM IST: Avishka Fernando and Minod Bhanuka to start the innings for Sri Lanka. Bhuvneshwar Kumar has the ball in hand for India.
2:45 PM IST: Teams:
Sri Lanka: Avishka Fernando, Minod Bhanuka (wk), Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dhananjaya de Silva, Charith Asalanka, Dasun Shanaka (c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Isuru Udana, Lakshan Sandakan, Dushmantha Chameera, Chamika Karunaratne
India: Shikhar Dhawan (c), Prithvi Shaw, Suryakumar Yadav, Manish Pandey, Ishan Kishan (wk), Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal
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2:42 PM IST: Ishan and Suryakumar Yadav made their T20 debut also together on March 14, 2021.
2:36 PM IST: Sri Lanka have won the toss and opted to bat first.
2:26 PM IST: Birthday boy Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav are set for ODI debuts.
