India vs Sri Lanka : Team India Beats Sri Lanka by 67 Runs, Virat Kohli’s 45th ODI Century

Arpa Times January 11, 2023

India vs Sri Lanka : India has defeated Sri Lanka in the Guwahati ODI. Team India defeated Sri Lanka by a big margin of 67 runs. With this victory, Team India took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. India had scored 373 runs for 7 wickets in 50 overs after playing first. In response, the Sri Lankan team could only manage 306 runs for 8 wickets in the stipulated overs.

Captain Dasun Shanaka play a brilliant inning of 108 not out for Sri Lanka. During this, 12 fours and three sixes came out of his bat. And opener Pathum Nissanka scored 72 runs. Despite this, the Sri Lankan team had to face defeat by 67 runs in the match.

India vs Sri Lanka : Top Order Disappointed

Apart from Dasun Shanaka and Pathum Nissanka, Dhananjay de Silva scored 47 off 40 balls. He hit 9 fours in his innings. Apart from these four, the rest of the Sri Lankan batsmen disappointed. At the same time, fast bowler Umran Malik was the most successful bowler for India. Umran Malik dismissed 3 players for 57 runs in 8 overs. At the same time, Mohammad Siraj made 2 players his victims. Apart from this, Mohammed Shami and Yuzvendra Chahal got 1-1 success. However, Team India has gone ahead 1-0 in the 3 ODI series.

Virat Kohli 45th ODI century

Earlier, Virat Kohli play a brilliant century for India. The former captain of Team India score 113 runs in 87 balls. He hit 12 fours and 1 six in his innings. This is the 45th century of Virat Kohli’s ODI career. At the same time, it is the 73rd century of Virat Kohli’s international career. Apart from Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill play excellent innings. Both batsmen add 143 runs for the first wicket. Indian captain scored 83 runs in 67 balls while Shubman Gill contribute 70 runs in 60 balls.