10 Reasons to Watch the 2nd ODI
800- Sri Lanka would be playing their 800th ODI. Only Australia (901), India (918) & Pakistan (879) have played more.
• 85- If India win this ODI, it will mean that they have won 85 ODIs against Sri Lanka, the most by any side along with Pakistan(85).
• 46- Virat Kohli needs 46 runs to become the leading run scorer in ODIs in 2017. Currently, Faf du Plessis (814 Runs).
• 7- Shikhar Dhawan has managed 7 50+ scores against Sri Lanka in ODIs, he needs one more to manage his most 50+ scores against any International side. Currently, tied with West Indies (7).
o His average against Sri Lanka is 84.11, his most against any ODI opponent (Min 5 Matches played).
• 2- Lasith Malinga is just 2 wickets away from 300 ODI wickets for Sri Lanka, only Chaminda Vaas(399) among the Sri Lankan seamers has managed more.
• 24.1- Jasprit Bumrah’s bowling SR (Balls/Wicket) in 2016 was 24.1 in ODIs. It has come down to low 42.1 in 2017.
• 6/44- Thisara Perera’s best ODI figures of 6/44 have come at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium. (vs Pakistan, 2012)
• 174*- Upul Tharanga’s highest score in ODI cricket has come against India (July 2013, Kingston).
o It helped Sri Lanka get their highest ODI score batting 1st against India: 348/1
• 40.28 - Kusal Mendis’ average while batting 1st in ODIs is 40.28, but it comes down to just 27.70 batting 2nd.
• 8- Yuzvendra Chahal has managed 8 Wickets in ODIs, all have come away from home.
Squads
India: Virat Kohli (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Manish Pandey, Ajinkya Rahane, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni (wk), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Shardul Thakur.
Sri Lanka: Upul Tharanga (c), Angelo Mathews, Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Danushka Gunathilaka, Kusal Mendis, Chamara Kapugedera, Milinda Siriwardana, Malinda Pushpakumara, Akila Dananjaya, Lakshan Sandakan, Thisara Perera, Wanindu Hasaranga, Lasith Malinga, Dushmantha Chameera, Vishwa Fernando
5- Match ODI Series Results
First ODI @ Dambulla Sunday Aug 20,2017
Sri Lanka 216/10 in 43.2 Overs
India 220/1 in 28.5 Overs
Match Result - India won by 9 Wickets
MOM - Shikhar Dhawan (India) for his 132*(90 Balls 4x20 and 6x3)
Second ODI @ Pallekele Thursday Aug 24,2017
Sri Lanka 236/8 in 50 Overs
India 231/7 in 44.2 Overs
Match Result - India won the match by 3 wickets under D/L
MOM - Akila Dananjaya(Sri Lanka) for his 6/54
India beat Sri Lanka by 3 wickets
Scorecard
Sri Lanka 236/8 in 50 Overs
India 231/7 in 44.2 Overs
Match Result - India won the match by 3 wickets under D/L
MOM - Akila Dananjaya(Sri Lanka) for his 6/54
After crushing the hosts in the first ODI, the Indian cricket team extended its lead on Thursday Aug 24,2017 by defeating Sri Lanka by three wickets in a nail-biting encounter at Pallekele.
Asked to bat first, the Sri Lankan side recovered well after the middle-order lost its way to put up a fighting total of 236/8.
In response, the Indian team went in with a different strategy by promoting KL Rahul and Kedar Jadhav up the order.
Things looked tricky at one stage as the team was struggling at 131/7. Back then Sri Lanka would have thought that they had the game in their hand – so would have most Indian fans and many would have switched off their TVs and other gadgets to stop watching the carnage in Pallekele.
However, MS Dhoni and Bhuvneshwar Kumar had different ideas. They added 109 runs for the 8th wicket to produce a miracle win.
“Quite an exciting game of cricket. Both fans and players were equally entertained. It was difficult to come through. We’ll be more careful next time, and we’ll be watching him more closely. Credit to him for pitching the ball in the right areas,” Kohli said after the match.
As always, Twitterati lost their cool after watching a nail-biting finish to the game.
Former Indian cricketers Virender Sehwag and VVS Laxman were among those who congratulated the team for their extra-ordinary efforts. Here are the top reactions:
Absolutely loved the way @BhuviOfficial & @msdhoni bhai got us home tonight. Beautiful Chase#TeamIndia #INDvSL
Finally a good game in this seriesCongrats Team India on the win
Sensational partnership between iceman @msdhoni & gritty @BhuviOfficial
Great Composure & Brilliant Chase @BhuviOfficial & @msdhoni. Cannot be more proud of the result today#bleedblue#IndvsSL #TeamIndia
Special knock by @BhuviOfficial . Held his own under pressure.@msdhoni as usual at his best, doesn't disappoint. #INDvsSL
Sri Lankan spinner Akila Dananjaya was named the player of the match for picking up six wickets. The Indian cricket team now leads the series 2-0 and will meet the hosts for the third ODI on August 27.
1. Dhoni completed his 99th ODI stumping after affecting the dismissal of Sri Lankan opener Danushka Gunathilaka in the 14th over. His tally is the joint highest along with former Lankan wicketkeeper Kumar Sangakkara, though the Indian took quite a few matches less to reach the landmark.
2. After remaining not-out on 45 at the Pallekele stadium, Dhoni achieved the most number (120) of unbeaten knock in international cricket history. He surpassed Muttiah Muralitharan who had remained not-out on 119 occasions.
3. Dhoni and Bhuvneshwar were involved in a partnership of 100 not out which is India's highest eighth wicket partnership vs Sri Lanka in ODIs, obliterating the unbroken 57 between Virat Kohli and Axar Patel at Ranchi on November 16, 2014.
4. Dhoni also has most unbeaten innings and highest average in successful ODI run-chases.
Here are some other major stats encapsulating the Pallekele ODI:
India's total (231) is their second lowest score to include two century stands -- 109 for the first wicket and 100 (unbroken) for the eighth wicket -- the lowest being 229 vs New Zealand at Baroda on December 4, 2010.
India could make just 22 while losing six wickets -- from second to seventh. Against New Zealand at Dambulla on August 10, 2010, they had lost six wickets for 28 runs.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni enjoys splendid record in wins - his tally being 5682 at an average of 73.79, including seven hundreds and 38 fifties, in 166 matches.
Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma have shared 11 century stands -- the joint-third highest by an Indian pair -- the top two being 26 by Sourav Ganguly and Sachin Tendulkar and 13 by Virender Sehwag and Tendulkar.
With his dismissal at 49, Dhawan has missed equalling a record for most fifty-plus innings against any opponent in ODIs. He had registered six fifty-plus innings in a row before today's match -- 94, 113, 79, 91, 125 and 132* vs Sri Lanka between 28-2-2014 and 24-8-2017. Javed Miandad between 26-3- 1985 and 25-5-1987 had registered seven fifty-plus innings -- 71, 59, 77*, 60, 113, 71* & 68 vs England.
Rohit's fifth fifty (54) vs Sri Lanka is his 32nd in ODIs -- his second in Sri Lanka -- the first being 69 at Dambulla on June 22, 2010.
Rohit is averaging 60-plus in ODIs this year -- his tally being 362 in seven innings, including a hundred and three fifties, in seven matches.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar (53 not out off 80 balls) has recorded a career-best score in ODIs, outstripping the 31 vs England at Dharamsala on January 27, 2013.
Kumar is the fourth India's No.9 batsman to register a fifty in ODIs, joining JP Yadav, Madan Lal and Praveen Kumar.
Kumar is the fourth No.9 batsman to post a fifty in successful chases in ODIs, joining Australia's James Faulkner, Kenya's Thomas Odoyo and New Zealand's Brendon McCullum.
India's previous highest eighth-wicket stand in ODIs was 84 between Harbhajan Singh and Praveen Kumar vs Australia at Vadodara on 25-10-2009.
For the first time a hundred-run partnership has been recorded for the eighth wicket in successful chases in ODIs, bettering the 99 (unbroken) between Ravi Bopara and Stuart Broad for England vs India at Manchester on August 30, 2007.
Akila Dananjaya has produced his first five-wicket haul in ODIs, eclipsing the 4 for 47 vs Zimbabwe at Hambantota on July 10, 2017. He has become the fourth Sri Lankan bowler to take six or more wickets in an ODI vs India, joining Muttiah Muralitharan (7/30 at Sharjah on October 27, 2000), Ajantha Mendis (6/13 at Karachi on July 6, 2008) and Angelo Matthews (6/20 at Colombo (RPS) on September 12, 2009.
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