Sri Lanka beat the guest India in the first ODI comfortably. India was bundled out for 146, when everyone expected that the young Indian team will be able to match the Sri Lankan attack. Though, Vaas and Kulasekara gave a good breakthrough in the early Indian innings, the spin duo Muralitharan and Mendis demolished the middle-order.
The top score was 23 by Yuvaraj. Sri Lanka chased 147 in 35 overs losing just 2 wickets.
Match: 1st ODI
Venue: Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium
Date: August 18, 2008
Teams: Sri Lanka and India
Captains: DPMD Jayawardene and MS Dhoni
Toss: India won the toss and decided to bat
Result: Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets with 91 balls remaining
Series: Sri Lanka lead the series 1-0
Man of the Match: BAW Mendis off Sri Lanka
Score:
India 146 all out in 46 overs (G Gambhir 0, V Kohli 12, SK Raina 17, Yuvraj Singh 23, RG Sharma 19, MS Dhoni 6, IK Pathan 7, Harbhajan Singh 12, Z Khan 12, PP Ojha 16 not out, MM Patel 15, Extras-7 (b 2, lb 2, w 3), WPUJC Vaas 9-0-34-1, KMDN Kulasekara 7-0-23-2, T Thushara 6-0-18-1, BAW Mendis 9-4-21-3, M Muralitharan 10-2-37-3, ST Jayasuriya 5-1-9-0) lost to Sri Lanka 147 for 2 in 34.5 overs (ST Jayasuriya 10, KC Sangakkara 19, DPMD Jayawardene 61 not out, CK Kapugedera 45 not out, Extras-12 (b 4, lb 3, w 5), MM Patel 9-0-32-2, Z Khan 7-1-24-0, IK Pathan 7-0-35-0, Harbhajan Singh 4-0-18-0, PP Ojha 3-0-9-0, RG Sharma 2.5-0-11-0, SK Raina 2-0-11-0)
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