August 05, Colombo (LNW): Sri Lanka achieved a remarkable 32-run victory against India in the second ODI in Colombo on Sunday, August 4, marking their first ODI win over the world’s top-ranked team in over three years, leading the three-match series 1-0.
Kamindu Mendis and Avishka Fernando guided Sri Lanka to a challenging total of 240.
Spinner Jeffrey Vandersay then delivered a stellar performance, taking six wickets as India collapsed to 228 all out in 42.2 overs.
Rohit Sharma’s rapid fifty initially put India in a strong position. However, a dramatic collapse from 97/0 to 147/6 ensued, with Vandersay’s exceptional spell playing a crucial role.
Sri Lanka’s last ODI victory against India was in July 2021 at the same venue, with their previous series win against India dating back to August 1997.
India will aim for their 100th ODI win against Sri Lanka in the third match on Wednesday.
India XI: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh.
Sri Lanka XI: Pathum Nissanka, Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis (wk), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka (c), Janith Liyanage, Kamindu Mendis, Dunith Wellalage, Jeffrey Vandersay, Akila Dananjaya, Asitha Fernando.
