India vs Sri Lanka Highlights, 1st ODI: Shikhar Dhawan, Ishan Kishan star in India's seven-wicket win
THE TIMES OF INDIA | Jul 18, 2021, 22:23:57 IST
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India vs Sri Lanka Highlights, 1st ODI: Shikhar Dhawan, Ishan Kishan star in India's seven-wicket win

Skipper Shikhar Dhawan led his team from the front with an unbeaten 86 as India registered a comfortable seven-wicket win against Sri Lanka in the first ODI. Ishan Kishan too scored a fifty on his debut while Prithvi Shaw smacked a sizzling 24-ball 43 as India crossed the finish line with 80 balls to spare.
14:17 (IST) Jul 18
A casual catch-up between the coaches ahead of the series opener!
A casual catch-up between the coaches ahead of the series opener!
14:12 (IST) Jul 18
Sri Lanka, meanwhile, are coming off a horror tour of England and supposed to play in the qualifiers of the T20 World Cup. To make it worse, their key players — Kusal Mendis and Niroshan Dickwella — are suspended from the India series due to a breach of bio-bubble rules.
14:06 (IST) Jul 18
Jostling for attention with the Tokyo Olympics, the contest was delayed by five days due to multiple Covid cases in the Lankan camp.
14:06 (IST) Jul 18
With the Kohli-Shastri duo on Test duties in England, Shikhar Dhawan has been given the responsibility to lead the Men in Blue, with the legendary Rahul Dravid asked to take time out from his duty as the NCA head to coach the team in Sri Lanka.
14:06 (IST) Jul 18
Many have touted this Sri Lanka tour as the audition for the young Indian players vying for spots in the T20 World Cup a few months from now in the UAE.
14:06 (IST) Jul 18
It's not very often you see two Indian teams on tour simultaneously. While a limited-overs squad is in Sri Lanka for three ODIs and three T20Is, the Test team led by Virat Kohli will begin a red-ball series against England on August 4.
14:05 (IST) Jul 18
A very warm welcome to the coverage of India's white-ball tour of Sri Lanka, which kicks off with the first ODI at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.