Muralidaran: Presence of too many options led to the exit of Chahal, Kuldeep
Chahal and Kuldeep marked their return with two wickets each to stall Sri Lanka
18/07Result
1st ODI (D/N), India tour of Sri Lanka at Colombo, Jul 18 2021
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![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
262/9 -
![India]( "India")
263/3 (36.4/50 ov)
Player of the Match
18/07Result
1st ODI (D/N), India tour of Sri Lanka at Colombo, Jul 18 2021
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![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
262/9 -
![India]( "India")
263/3 (36.4/50 ov)
Player of the Match
Muralidaran: India's 'fearless' batters went after 'not very good' SL attack
Muthiah Muralidaran and Aakash Chopra dissect India's thundering seven-wicket victory in the first ODI
आकाश - ये नई इंडिया है, हमें जो जोखिम लगता है इन्हें वही जीने का तरीक़ा लगता है।
भारत की श्रीलंका पर पहले वनडे में शानदार जीत को हमारे क्रिकेट एक्सपर्ट ने बेहद ख़ास और जोश से भरा बताया है। जानिए आकाश चोपड़ा के लिए यंगिस्तान की इस जीत के क्या मायने हैं।
Muthiah Muralidaran: Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal need to focus on the present
What do India's wristspinners have to do to find their form of old? Here's Aakash Chopra's and Muthiah Muralidaran's takes
Chopra: This tour is a wonderful opportunity for Dhawan
Shikhar Dhawan is captaining India for the first time in international cricket
आकाश चोपड़ा: तीनों ही वनडे में 'कुल-चा' को साथ में खेलते हुए देखना चाहूंगा
श्रीलंका और भारत के बीच होने वाली सीमित ओवर सीरीज़ कितनी ख़ास रहेगी, कौन होगा दावेदार और किसके पास होगा वापसी का बड़ा मौक़ा ? आकाश चोपड़ा कर रहे हैं विश्लेशण।
Should India play Kuldeep and Chahal in the first ODI?
Muralidaran says India will be favourites, but lack of game time might affect them
Kuldeep Yadav - Definitely nervous after not playing for so long
The India bowler on the pitch conditions in Sri Lanka, living in bio-bubbles and pressure of playing after a long gap
Dhawan: This tour a 'great platform' before T20 World Cup
The ODI captain says their spinners "are on top of their game and fitness"
Match Coverage
All Match NewsPrithvi Shaw and Ishan Kishan, minimalist and maximalist
Their contrasting methods, both utterly devastating, gave India a glimpse of an exhilarating ODI future
Kuldeep Yadav puts tough days behind him with positive return
The return of his pairing with Yuzvendra Chahal paid dividends for India
Chamika Karunaratne backs Sri Lanka batters to post 300-plus scores
Karunaratne, who top-scored in the first ODI, said the fact that most of the batting order had got starts was encouraging
Dhawan, Kishan, Shaw lead Sri Lanka rout after Kuldeep, Chahal shine
India galloped to a seven-wicket win in the first ODI in Colombo with 80 balls to spare
Stats - Kishan hits second-fastest ODI fifty by a debutant
Ishan Kishan celebrated his 23rd birthday with a 42-ball 59 on his ODI debut.
