Sri Lankan spin duo of Dunith Wellalage (5/40 in 10 overs) and part-timer Charith Asalanka (4/18 in 9 overs) made the batters dance to their tunes as India misplaced all their wickets to spinners for the primary time in historical past. Maheesh Theekshana was the third spinner to have chipped in with a wicket.
This was the tenth occasion whereby spinners have bagged all 10 wickets in an ODI innings, the primary in opposition to India. India had misplaced 9 wickets to spin in opposition to Sri Lanka on the identical venue again in 1997.
The final time Sri Lanka spinners claimed all 10 wickets in an ODI innings was in opposition to Zimbabwe in 2001 on the identical venue. Sri Lanka additionally bettered their world document by bowling out the opposition for the 14th consecutive time.
Talking concerning the match, India appeared to be cruising to an enormous complete however witnessed a dramatic collapse after from 80/0 to being bowled out for 213 in 49.1 overs.
Left-arm spinner Wellalage and offie Asalanka knifed via the star-studded line-up after India opted to bat.
But earlier than spinners exploited the beneficiant flip and grip on the Premadasa pitch, India began their innings in a blazing trend.
Rohit Sharma, who made 53 off 48 balls, added 80 runs for the opening wicket with Shubman Gill (19), and that remained the brightest section of Indian innings.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com