Sri Lanka beat India in Dharamsala to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match ODI series. Put into bat, India were dealt early blows by Suranga Lakmal who took four for 13 along with Angelo Mathews and Nuwan Pradeep. India were reduced to 29 for seven inside 17 overs before MS Dhoni bailed the team out with a patient albeit lucky 87-ball 65. He put together useful stands of 41 with Kuldeep Yadav (19 off 25), 17 with Jasprit Bumrah (0 off 15) and 25 with Yuzvendra Chahal (0* off 9). In reply, Sri Lanka lost two early wicket but Upul Tharanga counter attacked with a 46-ball 49 and they were eventually taken home by Angelo Mathews (25*) and Niroshan Dickwella (26*).
SRI LANKA TOUR OF INDIA, 2017
Rohit's nightmarish debut as ODI skipper - a statistical roundup
Rohit Sharma had a terrible start in his maiden captaincy outing for India © BCCI
Stats round up from the Dharamsala ODI:
2009 The last time Sri Lanka beat India in an ODI in India - by three wickets in Nagpur. In the nine ODIs since, they have lost eight while one ended up as a no-result. Sri Lanka has also ended their losing streak of 12 consecutive ODIs dating back to July 2017.
177 Balls left when Sri Lanka overhauled India's total - the biggest ever win for a visiting team against India in India surpassing the 145-ball win margin for Australia
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