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India vs Sri Lanka: India lost by 32 runs after a dramatic setback by the batsmen in the second ODI against Sri Lanka. In the second ODI played in Colombo, Sri Lanka defeated India by 32 runs and took an unassailable 1-0 lead in the series. The first ODI match between the two teams was a tie. Batting first, Sri Lanka scored 240 runs for 9 wickets in 50 overs. In response, the Indian team was all out for 208 runs in 42.2 overs. The Indian team has faced defeat for the first time under the leadership of head coach Gautam Gambhir. Earlier, Team India won the 3-match T20 series 3-0, after which the first ODI match was a tie. The Indian batsmen were completely flopped in this match.
Poor performance of batsmen
This victory would have boosted the morale of the Sri Lankan team. On the other hand, the Indian batsmen have performed poorly for the second consecutive match. Except Rohit Sharma and Akshar Patel, everyone else disappointed. Shubhman Gill may have hit some great shots but he could not convert the good start into a big innings. Here we show you which 4 big players are responsible for the defeat.
shivam dubey
Shivam Dubey batted brilliantly in the last match but could not finish the match. Dubey was out after scoring 25 runs off 24 balls. Team India could not score even 1 run in 14 balls in the last match. Due to this, Shivam Dubey was criticized a lot. He disappointed a lot in this match. In the absence of Hardik Pandya, he is playing as an all-rounder but is unable to take advantage of the opportunity. Shivam Dubey could not open the account in the second ODI. He was bowled LBW by Jeffrey Vandersay.
Virat Kohli
Rohit Sharma and Shubhman Gill made a partnership of 97 runs for the first wicket. Then suddenly the score of Team India became 116 runs for 3 wickets. From here the responsibility of making the team win was on Virat Kohli but he disappointed the fans. Virat could not bat carefully. He was out LBW on the ball of Jeffrey Vandersay after scoring 14 runs. Virat could not play a big innings in the first match also. He was out after scoring 24 runs.
Shreyas Iyer
Shreyas Iyer, who returned to Team India after a long time, failed in the second consecutive match. Iyer, who scored only 23 runs in the first match, could score only 7 runs in this match. Iyer also became a victim of Wandersay. He disappointed the team management and fans once again.
KL Rahul
The team's main batsman KL Rahul also disappointed in the middle order. He could not open his account. Vandersay clean bowled him for a wicket. In the first match, Rahul was out after scoring 31 runs in 43 balls. He could not even open his account in this match. If Rahul had stayed at the crease for some time, the match could have been in India's favor.