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Sri Lanka vs India: The first match of the ODI series between India and Sri Lanka ended in a tie. Sri Lanka batted first and scored 230 runs. The Indian team's score was 230 runs for 8 wickets. One run was needed in 15 balls but Sri Lankan captain Charith Asalanka performed well. He first bowled Shivam Dubey and then LBW bowled 11th number batsman Arshdeep Singh. This ended the match in a tie.
Failed to send Sundar up
The Indian team sent Washington Sundar to bat at number four after Shubhman Gill and Rohit Sharma were out. Sundar has experience of batting in the top order. Still, he failed. He was out after scoring 5 runs off 4 balls. He was dismissed by Akila Dhananjaya. Team India came under pressure with 3 wickets at 87 runs. The decision to send Sundar to bat at number 4 was completely unsuccessful.
Akshara would have been a better choice
Akshar Patel was also in the playing eleven of the Indian team. In a match like the T20 World Cup final, Akshar Patel was sent to bat higher up. He was also successful. If he had been sent at number-4, the result of the match would have been different. Akshar came to bat at number-7. At that time the team had lost 5 wickets for 132 runs. From here he handled the innings. After Rohit Sharma, Akshar scored the highest 33 runs for India. If he had come to bat under less pressure, he could have played better.
The pitch was helpful for spinners
The pitch of R Premadasa Stadium was very helpful for spin bowlers. Akshar's record against spin is also excellent. He has performed brilliantly with the bat in Test matches in India. He scored a lot of runs with the help of spin even on difficult wickets in the last home series against England and Australia. His batting average in Tests is more than 35. Akshar has played all his 14 Tests in Asia.