Such a match was seen after 25 years in the history of cricket, before this such an incident happened twice

IND vs SL: The first match of the ODI series between India and Sri Lanka was played at Colombo R. Premadasa Stadium. In this match, the score of both the teams was equal and the match was tied. Under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, the Indian team fell short of the target by just 1 run. This match has been recorded in a special record of cricket. In this match, the fans got to see something that has been seen only twice in the history of ODI cricket so far.

This happened after 25 years

This ODI match played between India and Sri Lanka was the first ODI match of this year which ended in a tie. The match was in the hands of the Indian team but Sri Lanka took 2 wickets in 2 balls and got the Indian team all out. Due to which the match ended in a draw. This is the third time in the history of ODI cricket that the result of two wickets in two consecutive balls has been a tie. Earlier in 1999, the match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka was also tied in a similar way. This happened for the first time in 1996 in the match between New Zealand and Sri Lanka. However, the surprising thing here is that in all these three matches, the Sri Lankan team has been a part of the match.

The match was tied for the second time against Sri Lanka

The Indian team played a tied match for the 10th time in the history of ODI cricket. This happened for the first time in the last 6 years. Earlier in the year 2018, the match between India and West Indies was tied. The first tied match in Indian cricket history was in the year 1991. Even then the opposite team was West Indies. This is the second time that an ODI match has been tied between India and Sri Lanka. Earlier in the year 2012, a tied ODI match was played between India and Sri Lanka. In that match, Sri Lanka batted first and scored 236 runs for the loss of 9 wickets, in response to which the Indian team could only score 236 runs for the loss of 9 wickets.

Sri Lanka won the toss and batted first and scored 230 runs for 8 wickets in 50 overs. In front of which the Indian team collapsed for 230 runs in 47.5 overs. At the end of this match, the team needed 1 run in 15 balls and still had two wickets left. But the Indian team lost two wickets in two consecutive balls, due to which the match was tied.