India vs Sri Lanka 1st ODI at Cuttack, 02 Nov, 2014

Toss: Sri Lanka, who chose to field
India 363/5 (50)
Sri Lanka 194/10 (39.2)
India won by 169 runs
Man of the Match: Ajinkya Rahane
  • Lahiru Gamage 0 * (8)

Over 30.2 SK Raina bowls a tossed up delivery to NLTC Perera, 1 run, gets forward and drives it to long off for one

Over 30.6 SK Raina bowls a tossed up delivery to NLTC Perera, no runs, gets forward and drives it to extra covers

Over 31.3 R Ashwin bowls a tossed up delivery to NLTC Perera, no runs, gets forward and pushes it to the bowler

Over 31.4 R Ashwin bowls a tossed up delivery to NLTC Perera, no runs, gets forward and drives it straight to extra covers

Over 31.5 R Ashwin bowls it flat in the air to NLTC Perera, 1 run, goes back and flicks it through squareleg for one

Over 32.1 SK Raina bowls a tossed up delivery to NLTC Perera, 2 runs, strides forward and drives it in the air just over wide mid off and gets a couple

Over 32.2 SK Raina bowls a tossed up delivery to NLTC Perera, FOUR, turns around and reverse slog sweeps it over short thirdman for a boundary

Over 32.3 SK Raina bowls it flat in the air to NLTC Perera, 1 run, goes back and punches it to long on

Over 32.6 SK Raina bowls it flat in the air to NLTC Perera, 1 run, goes back and punches it to long on

Over 33.1 I Sharma bowls a back of length delivery to NLTC Perera, 1 run, tucks it to mid on for a single

Over 34.1 SK Raina bowls it flat in the air to NLTC Perera, no runs, goes back and punches the arm ball to the bowler

Over 34.2 SK Raina bowls it flat in the air to NLTC Perera, no runs, goes back and punches it to mid off

Over 34.3 SK Raina bowls a tossed up delivery to NLTC Perera, no runs, flicks the full ball to mid wicket

Over 34.4 SK Raina bowls a tossed up delivery to NLTC Perera, no runs, gets forward and defends it to covers

Over 34.5 SK Raina bowls it flat in the air to NLTC Perera, 1 run, goes back and cuts it to deep covers

Over 36.1 R Ashwin bowls it flat in the air to NLTC Perera, FOUR, steps out for a slog and gets a thick inside edge which runs away to fine leg for a boundary

Over 36.2 R Ashwin bowls it flat in the air to NLTC Perera, no runs, steps out and drags his slog along the ground to mid on

Over 36.3 R Ashwin bowls it flat in the air to NLTC Perera, no runs, goes back for a cut and is beaten by the turn and low bounce

Over 36.4 R Ashwin bowls it flat in the air to NLTC Perera, no runs, gets forward and pushes it to the bowler

Over 36.5 R Ashwin bowls it flat in the air to NLTC Perera, 2 runs, goes back and cuts it to deep backward point for a couple

Over 36.6 R Ashwin bowls it flat in the air to NLTC Perera, 1 lb, steals a leg bye from covers in an attempted flick outside off

Over 37.1 I Sharma bowls a back of length delivery to NLTC Perera, 1 run, glances it off the pads to fine leg for one

Over 38.1 R Ashwin bowls it flat in the air to NLTC Perera, 1 run, cuts the arm ball inside out to deep covers for one

Over 38.3 R Ashwin bowls a tossed up delivery to NLTC Perera, FOUR, bends down and slog sweeps it over backward squareleg for a boundary

Over 38.4 R Ashwin bowls a quicker arm ball to NLTC Perera, 1 run, pulls it in the air and the ball just falls short of Dhawan at deep mid wicket

Over 39.1 U Yadav bowls a pitched up delivery to NLTC Perera, FOUR, bludgeons it all along the ground between the non-striker and mid off for a boundary

Over 39.2 U Yadav bowls a short and rising delivery to NLTC Perera, CAUGHT, Perera pulls it flat in the air towards Ishant at long on who claims to have taken a low catch but he seems to have also hurt his hand. The Umpires need to check if that was a clean catch or not. Replays show that Ishant had misjudged the catch but he did well to get his fingers wrapped underneath the ball cleanly. So Perera is out. And with that India win this 1st ODI by 169 runs.