Chasing 227 for a win under D/L calculations, Sri Lanka reached the target with 48 balls to spare. They reached 227 for 7 in 39 overs.
The Indian team, without its regular skipper Virat Kohli (back niggle) and his deputy Ajinkya Rahane (hamstring injury), ended the day at 306 for 9 despite early hiccups
BCCI also revealed the reason behind two Indian players being part of the County XI side during the warm-up game.
Rohit Sharma scored just 9 ff 32 on the opening day of the three-day practice game against County Select XI in Durham. Rohit is the captain of the Indian team as Virat Kohli and his deputy Ajinkya Rahane has been rested.
In an exclusive interview with India TV Cricket, Ishan Kishan's coach Uttam Mazumdar pointed out the one key area where the youngster has shown improvement.
The three-day affair in Durham is India's only opportunity to test their bench strength for the Test series against England
Former India cricketer Yashpal Sharma, who represented India in 79 international games, passed away on July 13 after a cardiac arrest
Rohit Sharma will be leading the team in Virat Kohli's absence while KL Rahul will be donning the gloves.
Shaw's shots through the off-side -- his first four was a punch through extra cover while the second one was a cut through point -- were quite similar to what Sehwag would hit during his playing days.
In an exclusive interview with India TV Cricket, Ishan Kishan's coach Uttam Mazumdar taked about the wicketkeeper-batsman's impressive ODI debut and the role of Rohit Sharma in the youngster's career.
The two regular wicketkeepers in the squad, Rishabh Pant and Wriddhiman Saha, won't be able to take the field.
India are unlikely to make changes as they would like to pocket the series before giving chances to other youngsters in the squad.
The match has been accorded first-class status, a first for India in many years since Mahendra Singh Dhoni took over captain
Ishan also became the 16th Indian to score a half century and promised a six off the first ball, admitted the young batsman himself.
India overhauled the target in 36.4 overs as they rode on Dhawan's unbeaten 86, debutant Ishan Kishan's blistering 59 and opener Prithvi Shaw's equally aggressive 43.
In the 16th over of India's chase to 263, Dhawan became the fastest player to 1000 ODI runs against Sri Lanka, surpassing South Africa's Hashim Amla
With the half-century, Ishan also became the second Indian to score a half-century on both the ODI and T20I innings.
This was Kuldeep's first ODI wicket since December 2020, having gone wicketless in the two games he played in the ODI series against England at home earlier this year.
If Hardik Pandya features as an all-rounder, it is possible that both Chahal and Kuldeep could be picked as India will have an extra pace option
Earlier this month, Ranatunga had slammed the country's cricket board for agreeing to host a "second-string Indian team" in a white-ball series later this month, saying that it is nothing short of an "insult".
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