Dasun Shanaka was run out by Mohammed Shami at the non-striker’s end.© Twitter
in a match where Virat Kohli equaled the record and became the captain of Sri Lanka Dasun Shanaka After scoring a heroic unbeaten century, Mohammed Shami’s attempt to run out the latter at the non-striker’s end made headlines. It happened in the last over when Shanaka was batting on 98. Shami bowled the fourth ball and removed the bails at the non-striker’s end and Shanaka went far ahead. The on-field umpire sought the third umpire’s opinion but India captain Rohit Sharma intervened and withdrew the appeal. Shanaka then scored his second ODI century.
Later in the post-match presentation, Rohit said: “I didn’t know he (Shami) did that. Shanaka was batting on 98. We had to…we can’t get him out like that Hats off to him.”
WATCH: Shami runs out Shanaka at the non-striker’s end. Rohit withdraws appeal
*Shami mankading Shanaka and Rohit Sharma asked Shami to withdraw the appeal…Good gesture from the Indian captain*
Video Courtesy: Supersport #INDvsSL #Rohit Sharma #Shami #mankading #Indian Cricket Team #Virat Kohli pic.twitter.com/x1bIV2lGuh— Rohind n Mani (@rohind_) January 10, 2023
Talking about the match, an authoritative Virat Kohli underlined a completely dominant performance from India with his 45th ODI century as the hosts thrashed Sri Lanka by 67 runs in the first match of the three-match series . Asked to bat first, India rode on former skipper Kohli’s 87-ball 113 and fluent half-centuries from his successor Rohit Sharma (83) and Shubman Gill (70) scored 373 runs for seven wickets in their allotted overs on a batting friendly track.
In reply, Sri Lanka were never in the hunt and scored 306 for eight in 50 overs to give the hosts a 1–0 lead in the rubber.
after the opener Pathum Nisanka Visiting captain Dasun Shanaka made 72 and waged a lone war and scored a counterattacking century even as others failed to put up any resistance.
In the end, Shanaka remained unbeaten after scoring 108 runs in 88 balls.
young speed trader Umran Malik (3/57) and Mohammed Siraj (2/30) Then put the icing on the cake in a one-sided game.
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