Indian Cricket Team, currently driven by Shikhar Dhawan in the absence of Captain Fearless Virat Kohli, have driven home the way that even a total of 262 can’t stop them, downplaying the run pursue in the marvelous of 263 for 3 wickets walk around the park triumph in the 3-match opener on a batting-friendly track at the R. Premadasa Stadium in ongoing India vs Sri Lanka. In reality, India exhibited that even without Kohli and Rohit Sharma that it has in its ranks champion dormant talent to attract from to improve Sri Lanka by a stretch. 

In that, Sri Lanka faces a serious overwhelming errand of connecting an undeniable distinct gap between the two sides of a rampant Indian side in rock-hard protection of the predominant when Dasun Shanaka drives his charges out in a must-win second day-night challenge at a similar venue today prior to the last match played on Sunday between India vs Sri Lanka.

Obviously, the Sri Lankan camp faces the harsh truth of shedding the pessimist hoodoo that has since quite a while ago messed with them in this India vs Sri Lanka series. From Bangladesh to England it has lingered largely to tasting rout in its own natural backyard. Hence, the situation is a convenient solution to stop India’s dash from passing by the staggering outcome for Dhawan and his men in India vs Sri Lanka series. 

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Obviously, to be fair, this new look Sri Lankan outfit 262 for 9 out of 50 overs was a laudable one-day total where one-day cricket has seen sides shielding a lot of lower total effectively. Be that as it may, it came down to a better Indian outfit simply dashing the triumph in herculean style. The Indian illustration of a foursome of new faces in Prithvi Shaw, Ishan Kishan, Manish Pandey, and Suryakumar Yadav in that order contributing their parasite to doing the work for their side moored by the experienced Shikhar Dhawan himself in the new job of driving the side was certainly an impression of progress instant cricket has gone through in this of India vs Sri Lanka series.

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The typically aggressive Dhawan showed the consistency of assuming responsibility in an estimated step playing around those four forefront hitters and going on to the end with an unbeaten 86. Kishan had scored 56 off 32 balls in India’s seven-wicket win over England in Ahmedabad in March this year. The wicketkeeper-batsman Kishan also became only the second Indian batsman to score 50-plus scores on debut in multiple formats.

Prior, Team India limited the hosts to Sri Lanka to 262 for 9 in India vs Sri Lanka series. Kuldeep (2/48) and Chahal (2/52 didn’t actually go through the Sri Lankan batting line-up, however, bowled sufficient wicket-taking deliveries to gag the run-flow. Krunal Pandya (1/26) likewise contributed to make run-scoring a laborious task for the Lankan middle order. The three spinners altogether bowled 98 dot balls which framed as many as 16.2 quiet overs.

In reality, change in the refinement of stroke play skill in the run-making industry and as much controlled aggression that cricket is about temperament. It was in that yardstick that the Indians made the difference– for all the stupendous style in pursuing a significant big target not getting out of hand in the India vs Sri Lanka series. Nearly, that is the essence that separated the two sides of a diligent expert approach between India vs Sri Lanka series. Against that backdrop, the Lankan camp with the expert tutelage will need to get back to the drawing board of how to go about it to outclass the high riding Indians with particular emphasis in the batting department.

It will be a tall order given a highly balanced Indian bowling attack, but the bottom line being all about winning, the Lankan camp will need to do their homework on how to get about it. Additionally, the bowling division should be reevaluated in case they are to stop the Indian-run system.