India ride on Shaw-Ishan blitz, Dhawan's calm to beat Sri Lanka

Powered by a captain's knock by Shikhar Dhawan, who slammed his 33rd ODI 50(86 not out, 95b, 6x4, 1x6), a 33-ball explosive half-century by 'birthday boy' 'keeper-bat Kishan (59 off 42 balls) on debut and a 23-ball 43 blitzkrieg by opener Prithvi Shaw, India scored a comprehensive seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the opening ODI, taking a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.

India ride on Shaw-Ishan blitz, Dhawan's calm to beat Sri Lanka
Powered by a captain's knock by Shikhar Dhawan, who slammed his 33rd ODI 50(86 not out, 95b, 6x4, 1x6), a 33-ball explosive half-century by 'birthday boy' 'keeper-bat Kishan (59 off 42 balls) on debut and a 23-ball 43 blitzkrieg by opener Prithvi Shaw, India scored a comprehensive seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the opening ODI, taking a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.