Sri Lanka thrash India in 1st ODI

Dharamsala, Dec 10 (CRICKETNMORE) - Sri Lanka dominated with both bat and ball to outclass India by seven wickets in the first One-day International (ODI) at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium here on Sunday. After opting to field, Sri

For India, middle-order batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni (65) played a fighting innings to help the hosts register a three-digit total. 

After being asked to bat first, India lost their top order -- Rohit Sharma (2), Shikhar Dhawan (0), Shreyas Iyer (9), Dinesh Karthik (0) and Manish Pandey (2) -- in quick succession. 

Sri Lankan opening bowlers Lakmal and Nuwan Pradeep (2/37) combined well. 

Later, Dhoni played a cautious innings, hitting loose balls to the fence to claim his 67th ODI half-century. 

The veteran stumper's valiant 87-ball innings was laced with 10 boundaries and two hits over the fence.