Cuttack: Scoreboard after India defeated Sri Lanka by 169 runs in first ODI of the 5-match series played at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack on Sunday.
India now lead the series 1-0. Put into bat, Rahane struck 111 from 108 balls en route to his second ODI century while Dhawan returned to form with a 107-ball 113 as India posted an imposing 363 for five.
Suresh Raina, appearing in his 200th ODI, also did his bit by striking a quick-fire 52 off 34 balls and a wicket it was one-way traffic for India.
Ishant Sharma was adjudged Man of the Match for picking up 4 wickets. He had both Kumar Sangakkara (13) and Ashan Priyanjan (12) caught behind and later added two lower-order batsmen to his pocket.
Ashwin and Raina too bagged 1 wicket in their account. While Umesh Yadav and Akshar Patel picked up two wickets each. Patel got rid off Jayawardene (43) when he was well set. Yadav took India home in 39.2 overs when Ishant took a low catch to dismiss Perera.
The two teams will now travel to Ahmedabad for the second match on Thursday.
India innings
| Ajinkya Rahane | c Jayawardene b Randiv | 111 |
| Shikhar Dhawan | b Priyanjan | 113 |
| Suresh Raina | lbw b Randiv | 52 |
| Virat Kohli | c Perera b Randiv | 22 |
| Ambati Rayudu | c Perera b Gamage | 27 |
| Wriddhiman Saha | not out | 10* |
| Akshar Patel | not out | 14* |
| Extras | ( w 7, nb 2, lb 5) | 14 |
| Total | for 5 wickets | 363 |
| Overs | innings break | 50 |
| Fall of wickets | 1-231 (Dhawan, 34.6 ov), 2-247 (Rahane, 37.5 ov), 3-299 (Raina, 43.3 ov), 4-314 (Kohli, 45.6 ov), 5-344 (Rayudu, 48.5 ov) |
Did not bat: Ravichandran Ashwin, Umesh Yadav, Varun Aaron, Ishant Sharma
Bowling
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets |
| Dhammika Prasad | 9 | 0 | 60 | 0 |
| Lahiru Gamage | 9 | 1 | 59 | 1 |
| Angelo Mathews | 4 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| Thisara Perera | 7 | 0 | 51 | 0 |
| Suraj Randiv | 10 | 0 | 78 | 3 |
| Seekkuge Prasanna | 6 | 0 | 47 | 0 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Ashan Priyanjan | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
Sri Lanka innings
| Upul Tharanga | c Dhawan b Ashwin | 28 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | c Saha b Yadav | 18 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | c Saha b Sharma | 13 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | c Kohli b Patel | 43 |
| Seekkuge Prasanna | c Rahane b Patel | 5 |
| Angelo Mathews | c Patel b Raina | 23 |
| Ashan Priyanjan | c Saha b Sharma | 12 |
| Thisara Perera | c Sharma b Yadav | 29 |
| Suraj Randiv | b Sharma | 5 |
| Dhammika Prasad | c Saha b Sharma | 0 |
| Lahiru Gamage | not out | 0* |
| Extras | (lb 4, w 13, nb 1) | 18 |
| Total | all out | 194 |
| Overs | match over | 39.2 |
| Fall of wickets | 1-31 (Dilshan, 8.5 ov), 2-61 (Sangakkara, 13.2 ov), 3-84 (Tharanga, 16.2 ov), 4-109 (Prasanna, 21.1 ov), 5-130 (Jayawardene, 25.1 ov), 6-144 (Mathews, 30.1 ov), 7-167 (Priyanjan, 33.2 ov), 8-175 (Randiv, 35.2 ov), 9-175 (Prasad, 35.6 ov), 10-194 (Perera, 39.2 ov) |
Bowling
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets |
| Umesh Yadav | 6.2 | 2 | 24 | 2 |
| Varun Aaron | 4.1 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Ishant Sharma | 8 | 1 | 34 | 4 |
| Virat Kohli | 0.5 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 9 | 0 | 52 | 1 |
| Akshar Patel | 6 | 0 | 24 | 2 |
| Suresh Raina | 5 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
Result: India won by 169 runs
Man of the Match: Ajinkya Rahane
Toss: Sri Lanka chose to field
