Openers Rahul, Dhawan give India a good start
August 12, 2017  10:51
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India 53-0 (10 ovs) vs SL | Scorecard

Lahiru switches to round the wicket but bowls another poor delivery, short and wide as Dhawan helps himself for a boundary through the point region. The next ball is again short as the left-hander slaps it through the covers for three runs.

Lahiru then overpitches as Rahul plays a nice straight drive past mid-on for another four as the runs continue to flow.

The fast bowler coming under some attack from the Indian openers. He tries a short ball but Rahul is happy to play the pull shot, despatching it over square leg for the third four of the over.

A slight hesitation before the two openers steal a quick single from the last ball to make it 16 runs from the over.

The outfield is slightly sluggish as Dhawan's cover drive struggles to reach the boundary, fetching the left-hander only three runs and Rahul takes a single from the last ball to retain strike.

Medium pacer Dimuth Karunaratne comes into the attack in place of Lahiru, who bowled an expensive first spell of three overs for 26 runs.

Dhawan continues to relish on the width as he slashes Fernando through point for another four followed by a single to race to 26 from 19 balls.

A single in the next over takes India past the 50-run mark, in the 10th over.

Rahul gets an edge which goes through the slips for a couple followed by a single as India race to 53 for no loss in 10 overs.
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