SL 114-3 (20.4 ovs) vs India 112 | Scorecard

India's batting line-up flopped big time in the absence of Captain Virat Kohli as the hosts suffered a humiliating seven-wicket defeat against Sri Lanka in the first ODI in Dharamsala.

Put into bat, India were shot out for a lowly 112 in 38.2 overs. The experienced Mahendra Singh Dhoni saved them the blushes with a fighting knock of 65 after the top and middle order collapsed, which saw them reeling on 29 for seven at one stage.

Pacer Suranga Lakmal was the wrecker-in-chief as he picked up four for 13, while Nuwan Pradeep claimed two for 37.

Sri Lanka lost a couple of early wickets before Upul Tharanga's positive batting got their innings back on track.

Tharanga, who was caught for 11 off a no-ball by Jasprit Bumrah, made India pay dearly for the reprieve as he smashed a quickfire 49 from 46 balls.

Dickwella slammed 26 from 24 balls, while Mathews hit a steady 25 as the two batsmen carried Sri Lanka to an easy victory.

Sri Lanka registered their first victory in ODIs after six months, to end their losing streak of 12 games.

The next match will be played in Mohali on Wednesday, December 13.

SL 114-3 (20.4 ovs) vs India 112 | Scorecard

India's batting line-up flopped big time in the absence of Captain Virat Kohli as the hosts suffered a humiliating seven-wicket defeat against Sri Lanka in the first ODI in Dharamsala.

Put into bat, India were shot out for a lowly 112 in 38.2 overs. The experienced Mahendra Singh Dhoni saved them the blushes with a fighting knock of 65 after the top and middle order collapsed, which saw them reeling on 29 for seven at one stage.

Pacer Suranga Lakmal was the wrecker-in-chief as he picked up four for 13, while Nuwan Pradeep claimed two for 37.

Sri Lanka lost a couple of early wickets before Upul Tharanga's positive batting got their innings back on track.

Tharanga, who was caught for 11 off a no-ball by Jasprit Bumrah, made India pay dearly for the reprieve as he smashed a quickfire 49 from 46 balls.

Dickwella slammed 26 from 24 balls, while Mathews hit a steady 25 as the two batsmen carried Sri Lanka to an easy victory.

Sri Lanka registered their first victory in ODIs after six months, to end their losing streak of 12 games.

The next match will be played in Mohali on Wednesday, December 13.

SL 114-3 (20.4 ovs) vs India 112 | Scorecard

Captain Rohit not trying the spinners as Bhuvneshwar comes in place of Pandya. And Dickwella continues to enjoy as he pulls a short ball from the pacer fine on the leg side for a four.

He picks up a single from the next ball to bring up Sri Lanka's 100, in the 19th over.

Pandya comes back, in place of Bumrah and continues to leak runs. Dickwella flashes hard at a wide delivery for a boundary over the off-side to bring the target down to nine.

The next ball is picked up over the leg side for another four as the left-hander races to 26 from 20 balls.

Pandya makes a good comeback as he beats Dickwella with the outswinger as he has a tentative poke at that.

Dickwella shuffles across and looks to flick a full delivery but misses and gets a wide down the leg side.

Mathews ends India's misery in the next over as he punches Bhuvneshwar down the ground for a four past mid-off.

Sri Lanka cruise to 114 for three in 20.4 overs to win by seven wickets with 19.2 overs to spare.

Sri Lanka register a victory in ODIs after a long wait of six months, their last win coming in July against Zimbabwe.

SL 95-3 (18 ovs) vs India 112 | Scorecard

Bhuvneshwar gets one to bounce extra as Niroshan Dickwella is beaten trying to defend it off the backfoot.

After a few dot balls, Dickwella breaks the shackles as he lofts a length delivery from Bhuvneshwar over midwicket for a four and then takes two runs from the last ball.

In the next over, Mathews hits Pandya for a four to take Sri Lanka to 76 for three in 15 overs.

Bumrah comes back into the attack, in place of Bhuvneshwar. He bowls a short ball which is not that quick and Mathews has enough time to pull it easily for a four.

Two balls later, Mathews hits another boundary through the covers as Sri Lanka cruise towards victory.

The boundaries are coming quite regularly for Sri Lankans as they reach 95 for three in 18 overs, with another 18 needed for victory.

SL 66-3 (13 ovs) vs India 112 | Scorecard

Hardik Pandya comes into the attack in place of Bhuvneshwar. Tharanga drives the third ball beautifully through the covers for a four and repeats the shot off the next ball for the same result to take Sri Lanka past the 50-run mark, in the 11th over.

Pandya makes it worse for India as he bowls a big wide down the leg side which goes for five wides as it beats Dhoni.

14 runs from the over as Sri Lanka continue their good progress, having made 36 from the last three overs.

Change of ends for Bhuvneshwar as Sri Lanka collect four singles from his sixth over.

Pandya struggling with his line as he bowls another wide down the leg side to start his second over. The next ball is short as Tharanga pulls it over midwicket for a four.

However, Pandya gets revenge two balls later as Tharanga goes for the drive but gets an edge and Dhawan does well to take it on the second attempt at first slip.

Tharanga makes his way after a quickfire 49 from 46 balls, laced with 10 fours that has put Sri Lanka in a good position.

SL 42-2 (10 ovs) vs India 112 | Scorecard

Tharanga turns Bumrah on the leg side for one before Mathews goes hard at a wide delivery but is beaten.

In the next over, Tharanga crashes Bhuvneshwar through the off-side for a four and then flicks the next ball over the leg side for another boundary.

The next ball is again on the pads as Tharanga turns it on the leg side for two runs followed by a single to get 11 from the over.

Bumrah knocks the stumps at the bowler's end before he delivers the ball resulting in another no-ball and a free hit.

He again bowls a yorker and Tharanga again gets the inside edge for a four fine on the leg side. He drives the next ball off the middle through the gap in the covers for another boundary.

Sri Lanka looking comfortable on 42 for two in 10 overs, having scored 22 runs from the last two overs. They need another 71 runs from 40 overs for victory at under two per over.

Tharanga has been instrumental in keeping Sri Lanka on top as he hit 35 from 37 balls, while a couple of wickets have fallen early at the other end.

SL 19-2 (7 ovs) vs India 112 | Scorecard

Tharanga makes most of some width from Bhuvneshwar, hitting it square on the off-side for his second four.

In the next over, Bumrah gets the wicket of Tharanga, who is caught in the slips but the umpires are checking for the front foot.

And Bumrah has overstepped as it is ruled a no-ball and Tharanga (11) gets a lifeline.

The free hit delivery is a good yorker as Tharanga gets the inside edge and it goes for a four.

Bhuvneshwar makes the breakthrough with the wicket of Lahiru Thirimanne, who is bowled for a duck. The umpires are again checking for the front foot but the replays are not conclusive and the decision stays.

The ball was in the right channel just around the off-stump as Thirimanne played tentatively and inside edged it back on to his stumps.

Angelo Mathews defends the rest of the over as Bhuvneshwar bowls a wicket-maiden.

SL 7-1 (4 ovs) vs India 112 | Scorecard

India's opening bowlers -- Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah -- have their task cut out.

The batsmen let them down big time as the team folded up for just 112 and they need quite a few wickets with the new ball to make a match out of this.

Danushka Gunathilaka and Upul Tharanga will be keen to play out the new ball. The former defends the first two balls from Bhuvneshwar before steering the third ball to thirdman for a single.

Tharanga flays his bat at a wide ball only to get a thick outside edge to thirdman for one to get off the mark.

Jasprit Bumrah to bowl the second over. Tharanga again chases a wide delivery and gets a thick edge which falls short of Dinesh Karthik at gully, who does well to dive and half stop and keep it down to just a single.

Gunathilaka plays a loose shot off the next ball and repeats it again to be beaten twice in a row.

Bhuvneshwar bowls a beauty to Tharanga, who is all squared up by the away going delivery as he tries to turn it on the leg side. Tharanga all at sea as he is beaten again.

However, he gets the next ball off the middle as he smashes a wide delivery from Bhuvi square on the off-side for a boundary.

Gunathilaka looks to break the shackles as he has a wild swing against Bumrah but is beaten. Two balls later, he makes room and makes another attempt to hit out but gets the edge and is caught behind for one.

India 112-all out (38.2 ovs) vs SL | Scorecard

Captain Perera comes into the attack and picks the wicket of Dhoni to end the Indian innings.

Dhoni looks to loft it over the off-side but is caught by the man in the deep.

He walks back after a wonderful innings of 65, laced with 10 fours and two sixes in his 87-ball knock.

India are bundled out for a lowly 112 in 38.2 innings with only three batsmen scoring in double digits. Infact, the Indian top order missed captain Virat Kohli big time as the first five batsmen tallied just 13 runs.

Lakmal was the wrecker-in-chief, bowling his 10 overs unchanged, to finish with splendid figures of four for 13, while Pradeep picked up two wickets.

India 108-9 (37 ovs) vs SL | Scorecard

Pradeep comes back as Sri Lanka look to finish off the Indian innings. Meanwhile, Dhoni has other ideas as he lofts the first ball over mid-off for the first six of the Indian innings to take his score to 46 as India get into the 90s.

Dhoni not taking the singles, not even off the fourth ball before he hits a full toss through the covers for a four.

That takes Dhoni past the 50-run mark from 78 balls, a crucial innings considering the situation of the match.

He does well to keep strike with a single from the last ball of the match.

Dhoni goes after Pathirana and clobbers the left-arm spinner over midwicket for a massive six to take India past the 100-run mark, in the 37th over.

He has another go as he smashes it over the bowler but the fielder at long-on stops it on the bounce as Dhoni refuses the single off the fourth ball.

He smashes the last ball down the ground for a four.

India 87-9 (35 ovs) vs SL | Scorecard

Left-arm spinner Sachith Pathirana comes into the attack as Pradeep is taken off after just one over in his second spell.

Dhoni smashes the third ball through the covers for a four to end the sequence of 15 dot balls. He then keeps strike with a single from the last ball of the over.

Dananjaya does well to keep Dhoni quiet as he plays five dot balls before taking a single from the last ball to keep strike.

In the next over, Dhoni takes a single from the fourth ball giving Bumrah only two balls to survive. Bumrah is hit on the pads off the last ball as the umpire rules it out leg before wicket.

Dhoni immediately asks the batsman to take the DRS and it proves to be the right decision as the impact is outside the off-stump.

Dananjaya bowling well as he comes up with a maiden over to Dhoni, denying him a single off the last ball.

And that turns out to be crucial as Pathirana strikes with the wicket of Bumrah, who is bowled for a duck.

India 80-8 (30 ovs) vs SL | Scorecard

Dhoni has a big swing as Perera bowls a full toss but again he gets the inside edge for a four to fine leg.

He pulls the next ball to deep square leg but doesn't take the single before he takes the single off the last ball to keep strike.

Dhoni waging a lone battle as he gives spinner Dananjaya the charge and hammers him through midwicket for a four to take his score to 32.

He does well to take a single off the fifth ball before Bumrah blocks the last ball.

Pradeep comes back as Sri Lanka look to bowl out the Indians. However, Dhoni is aware of the task on hand and quietly plays out a maiden over but that brings Bumrah on strike for the other end.

Bumrah also does well to see off maiden over from Dananjaya as India struggle to 80 for eight in 30 overs with Dhoni batting well on 33 from 51 balls.

India 70-8 (26 ovs) vs SL | Scorecard

Captain Thisara Perera comes into the attack. Kuldeep gets an inside edge off the second ball for a single to fine leg to get off the mark.

Dhoni comes down the track and hammers the third ball through the covers for a four.

In the next, Kuldeep strokes Pradeep for a couple of boundaries as India look to make a comeback with some runs and lend some respectability to their total.

Dhoni again chips down the track but this time gets an inside edge for a four fine on the leg side against Perera. A single each to the two batsmen as India bring up their 50, in the 23rd over.

Dhoni pulls a short ball from Pradeep but fails to make proper connection for a boundary fine on the leg side.

Kuldeep steers the last ball square on the off-side for another four as 10 come from the over.

India getting a move along as Dhoni cuts a short ball from Perera over point for a four. Kuldeep glances the fifth ball fine on the leg side for another four as India continue the flurry of boundaries.

Off-spinner Akila Dananjaya comes into the attack in place of Pradeep, who took two for 26 in his first spell.

Wicketkeeper Dickwella comes up with another smart piece of stumping to dismiss Kuldeep, who made a valuable 19.

No. 10 batsman Jasprit Bumrah manages to defend the last three balls of the over with utmost caution.

India 29-7 (20 ovs) vs SL | Scorecard

India in danger of being bundled out for their lowest score in ODIs -- their lowest ever so far is 54 against Sri Lanka at Sharjah in October 2000.

Dhoni is looking to defend and look to bat as long as possible with just three wickets left for the Indians.

Lakmal will bowl out here as he continues to bowl his 10th over on the trot. Kuldeep Yadav leaves alone the first ball only to see the ball jag back and just go over the stumps. That was a very close call.

The last ball is full as Kuldeep is beaten again and hit on the pads but the leg before appeal is turned down.

Lakmal finishes with splendid figures of four for 13 in 10 overs.

Dhoni comes down the track and looks to flick Pradeep but misses and is hit on the pads. Sri Lanka take the DRS but Dhoni survives as the ball is clipping the top of the stumps and it stays with the umpire's call.

Dhoni turning down the singles and looking to take most of the strike.

After defending the first five deliveries, Dhoni comes down the track and has a wild swing but misses it completely.

India in complete shambles on 29 for seven in 20 overs, with no runs coming from the last three overs.

India 29-7 (16 ovs) vs SL | Scorecard

Sri Lanka continue with Lakmal from one end as he bowls his eighth over on the trot.

Dhoni trying his best to keep Lakmal out as he gets down the track and also gets outside the line of the stumps. He nearly falls over as he flicks Lakmal on the leg side for a single.

But Lakmal strikes with the next ball as a helpless Bhuvneshwar tries to defend but gets an edge and is caught behind by the wicketkeeper for a duck.

India 28-6 (16 ovs) vs SL | Scorecard

Finally, a shot off the middle as Pandya plays a cracking drive off the front foot through the covers for a delightful boundary off Lakmal.

Pandey is caught in two minds as he initially tries to poke at a wide one before he leaves it alone. The Sri Lankan appeals for a catch to the wicketkeeper but the umpire is not interested and they also don't go for the review.

The last ball is slightly short as Pandya goes hard at it, but the fielder at point does well to come up with a diving save and keep it down to just two runs.

Pradeep cripples India further with the wicket of Pandya, who again tries to withdraw his bat but gets an edge and is caught at first slip for 10.

Two balls later, Sri Lanka take the DRS after the umpire turns down the appeal for LBW against Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Umpire Simon Fry's decision stands as the ball tracker shows that the ball would have clipped the top of the stumps and it stays with the umpire's call.

India's batting in complete shambles on 28 for six in 16 overs.

India 20-5 (14 ovs) vs SL | Scorecard

More misery for India as Iyer's painful debut ends with another poor shot. He tries to run a wide delivery from Pradeep down to thirdman but gets an inside edge back on to his stumps to be bowled for nine.

India in danger of being bowled out for under 50 as they crash to 16 for five in the 14th over.

Incidentally, this is India's lowest score ever in ODIs after the fall of the first five wickets. Their previous lowest was 17 for five in that famous match against Zimbabwe in the 1983 World Cup, made memorable by Kapil Dev's heroics with the bat.

Hardik Pandya gets an edge off the last ball as he chases a wide delivery but it flies wide of the second slip fielder for a four.

India 16-4 (13 ovs) vs SL | Scorecard

Mathews finally bowls a rare loose delivery as he slips one down the leg side as wicketkeeper Dickwella fumbles for two wides.

Pandey is beaten again by the incoming delivery before he takes a single off the last ball to get off the mark.

A horror start for India as they are reduced to 11 for three in 10 overs.

Lakmal continues as Sri Lanka look for more wickets to continue their supremacy with the ball.

Pandey is beaten again outside the off-stump before he gets  a leading edge off the next ball trying to flick it but the ball falls just short of the fielder at point.

Two balls later, Lakmal gets one to come in sharply as Pandey offers no shot as it passes close to the stumps.

First change in the bowling as Mathews gets a break after a good first spell of one for eight in five overs.

He makes way for pacer Nuwan Pradeep. Iyer slaps the second ball square on the off-side for two runs before he survives a close appeal for LBW as the umpire turns it down and Lankans decide not to review it.

Iyer is all squared up off the last ball as he tries to flick and gets his bat down on time to get the leading edge.

Lakmal continues as he bowls his seventh over on the trot. Iyer is struggling with his technique and his batting is all over the place. He goes hard trying to drive one but again gets an inside edge for a single on the leg side.

The extra over for Lakmal pays rich dividends. Pandey is squared up by the movement off the pitch as he tries to flick it but gets the outside edge and is caught at first slip for two.

Lakmal has taken three for six in a brilliant spell with the new ball as India slip further to be reduced to a lowly 16 for four after 13 overs.

India 8-3 (9 ovs) vs SL | Scorecard

Iyer finally gets off the mark, after 11 deliveries, as he clips a full delivery on the pads from Mathews through midwicket for a four.

That is the first boundary of the Indian innings, in the sixth over, and it is also the first runs conceded by Mathews, in his third over.

Lakmal continues to bowl tight as he sends down his third maiden over with Karthik content to defend.

Mathews continues as Iyer gets a single on the leg side off an inside edge The next ball comes in as Karthik is hit on the pads but the huge shout for leg before wicket is turned down. And this time Sri Lanka don't go for the review.

The last ball comes in a long way from wide outside the off-stump as Karthik goes for the drive but is beaten again.

Karthik's painful giving ends in the next over as Lakmal gets him trapped leg before wicket for a 18-ball duck.

New batsman Manish Pandey is beaten off the first ball as he pokes tentatively outside the off-stump.

Lakmal has taken two for three in five overs including three maidens as India are struggling on eight for three in nine overs.

India 2-2 (5 ovs) vs SL | Scorecard

Lakmal leaves India in trouble with the wicket of Rohit, who is caught behind for two runs.

The umpire had initially given Rohit not out before Sri Lanka another review. And the Ultra Edge shows there was some spike the ball passes the bat and the on-field umpire's decision is overturned again.

Two successful reviews for Sri Lanka as both Indian openers perish early to leave the team in trouble on two for two.

New batsman Dinesh Karthik is cut into half by a brilliant incoming delivery from Lakmal. The next one moves away as the right-hander is beaten again.

He offers no shot to the next two balls before defending the last ball as Lakmal registers another maiden over.

A horror start for India as they are struggling on two for two in five overs.

India 2-1 (4 ovs) vs SL | Scorecard

Lakmal nearly gets another one as Rohit is beaten outside the off-stump two balls in a row.

Rohit finally gets India off the mark as he takes a couple of steps down and flicks the third ball through square leg for two runs.

But Lakmal bowls another good over as he gives away just the two runs from the over.

Iyer makes a nervous start as Mathews gets one to jag in and the debutant gets an inside edge on to the pads.

He looks to keen to get off the mark and score his first runs in international cricket. Iyer is again squared up by Mathews as he somehow defends it and blocks the rest of the over.

Mathews bowls another maiden as Sri Lanka keep up the pressure with just two runs conceded from the first four overs.

India 0-1 (2 ovs) vs SL | Scorecard

Pacer Suranga Lakmal to open the bowling for Sri Lanka. He was impressive during the Tests and he makes another good start as he gets Rohit to edge the first ball but it falls short of the fielder at second slip.

And Rohit is careful after the first ball as he watchfully defends the rest of the over.

Angelo Mathews to bowl the second over. The second ball is outside the off-stump and moves away as Dhawan is beaten before he is struck on the pads off the last ball of the over.

The umpire turns down the LBW appeal before Sri Lanka take the DRS. And the impact is in line and the ball is going to hit the stumps which means the review is successful and Dhawan has to make his way back for a duck.

No runs in the first two overs for India, while they have already lost the wicket of Dhawan.

In the absence of Virat Kohli, India's line-up has a brand new look especially with the likes of Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey and Dinesh Karthik in the middle order.

The struggling but experienced Ajinkya Rahane has been benched with India keen to try out Iyer, while giving more chances to Pandey.

India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Dinesh Karthik, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (w/k), Hardik Pandya, Kuldeep Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal.

Sri Lanka captain Thisara Perera has won the toss and elected to bowl in the first ODI against India in Dharamsala.

This is the first time Rohit Sharma is leading India and he is not too bothered about losing the toss.

"We would have batted anyways, nice bright sunshine and we have a good pitch. There will be some help for the fast bowlers initially and we will need to play out the new ball," he said.

"It's a real honour to be the captain of India. It's a great responsibility, I am ready for it. I have a great set of players," added Rohit.

Mumbai youngster Shreyas Iyer will make his ODI debut as he was handed his India cap in a team huddle.

It remains to be seen in which position he bats? With Virat Kohli missing, Iyer could come in at No. 3.

Welcome to the coverage of the first One-Day International between India and Sri Lanka in Dharamsala, on Sunday.

An out-of-form Ajinkya Rahane will be aiming to get back among the runs as India, who will be missing captain Virat Kohli, will be aiming for another dominating showing against Sri Lanka in the three-match ODI series.

Rohit Sharma will lead the team in absence of Kohli and he along with coach Ravi Shastri will be looking at various combinations and trying out different players as India continue their preparations for the 2019 World Cup.

Having won five straight bilateral series apart from reaching Champions Trophy final, a 3-0 win will put India on top of ICC ODI rankings, overtaking South Africa.

Even without their inspirational skipper, a batting line-up comprising Rohit, Rahane, Dinesh Karthik, Mahendra Singh Dhoni could prove to be a handful for any opposition.

While the opening slot seems locked with Rohit and Dhawan at the top, Rahane is likely to get a chance at the number three position with Kohli given a much-needed rest.

Kedar Jadhav has been ruled out of the series due to hamstring injury with Tamil Nadu all-rounder Washington Sundar called up into the squad.

All-rounder Hardik Pandya will continue to be a vital cog in India's wheel as he completes what has been an exception year in international cricket for him.

India's bowling has a lot of variety with the young duo of Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav doing well recently along with Axar Patel, whose primary job is to restrict runs.

Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar will spearhead the pace department and the duo will surely enjoy the helpful conditions in Dharamsala.