WATCH: Mohammed Shami Mankads Dasun Shanaka; Rohit Sharma withdraws appeal, check why
The on-field umpire went upstairs for the third umpire but India skipper Rohit Sharma intervened and withdrew the appeal. Shanaka then completed his ton.
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In the first ODI between India and Sri Lanka on Tuesday (January 10), apart from Virat Kohli and Dasun Shanaka’s ton, another incident has been making headlines. India’s veteran pacer Mohammed Shami ran out Shanaka at the non-striker’s end after seeing the Lankan skipper backing up too much.
The incident happened in the last over when Shanaka was batting at 98*. Shami saw him leaving the crease early so he ran him out. The on-field umpire went upstairs for the third umpire but India skipper Rohit Sharma intervened and withdrew the appeal. Shanaka then completed his ton.
Watch the video of the incident and a few reactions below. Cricket fraternity has praised Rohit for his sportsmanship despite the fact that mankading is a legal dismissal. Check their mixed reactions below:
“I had no idea he (Shami) did that. Shanaka was batting on 98. We got to be…We cannot get him out like that. Hats off to him,” Rohit Sharma said later at the post-match presentation. Shanaka remained not out on 108 off 88 balls.
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India vs Sri Lanka match recap
Earlier, Dasun Shanaka won the toss and decided to bowl. India had gotten off to a brilliant start with openers Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma stitching a 143-run stand between them. Both got out before completing their respective centuries. While Shubman scored 70 runs, Rohit, after a long period of time played a brilliant 67-ball 83-run knock to put India in a better position.
After their dismissal, it was Virat Kohli’s show. Kohli would go on to complete yet another century. This was his back-to-back century in ODI; the last he scored on the third ODI against Bangladesh last year.
It was also his 73rd international ton; he is only behind the legendary Sachin Tendulkar who has slammed 100 international tons in his career. On way to his ton, he also became the fastest batter to reach 12500 ODI runs.
India put on a total of 373/7 in their allotted 50 overs. India, after Umran Malik’s three wickets and Mohammed Siraj’s two scalps restricted the Lankans to 306/8.
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