Explained: Why no super over despite IND vs SL first ODI match being tied?
IND vs SL 1st ODI: The first match of the three-match ODI series played between India and Sri Lanka at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Friday ended in a tie. Sri Lanka, batting first, scored 230 runs in 50 overs losing 8 wickets. The Indian team had a good start but after Rohit Sharma was out, the wicket changed its colour and it became difficult to score runs and the process of falling wickets continued. The Indian team was all out for 230 runs in the 48th over. After this the match was tied but the super over was not played. People did not understand why this happened, so let's know why there was no super over even after the IND vs SL match was tied
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Explained: Why no super over despite IND vs SL first ODI match being tied?
Actually, when the last match of the T20 series between India and Sri Lanka was tied, a super over was played. Although India had won the first two matches and captured the series, the super over was still organized, but such a situation was seen in the first match of the ODI match and the super over was not played. According to the ICC rules, the super over in ODI cricket is played either in a knockout match or in a multi-nation event. A bilateral series is being played between India and Sri Lanka. This is the reason why the super over was not organized even after the match was tied.
After the ODI match was tied, everyone was expecting a super over, but it did not happen. According to ICC rules, there will be no super over in bilateral ODI series (series between two countries). There is a provision for super over in ODI only in big tournaments. Talking about T20, in this format, if any match is tied, a super over will be conducted.
IND vs SL 1st ODI Scorecard
In the match, Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bat first. Pathum Nissanka (56) and Dunith Vellalaage (67*) played half-century innings from the host team and took the team to a score of 230. The road to victory seemed easy for Team India. Rohit Sharma also set the atmosphere of victory completely. He gave the team a strong start by playing an innings of 58 runs with the help of 3 sixes and 7 fours.
Team India had taken hold of the match from the beginning while chasing the target of 231 runs. But when batsmen like Virat, Gill and Iyer lost their wickets cheaply. In the end, Rahul and Akshar once again made the match. But after both of them were out, Team India once again came into trouble. Shivam Dubey, who came to the crease, brought life to the match with his fiery batting and in the 48th over, India needed just 1 run to win. But captain Aslanka made Team India struggle to score a single run by taking two wickets in two balls. Team India was all out on a score of 230.
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