The first match was played between Sri Lanka and India at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, which was tied. In the match, the host team won the toss and batted first and scored 230/8. In the reply innings, Team India was all out for 230 runs in 47.5 overs. In this way the scores of both the teams remained level and the match was tied. Most fans must be wondering why a super over was not conducted between the two teams after the score was level.
After whitewashing Sri Lanka in the T20 series, Team India came out with the hope of starting the ODI series with a win. But Sri Lanka showed its attitude in the first ODI itself. The match proved to be a tie, after which the fans were waiting for the super over. But why the super over did not happen, this question must be troubling the fans. Let’s know here, why the super over did not happen? The important reason behind this is explained in detail in the article below.
What happened in the match?
In the match, Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bat first. Pathum Nissanka (56) and Dunith Wellalage (67*) scored half centuries for 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 mood for victory. He gave the team a strong start by scoring 58 runs with the help of 3 sixes and 7 fours.
How did the match end in a tie?
Chasing the target of 231 runs, Team India had taken hold of the match from the beginning. 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 got 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 took two wickets in two balls and made Team India struggle to score a run. Team India was all out on a score of 230.
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Why was there no super over?
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 any two countries). There is a provision to conduct 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.