India vs Sri Lanka 2017, 1st ODI: Hits and misses

Rohit Sharma's first outing as Team India skipper turned out to be an embarrassing one as the Men in Blue lost the first ODI of the three-match series against Sri Lanka by seven wickets at Dharamshala.

It turned out to be a crucial toss to win for Thisara Perera as the hosts were reduced to 12/3 in 10 overs, the lowest Powerplay score in ODIs.

There was some early moisture on the wicket and Sri Lanka's pacers did not fail to make the most of it as India were eventually bowled out for 112 in 38.2 overs.

The hosts are now on the backfoot as Sri Lanka take a 1-0 lead before going into the second ODI that will be played at Mohali on Thursday.

Now, let's have a look at the players who stood out and those who failed to deliver as Sri Lanka steamrolled India.

Hit: Angelo Mathews

The most experienced player in Sri Lanka's under-fire unit, Angelo Mathews contributed with both bat and ball as the visitors put up an inspired performance to outplay India.

Mathews struck in his first over as he removed opener Shikhar Dhawan on zero and ended up giving away just eight runs in his five overs.

Chasing small totals can be really tricky and Sri Lanka also seemed to be under pressure in the beginning.

Although the visitors were chasing a paltry total of 112, they lost a couple of early wickets and were 19/2 in the seventh over.

Upul Tharanga did score 49 but the pair of Mathews (25*) and Niroshan Dickwella (26*) batted sensibly and ensured Sri Lanka's win in the 21st over.

Miss: Jasprit Bumrah

In June 2017, Jasprit Bumrah received a lot of flak as he was held responsible for India's loss to Pakistan in the ICC Champions Trophy final. Fakhar Zaman went on to score a century after being dismissed on a no-ball by Bumrah.

However, it seems that Bumrah hasn't learnt his lesson after all.

He has that reputation of bowling deadly yorkers but time and again he embarrasses himself at the international level by taking wickets off no balls.

On the fifth delivery of the sixth over, Bumrah overstepped and Upul Tharanga, who was playing on 11 at that time, survived at a crucial juncture of the game.

Eventually, Tharanga ended up scoring 49 as Sri Lanka won comfortably by seven wickets in the 21st over.

Miss: Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma, who is leading the Men in Blue in the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka in the absence of Virat Kohli, failed to guide by example in his first outing as a skipper.

After being put in to bat, Rohit had said that it was a good toss to lose but his statement completely backfired as the hosts were reduced to 29/7 before finally being dismissed on 112 in 38.2 overs.

Sri Lanka's pacers made the most of the lateral movement they were getting with the new ball, pushing the Men in Blue on the backfoot right from the beginning.

Lakmal was constantly teasing Rohit with his away seam movement and the Hitman ended up poking at one short of a good length delivery that bounced a little extra.

Rohit tried to defend and Niroshan Dickwella collected it beautifully forcing India's stand-in captain to walk back to the pavilion, opening the floodgates for a batting collapse.

Hit: Suranga Lakmal

Sri Lanka pacer Suranga Lakmal was spitting fire at freezing Dharamshala as he ripped through India's batting order, recording his career-best figures of 4-13.

Lakmal used swinging and seaming conditions as he combined forces with Angelo Mathews to reduce India to 29/7.

Lakmal was almost unplayable and Thisara Perera made the most of this opportunity by making his strike pacer bowl 10 overs on the trot.

Although MS Dhoni managed to salvage some pride for the hosts by scoring 65 off 87 balls, the visitors' bowlers completely dominated the first innings.

India eventually managed to post 112 in 38.2 overs, their lowest ODI total at home since 1993 when they were bowled out for 100 by the West Indies at Ahmedabad.

Hit: MS Dhoni

Mahendra Singh Dhoni was the epitome of stand and deliver at Dharamshala today. With the experience of having played 300-plus ODIs, Dhoni came to India's rescue when they were reeling at 16/4.

The Dhoni legend rolled along, right from the outset, as he managed to take India's score past 100 with his valiant effort of 65 runs off 87 deliveries.

At a time when the hosts were reduced to 29/7, it seemed that the score would not even go past 50 but Dhoni managed to break Lakmal's rhythm and ended up getting his 67th ODI half-century.

With some help from the tailenders, the former skipper took India past their lowest ODI score of 54 and ended up putting 112 on the board in 38.2 overs.

Despite his Herculean effort, Dhoni ended up on the losing side but his innings of 65 will be remembered as one of the best from India's 'crisis man'.