: Back to the future: Prithvi Shaw, Ishan Kishan and a no holds barred approach that cannot be faulted #IndiaNEWS It took just the first eight overs of the Indian innings to kill the contest against

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Back to the future: Prithvi Shaw, Ishan Kishan and a no holds barred approach that cannot be faulted #IndiaNEWS
It took just the first eight overs of the Indian innings to kill the contest against Sri Lanka in the first One-Day International in Colombo on Sunday. And the reason for that was a no holds barred assault by Prithvi Shaw and Ishan Kishan. A kind of assault that, frankly, neither team was familiar with.After electing to bat first, Sri Lanka were 222/8 in 46.5 overs when Isuru Udana was dismissed. Having got to 55/1 at the end of the first powerplay, the hosts would’ve been disappointed with their progress in the middle overs. But an onslaught by Chamika Karunaratne and Dushmantha Chameera towards the very end ensured they had some momentum going into the second half of the game.A total of 262 would be considered below par on most days in ODI cricket. However, Sri Lanka would’ve taken confidence from the fact that they had fought their way to a respectable position, the pitch was offering turn, and they had a number of spinners in their ranks. There was indeed a glimmer of hope for them at the halfway stage.But all it took India was an eight-over period of mayhem to scuff out any hope the Sri Lankans may have had.It was a period in...Read more

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