India and Sri Lanka tie the ODI match played yesterday

Charith Asalanka was the hero for Sri Lanka as they played out a thrilling tie with India in the first one-day international in Colombo.

With the scores level, India needed one run to win with two wickets in hand and 15 balls remaining, but home skipper Asalanka struck in successive deliveries.

Asalanka trapped Shivam Dube lbw for 25 and then had Arshdeep Singh lbw for a duck next ball as India were bowled out for 230 in response to Sri Lanka’s 230-8.

It was the second time an ODI between the sides had ended in a tie – the first occasion coming when both sides made 236-9 at the Adelaide Oval in February 2012.

Remarkably, this game was also the second successive tie between the sides inside four days after the final Twenty20 international in Pallekele was tied on Tuesday, with India triumphing in a super over.