India 314-6 in first Sri Lanka ODI

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India scored a challenging 314-6 after electing to bat in the opening one-day international against Sri Lanka in Hambantota on Saturday.

Virat Kohli (106) and opener Virender Sehwag (96), who added 173 for the second wicket, were the main scorers for India while seamer Thisara Perera bagged three wickets for Sri Lanka.

India:

G. Gambhir b Kulasekara 3

V. Sehwag run out 96

V. Kohli c sub (S. Senanayake) b Perera 106

R. Sharma b Mathews 5

S. Raina c sub (Senanayake) b Perera 50

MS Dhoni c Thirimanne b Perera 35

Irfan Pathan not out 7

R. Ashwin not out 0

Extras (b1, lb2, nb2, w7) 12

Total (for six wickets; 50 overs) 314

Fall of wickets: 1-7 (Gambhir), 2-180 (Sehwag), 3-191 (Sharma), 4-228 (Kohli), 5-307 (Raina), 6-307 (Dhoni).

Bowling: Kulasekara 5-0-20-1 (w1), Malinga 10-0-83-0 (nb2), Mathews 10-0-58-1 (w5), Perera 10-0-70-3, Dilshan 5-0-28-0, Herath 10-0-52-0 (w1).

Toss: India

Umpires: Ranmore Martinesz (SRI) and Bruce Oxenford (AUS)

TV umpire: Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SRI)

Match referee: Chris Broad (ENG)

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