World champions Australia suffered a crushing defeat in the first ODI between Australia and Sri Lanka. Batting first, Sri Lanka was all out for 214 runs, but the Australian team, which came out to chase this small target, collapsed for 165 runs and Sri Lanka registered a spectacular victory by 49 runs.

Strong bowling by Sri Lanka, Australia collapsed

Australia, which came out to chase the target of 214 runs, was put under pressure by the Sri Lankan bowlers from the very beginning. Two wickets had fallen for just 37 runs, and in such a difficult situation, Steve Smith came to the crease. But his innings was also disappointing. Smith was out after scoring just 12 runs, when he lost his wicket by playing a very bad shot on the ball of Dunith Welalage. Australia's problems increased further as soon as he was out.

Sri Lankan bowlers performed brilliantly

Sri Lankan bowlers performed brilliantly throughout the match. Mahish Theekshana and Dunith Welalage bowled brilliantly and did not give any chance to the Australian batsmen to play freely. The entire Australian batting order was shaken by the Sri Lankan spinners.

Captain Charith Asalanka and Mahish Theekshana became 'heroes'

The heroes of this victory were captain Charith Asalanka and Mahish Theekshana, Charith Asalanka played a brilliant innings of 127 runs in 126 balls, while Mahish Theekshana took 4 wickets. Apart from Charith Asalanka, no Sri Lankan batsman scored big, but his innings played an important role in taking the team to a respectable score.

Sri Lanka takes lead in the series

With this win, Sri Lanka has taken a 1-0 lead in the two-match ODI series. Now Australia has only one chance left to make a comeback. If Sri Lanka wins the next match as well, it will win the series. Now it remains to be seen whether Australia is able to make a comeback or not!