2nd ODI: Captain Rohit Sharma slams ton against Sri Lanka
India vs Sri Lanka score: 203/1 after 34 overs, Rohit, Dhawan slam half-centuries
Dhawan reached his fifty off 47 deliveries, which included seven boundaries.
Stand-in captainRohit Sharma slammed a century in just 115balls with nine boundaries and a six as India took control of the second one-day internationalat Mohali on Wednesday.
Earlier, Indian openers Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma slammed half-centuries to give Indiaa brilliantstart after the hosts lost the toss and were asked to bat first by the Lankans.
Dhawan, who went for a duck in the first ODI in Dharamsala, played cautiously and reached his fifty off 47 deliveries, which included seven boundaries.
On the other hand, Rohit also played remarkably to complete his 35th half-century from 65 balls. After a partnership of 83 runs in 76 balls, Dhawan was departed Sachith Pathirana after he was caught at short midwicket after a quickfire 68 runs.
Sri Lankan skipper Thisara Perera on Wednesday won the toss and chose to bowl against India in the second ODI of the three-match series.
After the toss, stand-in skipper Rohit Sharma said that he too would have opted to bowl first, had he won the toss.
Rohit, leading the side in Virat Kohli's absence, had promised to bounce back after their humiliating loss in the 1st ODI in Dharamsala.
After 34 overs, India score stands at 203 for the loss of one wicket with Rohit Sharma tickling the scorecard at 91 with support form Shreyas Iyer, who is batting at 38 runs.
The Sri Lankan team fielded an unchanged side, whereas, for India, Tamil Nadu offspin-bowling allrounder Washington Sundar received his maiden ODI cap, replacing Kuldeep Yadav in the playing XI.