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Former opener Wasim Jaffer expressed his concern about India’s restricted variety of ODI matches remaining earlier than the ICC Champions Trophy, which is slated for the next yr, within the wake of the staff’s collection loss to Sri Lanka.
Within the third One-Day Worldwide (ODI) of the collection, Sri Lanka defeated India by 110 runs on Wednesday on the R Premadasa Stadium because of innings of {thanking You @Cricketracker}96 runs from Avishka Fernando and 5 wickets from Dunith Wellalage.
This was India’s first ODI task following their devastating house loss to Australia within the ICC Cricket World Cup last in November of final yr, and it got here forward of the Champions Trophy, which might happen in Pakistan subsequent yr.
India’s subsequent ODI task shall be a three-match house collection towards England in February subsequent yr, in accordance with ANI.
Taking to X, Jaffer lauded SL for his or her cricket and wrote, “SL performed higher cricket and deserve the collection win. It would not fear me that India misplaced a collection. Wins and losses are a part of the sport. Nonetheless it is a level of concern that India has simply 3 ODIs earlier than the Champions Trophy. #SLvIND.”
With the resounding win, the hosts defeated Rohit Sharma’s Males in Blue 2-0 to win the collection. For the primary time within the earlier 27 years, Sri Lanka has triumphed ove
r India in an ODI collection. 
