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Sri Lanka beat India by 32 runs in second ODI

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  Sri Lanka defeated India by 32 runs in the second ODI of the three-match series on Sunday at Colombo's R Premadasa stadium. Chasing 241, India were bowled out for 208 in 42.2 overs with Jeffrey Vandersay taking 6/33 in his 10 overs. Skipper Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill gave India a brilliant start, adding 97 runs for the first wicket before Vandersay dismissed Rohit on 64. During his innings, Rohit surpassed former head coach Rahul Dravid for the most ODI runs among Indian batters. Rohit (10,831) now trails only Sachin Tendulkar (18,426), Virat Kohli (13,886), and Sourav Ganguly (11,221) for the most ODI runs by an Indian batter. Gill was the next to depart, scoring 35, with Vandersay claiming his second wicket. Shivam Dube, promoted up the order, failed to open his account and fell in the same over. Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, and KL Rahul were the next to go, as India's score plummeted from 97/0 to 147/6 in less than 10 overs—all to Vandersay. Axar Patel and Washington Sund...