In December 2007, Men in Blue won the series by tapping the Sri Lankans on Indian soil. The Sri Lankan start of the Nidhaas trophy, India lost 5 wickets in the first match in Colombo in a tri-series tri-series tie.
Sri Lanka, sending India to bat, won the toss on Tuesday. Kohli's absence did not work well in India Shikhar Dhawan hit a career-best 90 in 49 runs, Nidhas made the first match 174 runs in 20 overs.
Left-handed batsman Kushal Perera made the road to victory with a target of 175 runs. While on the crease, he was given a similar punishment by the young bowlers of India. Before returning to the pavilion with stumping of the 13th over, 66 runs in 37 balls with 4 sixes and 6 fours. Sri Lanka won the match by 5 wickets in this incredible innings. Perera has been the player of the match for the unbeaten batting.
"Men in Blue" comes in the fight against Dhoni and Mahendra Singh Dhoni in the Nidhaus Trophy. BCCI has rested Virat Kohli for the tour of England in July. "Hit Man" Rohit Sharma is out in the running to open the batting. Runnya run back to 1 run Shikhar Dhawan grabbed the 'Men in Blue' from this place. He played a devastating innings of 49 runs in 49 balls and took the score to the respectable place.
India's bowling line-up is full of youngsters in the Nidhaus Trophy. Lack of experience covers the whole match. Unadkat and Sardul Thakur, both of the team's pacers, scored 35 and 42 runs respectively in 3 overs. Unadkat took a wicket, but still remained in the hands of Thakur. The only good bowler in the bowlers was Wright, who took 2 important wickets for 28 runs in 4 overs.
The bowlers' failure in Men in Blue, however, is the biggest achievement behind Sri Lanka's victory, Kushal Perera, Thesaur Perera. Sri Lankan batsman batted with a storm from Premadasa Stadium early in the day. Chandimala did not allow the run rate to be bowled even when he fell. Come back to openers Kusal Mendis in the second over when the ball is beautiful. But Sri Lanka's score reached 70 in the five-over match when Gunthilkar was dismissed. Then took responsibility with the scoreboard 127 runs, Kusal Perera.
After being dismissed, Thesira Perera scored an unbeaten 22 not out from 10 balls in which Sri Lanka won the match in the 19th over. India's second match at the Nidhas Trophy at the same venue on 8th with Bangladesh.