ODI Series
Three One Day International matches were originally scheduled for the tour, but the third match had to be replayed the following day since it had to be abandoned due to bad weather. As in the Test series, the ODIs were also largely dominated by the batsmen. India played a tour match against the Sri Lankan Board President's XI on 15 August, which they won by 2 wickets. The President's XI had scored 240, and the Indians responded with 243 for 8 wickets in 49.3 overs, with 95 runs coming from Rahul Dravid. The first match created some controversy when the television broadcast showed umpire K. T. Francis wiping the ball on what appeared to be an Indian flag. However, it later turned out to be a bar towel with the same colours.
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