IND vs SL 1st ODI: Why was there no Super Over in India vs Sri Lanka 1st ODI?

The thrilling 1st ODI between Sri Lanka and India ended up in a tie. The Indian batters failed to score 1 run off 15 balls, amusing the Indian fans. Under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, the Indian team were chasing a target of 131 runs. The Men in Blue had only one wicket left when bowler Arshdeep Singh came into the crease to face Charith Asalanka, who had already dismissed set batter Shivam Dube. 

After scoring a boundary, Dube levelled the score, and it felt like India would win the match until Singh came in and played a shot, which was completely unnecessary at that time. While 15 balls were left, he could have stayed in for some time but chose to do otherwise. He went for a slog sweep but instead of connecting with the bat, the ball hit the pads and the player was declared out. 

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He went for the DRS call, but it went against the batter as the ball was in line and was hitting the stumps. With this, Sri Lanka drew the first match. Their bowling was amazing from the start, and they continued with momentum. However, one question came into the viewers' minds: what about the super over?

Why was there no Super Over?

While the viewers were in the habit of watching a Super Over in the T20Is, there is no such rule in ODI cricket. Getting a result in an ODI game is not mandatory if it's not a knock-out game in an ICC tournament. So, the match was declared a draw in the 1st ODI between Sri Lanka and India.

Earlier, in 1987 and 1988, the matches between India vs. Pakistan and Australia vs. Pakistan ended in a draw, and the winner was decided based on wicket count. After that, this ritual was stopped. Moreover, it could have been an easy win for India, but Arshdeep Singh's unthinkable batting led to the draw. But the Sri Lankan bowling attack was so good that they deserved to win the game.