India vs Sri Lanka 1st T20I Highlights.India vs Sri Lanka 1st T20I Highlights: India beat Sri Lanka by 38 runs in first T20 International. Suryakumar Yadav top-scored for India with 50 off 34 balls while skipper Shikhar Dhawan made 46 off 36 as India made 164/5. In response, Sri Lanka were all out for 126 in 18.3 overs. Charith Asalanka was the top scorer with 44 off 26 balls. Bhuvneshwar Kumar took four wickets and Deepak Chahar picked up a couple.
Brief scores: India 164/5 in 20 overs (Suryakumar Yadav 50, Shikhar Dhawan 46; Wanindu Hasaranga 2/28, Dushmantha Chameera 2/24).
Sri Lanka 126 all out in 18.3 overs (Charith Asalanka 44; Yuzvendra Chahal 1/19; Deepak Chahar 2/24, Bhuvneshwar Kumar 4/22).
Match EndedIndia tour of Sri Lanka, 2021 - 1st T20I
Sri Lanka
126 (18.3)vs
India
164/5 (20.0)Match Ended ( Day - 1st T20I )
India beat Sri Lanka by 38 runs
India beat Sri Lanka by 38 runs
India take on Sri Lanka. (AP Photo)
Bhuvneshwar picks up the last wicket and that is his 4th in the game! 4/22 in 3.3 overs. WHAT A PERFORMANCE BY BHUVI! Chameera gone for 1, caught by Krunal Pandya!! India win
A brilliant piece of work behind the stumps from Ishan Kishan gives Varun Chakravarthy his first wicket in T20Is. Shanaka is gone for 16! Job done for India
Bhuvaneshwar gets his second wicket. Karunaratne is dismissed for 3 runs. Score after 17 overs, SL- 122/7 | Things keep getting tougher for Sri Lanka now!
Deepak Chahar has put India in the driver’s seat in this match, picking up the crucial wicket of Asalanka for 44. He took the pace off the ball and that did the trick. Couple of balls later, he takes his second wicket in the over as Hasaranga is bowled for a duck! Score after 16 overs, SL- 113/6
Hardik Pandya gets his first wicket of the game as he castles Bandara for 9. Important breakthrough for India. Sri Lanka- 90/4 and need another 75 runs from 46 balls. Asalanka and Shanaka at the crease.
Asalanka targets Chakravarthy and lofts him over the long boundary at deep mid-wicket. We are heading towards an exciting finish with India tightening the screws after taking a couple of wickets. 83 runs are required in 48 balls and the required rate still over 10.
This 165 target won't be easy to chase for SL. With the pitch slowing down, and the top 3 gone it is going to be tough. Bandara and Ashlanka have a huge task ahead!
Fernando pulls the ball, only to find Samson at the square boundary. India is back into the game. A well-set Avishka Fernando out for 26 runs. Score after 8 overs, SL- 52/3
Krunal Pandya leaks runs in his second over after an impressive one to remove Sri Lankan opener. 11 runs scored from Krunal's second over. Varun Chakravarthy bowls his first over in T20I cricket. Chakravarthy bowls an excellent first over, just two singles from it. End of powerplay overs. SL 46/1 after 6 overs
Avishka Fernando is taking charge of the attack. Fernando hits Deepak Chahar for two boundaries in the fourth over. Suryakumar Yadav dropped a quarter of a chance as he dives in the air at point but could only get fingerips to the ball.Chahar is looking for early wickets trying to get some swing with the new ball. SL 33/1 after 4 overs
Shikhar Dhawan introduces Krunal Pandya in the third over and it pays off. Minod Bhanuka plays it straight into the hands of Suryakumar Yadav standing at covers. Bhanuka departs after scoring 10 runs from 7 balls. SL 23/1 after 2.3 overs
Avishka Fernando uses the DRS well after the umpire adjudged him caught-behind. The replay and ultraedge shows that the ball was away from bat and hit the back pad before going into the hands of Ishan Kishan. Minod Bhanuka ends the over with a boundary. This is a good start to Sri Lanka's run chase. SL 20/0 after 2 overs
Bhanuka hits it hard and straight to Hardik Pandya at covers. It goes straight through his hands. Things not going Pandya's way today. Not a good start for India.
The Lankans open their innings with M Bhanuka and Avishka Fernando. Avishka Fernando is on strike. Bhuvneshwar will open the attack. A boundary in the first over and after 1 over, Sri Lanka 10/0. This target won't be easy to chase for SL especially with the pitch slowing down.
43 runs, 2 wickets in the last 5 overs. India finish with 164/5 at the end of 20 overs. This has been very ordinary batting from India towards the end. Only SKY looked in form. Not the ideal start for the series from the batting point of view.
Suryakumar Yadav strike rate- 147.06
Others strike rate- 123.25
155 with an over to go. This has to be a big final over here for India. Anything below 170, they will be disappointed. With rain around and DLS coming in, SL definitely has a chance here. Chameera has been exceptional so far, with his yorkers and slower ones! Ends with 4-0-24-2
An underwhelming performance with the bat. Quick delivery on outside off-stump is edged to the wicketkeeper by the Indian all-rounder. The form of Hardik is worrying now going into the T20 WC.
Udana loses the plot a bit, offers a length ball outside off - Kishan leans across and hoicks it high and wide of mid-wicket, went a long way over the ropes for a much-needed boundary. Score after 18 overs, IND- 147/4
Ishan Kishan smacks a boundary of Dushmantha Chameera. Kishan who has already scored a maiden fifty (56) has clubbed four maximums in two T20Is.He has 24 balls left to make his impact on the game. Score after 17 overs, IND- 137/4
After reaching his fifty with a six, Suryakumar Yadav is gone as he mistimes one to long-off. He's furious with himself but that was a quality knock. Hasaranga gets another wicket. IND- 127/4 after 15.4 ovs