Sri Lanka win by four wickets! That's it, victory for Sri Lanka. The three-match series is levelled at one each with one game to go. Chamika Karunaratne and Dhananjaya de Silva help hosts chase down the target with an unbeaten partnership of 28 runs from 14 balls. De Silva and Karunaratne remain unbeaten on 40 and 12 respectively.
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India vs Sri Lanka 2nd T20I 2021 Highlights: SL Beat IND by Four Wickets
IND vs SL Live Score Updates: The Shikhar Dhawan-led side leads the three-match T20I series 1-0 after winning the first T20I by 38 runs. Hosts Sri Lanka will now be looking to bounce back in the series and draw level.
28 Jul, 23:23 (IST)
Chetan Sakariya to bowl the last over and Sri Lanka need eight runs to win. The current partnership is worth 20 off 10 balls and has put Sri Lanka back in the game.
28 Jul, 23:13 (IST)
Down to last two overs now. Sri Lanka need 20 more runs to win with four wickets in hand. Dhananjaya de Silva holds the key for hosts as he is batting on 33 off 29 balls.
28 Jul, 23:09 (IST)
Three more overs to go and Sri Lanka need 28 runs to win. Sri Lanka need one big over here. And India will be looking to chip in with another wicket.
28 Jul, 23:00 (IST)
Rahul Chahar strikes! Wanindu Hasaranga was looking to attack him and in the process loses his wicket. Sri Lanka are five down now and need 30 more runs to win from 39 balls.
28 Jul, 22:46 (IST)
Kuldeep Yadav strikes for India, his second wicket. And he gets rid of dangerous Minod Bhanuka. India well and truly back in the contest now. Bhanuka gets a top edge and is caught.
28 Jul, 22:40 (IST)
Sri Lanka now need 71 more runs to win from 54 balls with seven wickets in hand. Minod Bhanuka and Dhananjaya de Silva are at the crease. Bhanuka is batting on 32 off 27 balls and the onus is on him to take Sri Lanka close to the target.
28 Jul, 22:32 (IST)
Kuldeep Yadav strikes for India. The visitors need more of these. It is the Sri Lankan captain who has been dismissed, he is stumped. Sri Lanka three down now.
28 Jul, 22:19 (IST)
Varun Chakravarthy strikes for India. The spinner has bowled Sadeera Samarawickrama. Sri Lanka two down now. The batsman was looking to play it on the off-side, misses the line of the ball and is bowled.
28 Jul, 22:14 (IST)
End of Powerplay overs. Sri Lanka have done well as they look to chase down the target. The required run-rate is under ten runs per over and Sri Lanka have nine wickets in hand.
28 Jul, 22:07 (IST)
Two more overs to go before the Powerplay ends. Sri Lanka need 110 more runs to win from 16 overs with required run-rate reading 6.88 runs per over. Important for Sri Lanka that they stitch a good partnership here.
28 Jul, 22:05 (IST)
Bhuvneshwar Kumar strikes for India. Superb catch there by Rahul Chahar. Avishka Fernando departs while looking to play a big shot. Early breakthrough for India.
28 Jul, 21:48 (IST)
Watchful start this from Sri Lankan openers. Avishka Fernando and Minod Bhanuka are the Sri Lankan openers. Bhuvneshwar Kumar started the proceedings for India.
28 Jul, 21:31 (IST)
That's the end of India's innings. The visitors finish with 132 on board. Nitish Rana was dismissed in the last over in which Dushmantha Chameera gave away only four runs. Do join us back for Sri Lanka's response.
28 Jul, 21:23 (IST)
Last over coming up and India will be looking to score maximum off it. India desperately need a big finish here. Nitish Rana and Bhuvneshwar Kumar are the two batsmen in the middle.
28 Jul, 21:14 (IST)
Akila Dananjaya picks his second wicket. Sanju Samson is stumped. He stepped down the track, bowler shortened the length. Samson tried to get behind the ball but it sneaked past him and is stumped.
28 Jul, 21:08 (IST)
Wanindu Hasaranga strikes in his third over. Get accounts for Devdutt Padikkal who is bowled while looking to go for a big shot. Pressure of Indian batsmen to score big and thus they are losing wickets.
28 Jul, 21:00 (IST)
Six more overs to go now. Devdutt Padikkal and Sanju Samson are in the middle now. India will be looking for final onslaught here. Padikkal is batting on 21 off 17 balls.
28 Jul, 20:55 (IST)
Shikhar Dhawan loses his wicket in process to up the ante. The left-hander goes for a big heave, but misses it and is bowled. India two down now. Akila Dananjaya picks the wicket.
28 Jul, 20:45 (IST)
Halfway through and India are slowly upping the ante. So far, Sri Lankan bowlers have done well to contain India. Maybe this is not that batting friendly wicket and that is visible as well. Spinners are getting some spin regularly.
India and Sri Lanka take on each other in the second T20I at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. The Shikhar Dhawan-led side leads the three-match T20I series 1-0 after winning the first T20I by 38 runs. Hosts Sri Lanka will now be looking to bounce back in the series and draw level. Stay tuned for IND vs SL T20I live score updates and commentary. India vs Sri Lanka 2nd T20I 2021 Live Streaming Online on SonyLIV and Sony SIX: Get Free Live Telecast of IND vs SL on TV and Online.
Suryakumar Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Chahar and Yuzvendra Chahal were some of the strong performers for India in the series opener. India have been forced to make changes to their winning combination after Krunal Pandya tested positive. Sri Lanka, on the other hand, could make few changes as well.
Ashen Bandara failed to impress in the series opener and he could be warming the bench in this fixture. Bhanuka Rajapaksa is likely to replace him in Sri Lanka's playing XI for this important clash.
Sri Lanka Squad: Avishka Fernando, Minod Bhanuka(w), Dhananjaya de Silva, Charith Asalanka, Ashen Bandara, Dasun Shanaka(c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Isuru Udana, Dushmantha Chameera, Akila Dananjaya, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Ishan Jayaratne , Binura Fernando, Ramesh Mendis, Kasun Rajitha, Lahiru Kumara, Asitha Fernando, Lakshan Sandakan, Praveen Jayawickrama, Dhananjaya Lakshan, Pathum Nissanka, Lahiru Udara, Shiran Fernando.
India Squad: Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan(c), Sanju Samson, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan(w), Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Varun Chakravarthy, Manish Pandey, Kuldeep Yadav, Krishnappa Gowtham, Nitish Rana, Navdeep Saini, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rahul Chahar, Devdutt Padikkal, Chetan Sakariya.
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