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India won by 62 runs! That's the end of the match. A comprehensive performance by India. Ishan Kishan starred with the bat scoring 89 off 56 balls. Shreyas Iyer chipped in with 28-ball 57 as well. In bowling, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Venkatesh Iyer chipped in with two wickets each.
Three more overs to go now and Sri Lanka need 96 more runs to win. The game is well and truly out of their hands now. India all set to go one up in the series.
Sri Lanka have now lost half the side as things get uglier for them. In six overs, Sri Lanka need 124 more runs to win. That is around 20 runs per over.
OUT! Another one back in the hutch! Ravindra Jadeja accounts for Dinesh Chandimal. The right-hander steps out of his crease, misses the line of the ball and is stumped. D Chandimal st Ishan Kishan b Jadeja 10(9)
OUT! Venkatesh Iyer strikes for India. What a bowling change by Rohit Sharma. Brings in Iyer and he picks a wicket in his first over. Soft dismissal this and as Janith Liyanage is caught at point. Janith Liyanage c Samson b Venkatesh Iyer 11(17)
End of Powerplay overs. India have done well to pick two wickets here. Sri Lanka continue to face an uphill task. They need one big partnership without wasting much time. Janith Liyanage and Charith Asalanka are in the middle for Sri Lanka. Meanwhile, Asalanka was given out lbw but he used DRS and the decision was overturned.
OUT! Bhuvneshwar Kumar has struck again and this time, Kamil Mishara has to depart. Having being given a reprieve when Venkatesh Iyer dropped his catch, Mishara went for the slog and gave a straight catch to skipper Rohit Sharma. Sri Lanka are two down now. Kamil Mishara c Rohit b Bhuvneshwar 13(12)
OUT! India have struck off the first ball and it is Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who sent back Pathum Nissanka. Kumar's length ball skids through and shatters the stumps behind Nissanka, giving India a bright start! Pathum Nissanka b Bhuvneshwar Kumar 0(1)
India have scored a mammoth 199 here, a total that they would be more than happy with. First, it was Ishan Kishan who took Sri Lanka's bowling apart with skipper Rohit Sharma. Shreyas Iyer took over from them and scored a brilliant fifty in no time, helping India finish strongly here. Sri Lanka have to score 200 to win here and take the series lead, something, which looks slightly unlikely at the moment. Especially with the likes of Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja back in India's bowling attack.
FIFTY! Shreyas Iyer has come out and scored a fifty in no time! The right-hander seems to have made most of the opportunity to bat at number three and he has taken the attack to Sri Lanka, taking over from Ishan Kishan.
India would be aiming to continue their winning streak in T20Is when they face Sri Lanka in the T20I series, the first of which begins today, at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. Having humbled West Indies 3-0 prior to this series, there's no doubt that India would start as overwhelming favourites but Sri Lanka cannot be taken lightly. The India vs Sri Lanka T20I series 2022 would help Rohit Sharma and the Indian team management in finalising the composition of their side ahead of the T20 World Cup 2022 later this year in Australia. India vs Sri Lanka 1st T20I 2022 Live Streaming Online: Get Free Live Telecast of IND vs SL T20I Series on TV With Time in IST
With names like Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant missing, it would open up opportunities for the likes of Shreyas Iyer, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Ishan Kishan to make a lasting impact with their performances for the side. India have been dealt with injury blows to Deepak Chahar and Suryakumar Yadav, both of whom were in form in the recently concluded home series against West Indies.
Sri Lanka meanwhile, would be without their star all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga who contracted COVID-19. Sri Lanka's cricket board reportedly remain hopeful of him getting fit before the series ends.
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