The indian cricket team is currently touring sri lanka for a  three-match T20I and ODI series. india won the firstT20I  and took a  1-0 lead in the series. In this situation, the second cricket match was held again today at the same Palikele Stadium. suryakumar yadav won the toss and elected to bowl first.

For sri lanka, Pathum Nissanka scored  32 runs and wicketkeeper Kusal Mendis scored  10 runs. Kusal Perera scored  53  runs and Kamindu Mendis scored  26 runs. sri lanka scored  161  runs for the loss of 9 wickets in 20 overs.  Chasing a target of  162 runs, india won the toss and elected to bat first.

In the first over, india was 6 for no loss when rain interrupted the match. The target was reduced to  8  overs and the target was set at 78. Sanju Samson, who was much expected in this match, was out for a duck. Opener yashasvi jaiswal scored  30 runs and captain suryakumar yadav scored  26 runs. hardik pandya scored  22 runs as india chased down the target in  6.3 overs for the loss of  3 wickets.
India wins the series 3-0 after defeating sri lanka in the Super Over. The Pallekele international cricket Stadium in Pallekele saw earlier inspired bowling from indian spinners restrict sri lanka to 137/8, the same score that india scored in the first innings on Tuesday. The match was delayed due to rain, but earlier Maheesh Theekshana claimed three wickets to limit india to a modest score after the Sri Lankan captain won the toss and chose to bowl first.
 
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S Venkateshwari

31/07/2024 11:22 AM