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India vs Sri Lanka 1st T20I Highlights: Bhuvneshwar picks 4, Suryakumar hits fifty as India go 1-0 up
India vs Sri Lanka, 1st T20I Highlights: India defeated Sri Lanka by 38 runs in Colombo to go 1-0 up in the series. Suryakumar Yadav scored a half-century and Bhuvneshwar Kumar finished with 4/22.
India vs Sri Lanka 1st T20I highlights: India beat Sri Lanka by 38 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the series. Bhuvneshwar Kumar finished with 4/22 as chasing 165, Sri Lanka were bowled out for 126. Varun Chakravarthy picked up his first wicket for India, getting Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka out stumped. Deepak Chahar dismissed Charith Asalanka and Wanindu Hasaranga in one over to tilt the match heavily in India's favour. Asalanka played some lovely strokes to keep Sri Lanka going in their chase even though the hosts lost four wickets for 90 runs. The hosts lost their first wicket as Krunal Pandya dismissed Minod Bhanuka for 10, and shortly after Yuzvendra Chahal cleaned up Dhananjay de Silva cheaply and Bhuvneshwar took out Avishka Fernando. India posted 164/5 from their 20 overs after being put into bat with Suryakumar Yadav impressing with a half-century, accompanied by Shikhar Dhawan's 46....Read More
Bhuvneshwar pleased with his effort
"I executed what I wanted to and I am satisfied. I played ODIs after a few months but execution is really important for me. The wicket was difficult to bat against the spinners."
Hear from Shikhar Dhawan
"I thought we were 10-15 runs short. I feel we played quite well after losing early wickets. It was about one or two boundaries, we knew we could get going. He(SKY) is a great player and we enjoy watching him bat. He took the pressure from me and the way he plays calculated shots was amazing to watch. They were playing well, we knew our spinners will do the job on that wicket. Bhuvi bowled well, so was KP. Everyone stood up and even Varun too playing his first match did well giving a few runs and got the wicket. Prithvi is playing well and he is going to bounce back stronger. He's (Varun) difficult to pick, I am very happy for him."
All over: India beat Sri Lanka by 38 runs
Bhuvneshwar Kumar picks up two more. He finishes with 4/22 as India go 1-0 up in the three-match T20I series. A clinical performance from the Men in Blue. Another win for Shikhar Dhawan and they are only looking more dangerous as things progress.
OUT! Maiden India wicket for Varun Chakravarthy
Gone! Varun Chakravarthy picks up his maiden wicket for India. Dasun Shanaka out stumped, Sri Lanka 124/8 and India now closing in on a 1-0 win.
Karunaratne plays on, Sri Lanka 7 down
Gone! Second wicket for Bhuvneshwar as Karunaratne plays on. Sri Lanka 122/7 after 17 overs.
India vs Sri Lanka Live: GONE! Two in the over for Chahar
Wicket! Two strikes in the over for Chahar. Hasaranga goes for a duck as Sri Lanka lose their sixth wicket for 116.
OUT! Big wicket as Chahar takes out Asalanka
Wicket! Big one for India as Chahar gets Asalanka. That's the one India needed. He seemed to have hit the ball well but the timing wasn't as great. He holes out at long-on for 44 off 26. Sri Lanka 111/5 in 15.3 overs.
Chahal bowls out with impressive figures
The leg-spinner has been the standout performer for India. He bowls out his quota of four overs, finishing with 1/19. Outstanding stuff. India would find it challenging without him. Time to bring some pace back, maybe? Yes, it's Deepak Chahar, who runs in to bowl the 16th over. Sri Lanka 107/4
Chakravarthy to Asalanka: SIX, FOUR
Once again, a good start to the over as Charith Asalanka connects his third six of the innings. Follows it with a boundary to cap off the over. The 100 comes up for Sri Lanka. This match has all the makings of a last-ball finish. Sri Lanka 104/4 after 14 overs, need 61 off 36 balls.
Wicket: Hardik Pandya gets his first
Bowled him! Pandya cleans up Bandara as India pick up the fourth Sri Lankan wicket for 90
FOUR: Asalanka goes after Hardik
Good shot from the set Charith Asalanka. In the shot and he goes after it, sending the ball over the infield and two bounces into the fence. Much-needed for Sri Lanka. He is 30 off 18, while Bandara has laboured his way to 9 off 18 balls.
SIX: Asalanka goes after Chakravarthy
No half-measures there. Asalanka is the set batsman and he is taking it upon himself to get Sri Lanka going here. Launches Varun Chakravarthy towards deep midwicket and the ball has enough to beat Krunal Pandya and go over his head for a maximum.
Chakravarthy back for his second over
He gave away just 2 runs in his first over and was surprisingly taken off the bowling. Here he come back for his second spell hoping to get India a wicket.
Early boundary puts pressure on Chahal
Asalanka gets a boundary off the first ball of Chahal's third over. Prithvi Shaw tries near the boundary but his dive is not enough to prevent a four. the asking rate climbing up just a tad now for Sri Lanka. It's over 10 at the moment and we are half-way through with the innings. Sri Lanka 73/3 after 11
Chahal asking all sorts of questions
Yuzvendra Chahal and his bag of tricks are out. He is asking Sri Lanka all sorts of questions with his variations and spotless line and length. Sri Lanka stuttering just a little. They reach 55/3 after 9 overs.
Wicket: Sri Lanka three down
OUT! Bhuvneshwar strikes this time as Avishka Fernando finds the fielder in the deep. That is the India pacer's 250th wicket in international cricket. Big wicket this as Fernando had scored a fifty in the third ODI and started off well tonight. Sri Lanka 50/3
Bowled him: Wicket for Chahar in his first over
OUT! Yuzvendra Chahal cleans up Dhananjaya de Silva in his first over. A dismissal that would please Chahal extremely. Pitches in middle and leg and turns sharply to clip his off-stump. Puff and dust upon pitching and the dryness of the surface is doing the trick for India. Sri Lanka 48/2 in 6.2 overs.
Two runs off Chakravarthy's first over
A good over to start with in international cricket as Chakravarty keeps Sri Lanka batsmen guessing and on their toes in his first over. Sri Lanka 46/1 after the end of the Powerplay, need 119 off 84 balls.
Alright then, in comes Varun Chakravarthy
After Prithvi Shaw, it's time for the other debutant to take over. Varun Chakravarthy comes into the attack. And boy! Do India need him to produce his variations at this moment? Sri Lanka haven't seen much of him and the opportunity is rip for the spinner to do some damage.
FOUR: Dhananjaya goes straight over mid-on
It looked like being a good over for India before Dhananjaya de Silva went over the infield down the ground last ball of the Krunal Pandya's second over. Five gone and Sri Lanka are 44/1, scoring at over 8 runs an over.
Chahar to Fernando: Down the wicket for FOUR
Second boundary of the over for Fernando as he goes down the wicket this time. Hardly seemed to hit it but so impeccable was the timing on that shot that the ball went to the boundary on almost one bounce. Incredible. Sri Lanka 33/1 after 4 overs.
Too short: Cut for FOUR
That's a poor delivery from Deepak Chahar. Too short and too wide, and no swing made it possible for Avishka Fernando to play a full-blooded cut shot. Suryakumar Yadav at point got a touch to it and yet the ball sped away to the fence. Too quick.
Wicket in Krunal's first over.
OUT! Krunal strikes in first over. Sri Lanka lose Bhanuka for 10 and are 23/1
Krunal Pandya give the ball
A ball after he failed to get to the ball at the boundary, Krunal Pandya has been introduced only in the third over. Fernando tries to go after him but doesn't get the timing right. Chopped over the infield for a couple of runs.
Sri Lanka review, and survive
India's celebration of a wicket was cut short as Avishka Fernando successfully reviewed a caught behind appeal. There was a sound as the ball passed the bat but it was of the ball clipping the pad and not the bat. the umpire spots is rightly and Fernando lives. A four to end the over as Sri Lanka reach 20/0 after 2.
