Nidahas Trophy T20: Manish Pandey, Shardul Thakur star as India beat Sri Lanka

India defeated Sri Lanka by six wickets in their third match of Tri-Nation Nidahas Twenty20 Cup being played at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka. India had won the toss and elected to bowl first against Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka gave the target of a total of 152-9 to India in their second encounter of the Nidahas Trophy tri-series. India will next face Bangladesh on Wednesday, whereas Sri Lanka will face the same opponents later on Friday.

Updated on: Aug 22, 2018 12:56 PM IST

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India defeated Sri Lanka by six wickets in their third match of Nidahas Twenty20 Cup in Colombo on Tuesday. (AFP)

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The match was reduced to 19 overs after an hour was lost due to rain. (AFP)

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India's Shardul Thakur, second right celebrates the dismissal of Sri Lanka's Danushka Gunathilaka. (AP)

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The mainstay of the Sri Lanka innings was the 62-run stand between former captain Upul Tharanga and Kusal Mendis. (AP)

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Shardul Thakur scalped four wickets, making it his best T20 bowling figures. (AFP)

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Sri Lanka cricketer Kusal Perera (L) is dismissed by Indian cricketer Washington Sunda. (AFP)

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India's Rohit Sharma failed once again as he was dismissed for 11. (AP)

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Sri Lankan team members congratulate Akila Dananjaya, center, for the dismissal of India's Shikhar Dhawan. (AP)

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Manish Pandey scored a fine 42 off 31 balls while Dinesh Karthik gave his brilliant support. (AP)

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Sri Lankan cricketer Akila Dananjaya (C) celebrates with teammates after dismissing Shikhar Dhawan. (AFP)

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India's Dinesh Karthik plays a shot as Sri Lanka's Kusal Perera watches during their Twenty20 encounter. (AP)