In the first match of the three-match T20 series (IND vs SL) at Wankhede in Mumbai, India registered a close victory by defeating Sri Lanka by 2 runs. Batting first, the Indian team scored 162/5 in 20 overs, in reply Sri Lanka scored 160 runs losing all their wickets in the entire over.
Sri Lanka won the toss and invited India to bat first. The start of the Indian team was tremendous and 17 runs came in the first over. Sri Lanka made a comeback from here and Shubman Gill, playing debut T20 in the third over, scored 7 runs and was lbw to Mahish Teekshana at the score of 27. On 38, Suryakumar Yadav also became the victim of Chamika Karunaratne by scoring 7 runs. Sanju Samson also could not do anything special and went on to score 46 after scoring 5 runs. From here Ishan Kishan and captain Hardik Pandya took the innings forward and shared a 31-run partnership in 22 balls. India got a big blow on the score of 77 and Ishan became the victim of Wanindu Hasaranga after scoring 37 runs in 29 balls with the help of three fours and two sixes. Hardik also played some good shots but returned to the pavilion after scoring 29 runs. India had lost the wickets of key batsmen till the 15th over, but from here Deepak Hooda and Akshar Patel handled the innings and took the last over. Batted fast in the overs and shared an unbeaten partnership of 68 runs in 35 balls to take the team to a good score. Hooda scored an unbeaten 41 in 23 balls with the help of four sixes and a four. At the same time, Akshar also remained unbeaten after scoring 31 runs in 20 balls. Five bowlers took one wicket each for Sri Lanka.
Chasing the target, Sri Lanka got off to a poor start and lost the wicket of Pathum Nissanka in the second over itself for 12. He became the victim of Shivam Mavi by scoring 1 run. Dhananjay de Silva was also dismissed by Mavi on a personal score of 8 runs. Charith Aslanka was dismissed by Umran Malik after scoring 15 runs in 12 balls. Kusal Mendis played some good shots but his innings also could not go beyond 28 runs. Bhanuka Rajapaksa also went on to score 10 runs. From here, captain Dasun Shanaka and Wanindu Hasaranga worked to increase India's problems and took the score to 100, adding 40 runs in 23 balls. This partnership was broken by Mavi and Hasaranga was dismissed after scoring 21 runs in 10 balls. At the same time, Shanaka contributed the maximum 45 runs for his team. Chamika Karunaratne made a good effort from the lower order scoring an unbeaten 23 but could not lead her team to victory. Shivam Mavi maximum four for India
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