Sri Lanka beat India by 16 Runs to level the 03 match series 1 – 1
Sri Lanka beat India by 16 Runs to level the 03 match series 1 – 1 after a sustained allround team effort led by the skipper, Dasun Shanaka, First T20 win over India in 06 years on their home soil – Superb
Sri Lanka Tour of India 2022 – 02nd T20 International Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune, India
Sri Lanka put into bat, 206 / 6 – ( 20 Overs ) Skipper Dasun Shanaka 56no, Kusal Mendis 52, Charith Asalanka 37, Pathum Nissanka 33, Chamika Karunaratne 11no, Extras 12 – Pathum Nissanka / Kusal Mendis put on a 80 run opening stand, Dasun Shanaka / Chamika Karunaratne added 68 runs in an unbroken 07th wicket partnership – lost the first 04 wickets for the addition of 30 runs – first 06 overs : 55 / 0, 10 overs : 89 / 2, 15 overs : 129 / 4, last 05 overs : 77 / 2 – Umran Malik 3 / 48, Axar Patel 2 / 24.
India in reply, 190 / 8 – ( 20 Overs ) Axar Patel 65, Suryakumar Yadav 51, Shivam Mavi 26, Skipper Hardik Pandya 12, Extras 14 – recovered from 57 / 5 – Suryakumar Yadav / Axar Patel added 91 runs for the 06th wicket, Axar Patel / Shivam Mavi put on 41 runs for the 07th wicket – first 06 overs : 39 / 4, 10 overs : 64 / 5, 15 overs : 139 / 5, last 05 overs : 51 / 3 – Skipper Dasun Shanaka 2 / 04, Kasun Rajitha 2 / 22, Dilshan Madushanka 2 / 45, Kusal Mendis 02 victims, Maheesh Theekshana 02 catches.
Player of the Match : Dasun Shanaka – Sri Lanka