India thrash Sri Lanka by 7 wickets in Indore T20I, take 1-0 lead

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After restricting Sri Lanka to 142 for nine, the Indian batsmen came to the fore to help their side chase down the target with 15 balls to spare and clinch seven-wicket win over Lasith Malinga's side in the second T20I of the ongoing three-match series at Holkar Stadium in Indore on Tuesday. 

Opting to bowl first, Shardul Thakur bagged a three-wicket haul while Kuldeep Yadav and Navdeep Saini claimed two wickets each to help the Men in Blue restrict Sri Lanka to 142 for nine in their stipulated 20 overs. Washington Sundar and Jasprit Bumrah also chipped in with a wicket each. Kusal Perera was the highest scorer for Sri Lanka with 34 runs. 

In reply, openers KL Rahul (45) and Shikhar Dhawan provided their side with a perfect start by sharing a 71-run knock for the first wicket. Subsequently, first drop Shreyas Iyer and skipper Virat Kohli also contributed with 34 and 30 runs, respectively to help India cross the mark inside 17.3 overs. 

For Sri Lanka, PWH de Silva was the pick of the bowlers with two wickets in his four overs. The win saw India take 1-0 lead in the three-match series. 

Here are the highlights: 

07 January 2020

22:08 PM

India beat Sri Lanka by 7 wickets! India 144/3 (17.3 overs)

22:05 PM

A quite expensive over by Malinga as he gave away 16 runs to India. Kohli (24) hit the first delivery of the 17th over down towards fine leg for a boundary before he smacked a short ball on the third delivery over the long leg fence for a six. the Men in Blue has now completed 1000 runs as captain. India 137/2 (17 overs)

21:56 PM

Shreyas Iyer and Virat kohli are batting at their respective scores of 33 and nine as the Men in Blue crossed the 100-run mark. India now need 22 runs from 24 balls. India 121/2 (16 overs)

21:45 PM

11 runs off the last two overs. India are approaching a century mark, with Shreyas Iyer (16) and Virat Kohli (4) batting at the crease. India 99/2 (14 overs)  

21:45 PM

Indian skipper Virat Kohli is the new batsman in!

21:41 PM

WICKET!! PWH de Silva strikes again. Shikhar Dhawan (32) was caught leg before wicket on the second delivery of the 12th over. the Men in Blue now need 57 runs off 52 balls. India 86/2 (11.2 overs)

21:34 PM

14 runs off the last two overs. Shikhar Dhawan is currently batting at 32, while Shreyas Iyer (6) got off the mark by smashing the second delivery of the 10th over away towards deep backward point for two runs. India 85/1 (11 overs)

21:32 PM

Shreyas Iyer is the new batsman in for India!

21:28 PM

WICKET!!! PWH De Silva strikes for Sri Lanka. KL Rahul (45) fell five runs short of a half-century after being clean bowled by the Sri Lankan bowler on the first delivery of the 10th over. India 71/1 (9.1 overs)

21:25 PM

KL Rahul (42) and Shikhar Dhawan (15) continue to stand strong at the crease as India have crossed the 50-run mark in their chase of the 143-run target. Sri Lanka, on the other hand, are eagerly looking for a wicket now. India 59/0 (7 overs)

21:15 PM

21 runs off the last two overs. Rahul (35) smashed the second delivery of the fourth over De Silva between cover and mid-off before he was smashed by Lahiru Kumara for two back-to-back boundaries. The Men in Blue is nearing a 50-run mark. India 49/0 (5 overs)

21:08 PM

A quite expensive over by Malinga as he conceded 12 runs to the Men in Blue. Rahul (18) drove the first delivery of the third over through extra cover for a boundary before he pulled the very next delivery back at cover-point for another four runs. India 28/0 (3 overs)

21:08 PM

21:02 PM

Eight runs off the very first over for India. KL Rahul got off the mark by flicking the very first delivery down towards third man for a single, while Dhawan (5) hit the fourth delivery to the left of the third man for two runs before he drove the last delivery of the over towards mid-off for five runs. India 8/0 (1 over)

20:55 PM

KL Rahul and Shikhar Dhawan have walked down the crease to begin India's chase. Lasith Malinga to open the proceedings for Sri Lanka. 

20:44 PM

India restrict Sri Lanka to 142/9 in 20 overs. Sri Lanka 142/9 (20 overs)

20:34 PM

WICKET!! It's three in an over for Shardul Thakur. After removing De Silva, the Indian bowler removed Isuru Udana and Lasith Malinga for one and a duck, respectively. While Udana was taken by Navdeep Saini at cover, Malinga was caught by Kuldeep Yadav at square leg. Sri Lanka 130/9 (19 overs)

20:27 PM

WICKET!! Shardul Thakur came to the attack and he delivered in his very first over. DM de Silva (17) chipped the second delivery of the 19th over straight to mid-off, only to see Shivam Dube take a simple catch. Sri Lanka 128/7 (18.2 overs)

20:27 PM

Wanindu Hasaranga is the new batsman in!

20:23 PM

WICKET!! Dasun Shanaka went back to pavilion after scoring just seven runs as he was bowled out by Bumrah on the last delivery of the 17th over. Sri Lanka 117/6 (17 overs)

20:20 PM

20:08 PM

WICKET!! Navdeep Saini strikes again. Bhanuka Rajapaksa departed for nine after being stumped by Rishabh Pant on the fifth delivery of the 15th over by Navdeep Saini. Sri Lanka 104/5 (15 overs)

20:07 PM

Dhananjaya de Silva comes to bat at No.6 for Sri Lanka!

20:05 PM

WICKET!! Kuldeep Yadav strikes again.Kusal Perera (28) was caught by Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan at long-on on the second delivery of the 14th over. Sri Lanka 97/4 (13.2 overs)

20:05 PM

Bhanuka Rajapaksa is the new batsman in for Sri Lanka!

19:54 PM

WICKET!! Kuldeep Yadav was brought into the attack and he delivered in his very first over by removing Oshada Fernando for 10. The Sri Lankan batsman was stumped by wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant on the third delivery of the 12th over by Kuldeep. Sri Lanka 84/3 (11.3 overs)

19:52 PM

Kuldeep Yadav comes into the attack!

19:46 PM

A good last over by Navdeep Saini as he conceded just three runs to Sri Lanka. Oshada Fernando (4) and Kusal Perera (16) are looking to stitch a partnership after losing their openers cheaply. Sri Lanka 67/2 (10 overs)

19:43 PM

Eight runs off the last over, including a six. Kusal Perera (15) swept the fifth delivery of the ninth over by Washington Sundar into the first tier at deep midwicket for the first maximum of the match. Sri Lanka 64/2 (9 overs)

19:42 PM

Oshada Fernando is the new batsman in for Sri Lanka!

19:36 PM

WICKET!! Another wicket for India. Danushka Gunathilaka (20) backed away to go over mid-off on the fourth delivery of the eighth over by Navdeep Saini, but he was late on the shot as the ball rattled the stumps. Sri Lanka 54/2 (7.4 overs)

19:36 PM

Kusal Perera is the new batsman in for Sri Lanka!

19:25 PM

WICKET! Washington Sunder gives a breakthrough to India.  Fernando (22), who was looking good at the crease, smashed the fifth delivery of the fifth over straight to mid-off, only to see Navdeep Saini take a good catch. Sri Lanka 38/1 (4.5 overs)

19:12 PM

Sri Lanka added 15 runs off the last two overs. While Fernando (17) punched the fourth delivery of the second delivery by Shardul Thakur into the gap between mid-on and mid-off for four runs, before he smashed Navdeep Saini for two boundaries in the very next over. Sri Lanka 22/0 (3 overs)

19:07 PM

Seven runs off the very first over. Avishka Fernando (5) opened his attack by thumping the very first delivery by Bumrah into the gap at extra cover for four runs, Danushka Gunathilaka (0) is yet to get off the mark. Sri Lanka 7/0 (1 over)

18:48 PM

Danushka Gunathilaka and Avishka Fernando have walked down the crease to begin Sri Lanka's innings. Jasprit Bumrah to open the attack for India.       

18:37 PM

India: KL Rahul, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Navdeep Saini

Sri Lanka: Avishka Fernando, Danushka Gunathilaka, Kusal Perera, Oshada Fernando, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka, Isuru Udana, Wanindu Hasaranga, Lahiru Kumara, Lasith Malinga

18:27 PM

India win toss, opt to bowl first against Sri Lanka!

18:25 PM

The toss will take place shortly. 

18:24 PM

India and Sri Lanka are all set to play the second T20I.

Match Day!#TeamIndia will take on Sri Lanka in the 2nd T20I at the Holkar Stadium, Indore.

Live action starts at 7 PM IST.

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