India vs Sri Lanka T20I: As it happened...

India registered a comfortable 39-run win over Sri Lanka in the one off T20 International on Tuesday.

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Pallekele: Ashok Dinda and Irfan Pathan took four and three wickets, respectively to bowl Sri Lanka out for 116 after Virat Kohli and Suresh Raina helped India put 155 to hand India a comfortable 39-run win over the hosts in the one off T20 International on Tuesday. Scorecard: India vs Sri Lanka » Click here for our Exclusive Live Coverage of London Olympics» Sri Lankan Innings Over 18: Dinda gets three wickets in this over to wrap up Sri Lankan innings. He removes Chandimal, Eranga, Malinga. Sri Lanka: 116 all out Over 17: 12 runs from Pathan’s over.Sri Lanka: 116/7 Chandimal 7*, Eranga 6* Over 16: Perera was run out for 1. 2 runs from the over.Sri Lanka: 104/7 Chandimal 2*, Eranga 1* Over 15: Yadav gets Mendis for 11. 2 runs from the over.Sri Lanka: 101/6 Chandimal 1*, Perera 1* Over 14: Tight over from Ashwin. 3 runs from the over.Sri Lanka: 99/5 Mendis 11*, Chandimal 1* Over 13: Dinda gets Mathews for 31. 6 runs from Ashwin’s over.Sri Lanka: 96/5 Mendis 11*, Chandimal 0* Over 12: Mathews hits a four. 12 runs from Ashwin’s over.Sri Lanka: 90/4 Mathews 28*, Mendis 6* Over 11: 6 runs from Kohli’s over.Sri Lanka: 78/4 Mathews 18*, Mendis 4* Over 10: Great start for Ashwin, gets Thirimanne (20) in his first ball. Jeevan Mendis comes in. Only 4 runs from the over.Sri Lanka: 72/4 Mathews 14*, Mendis 2* Over 9: Good over from Virat Kohli. Only 9 runs from the over.Sri Lanka: 68/3 Mathews 12*, Thirimanne 20* Over 8: 9 runs from the over.Sri Lanka: 65/3 Mathews 11*, Thirimanne 18* Over 7: 4 runs from the over.Sri Lanka: 56/3 Mathews 9*, Thirimanne 12* Over 6: Good over for Sri Lanka. 13 runs from the over.Sri Lanka: 52/3 Mathews 8*, Thirimanne 9* Over 5: Pathan on a roll here! 3 wickets in 3 overs. Now gets dangerous looking Jayawardene for 26. Only 4 runs from the over.Sri Lanka: 39/3 Mathews 4*, Thirimanne 0* Over 4: Three fours by Jayawardene off Yadav. 17 runs from the over.Sri Lanka: 35/2 Jayawardene 26*, Thirimanne 0* Over 3: Comeback man Pathan gets wicket again. Two in two overs, removes Tharanga for 5. 5 runs from the over.Sri Lanka: 18/2 Jayawardene 9*, Thirimanne 0* Over 2: Umesh Yadav bowls well. 5 runs from the over.Sri Lanka: 14/1 Jayawardene 6*, Tharanga 5* Over 1: Mahela Jayawardene and Tillakaratne Dilshan start proceedings for Sri Lanka. Pathan gets Dilshan in the fifth ball of the very first over for a duck. Tharnaga joins the captain. Sri Lanka: 9/1 Jayawardene 5*, Tharanga 2* Indian Innings Virat Kohli made an entertaining 48-ball 68 but Sri Lankan bowlers bowled miserly in the last few overs to restrict the Indians to a not-so-impressive 155/3. Over 20: Good last over from Malinga. India fail to get momentum in the last few overs, settled for a tricky 155.India: 155/3. Raina: 34*, Dhoni 16* Also Read: Virat Kohli destined for greatness?» Over 19: Good over from Perera. Only 4 runs from this over. India: 146/3. Raina: 33*, Dhoni 8* Over 18: Dhoni smashes one for 4 off Malinga. Raina hits one down the ground for a six. 12 runs from this over. India: 142/3. Raina: 31*, Dhoni 6* Over 17: Kohli out after making 68 off 48 balls. Only 6 runs from this over. India: 130/3. Raina: 24*, Dhoni 1* Over 16: Mathews bowls a tight over. Only 4 runs from this over. India: 124/2. Kohli: 68*, Raina: 19* Over 15: Kohli survives a tight run-out call. But Raina hits a four. 10 runs from this over. India: 120/2. Kohli: 66*, Raina: 17* Over 14: Good over from Malinga. 6 runs from this over. India: 110/2. Kohli: 64*, Raina: 9* Over 13: 100 comes up for India. 3 fours by Kohli. Good over for India. 16 runs from this over. India: 104/2. Kohli: 63*, Raina: 7* Over 12: Jeevan Mendis gets Rahane for 21 (25 balls). Suresh Raina joins Kohli who finishes the over with a six over long-on. 9 runs from this over. India: 88/2. Kohli: 59*, Raina: 1* Over 11: Kohli slammed 4 to complete his fifty off just 32 balls. 8 runs from this over. India: 79/1. Kohli: 52*, Rahane: 20* Over 10: Leggie Jeevan Mendis introduced into the attack. 4 runs from this over. India: 71/1. Kohli: 46*, Rahane: 18* Over 9: Only 4 runs from the Herath over. India: 67/1. Kohli: 44*, Rahane: 16* Over 8: Rahane joins the party, slammed a huge six over deep cover off Perera. 7 runs from this over. India: 63/1. Kohli: 41*, Rahane: 15* Over 7: Left-arm spinner Herath comes to bowl to slow things up a bit. It worked. Only 5 runs from this over. India: 56/1. Kohli: 40*, Rahane: 7* Over 6: Malinga comes in to bowl. Kohli does not spare him. 6 runs from this over. India: 38/1. Kohli: 26*, Rahane: 6* Over 5: Malinga comes in to bowl. Kohli does not spare him. Hits a four. 6 runs from this over. India: 38/1. Kohli: 26*, Rahane: 5* Over 4: Three more boundaries by Kohli in first four balls. 12 runs from this over. India: 32/1 Over 3: Two back-to-back fours by new batting sensation Kohli. 12 runs from the Mathews over. India: 20/1 Over 2: 1st wicket for Shaminda Eranga. Gets Gambhir for 6. Gambhir tries to heave one but misses the line completely. He is bowled by a straighter one. Kohli comes in to join Rahane. Just 1 off the over. India: 8/1 Over 1: Gautam Gambhir and Ajinkya Rahane start proceedings for India. 7 runs off Angelo Mathews over. Gambhir is dropped at deep mid-wicket. b>India: 7/0 Toss Sri Lanka have won the toss and asked India to bat first. Umesh Yadav has replaced injured Zaheer Khan in the Indian squad while Shaminda Eranga, a right-arm seamer, is a new man in the Lankan squad. Apart from him, Rangana Herath replaced Sachitra Senanayake in the final XI. Preview Live updates from the one off T20 match between India and Sri Lanka. The match starts today at 7 pm India time. The match is being seen as an ideal preparation for the T20 World Cup which takes place in Sri Lanka in September this year. India would be missing the services of Virender Sehwag and Zaheer Khan as both flew back to India after the ODI series due to injury. The ODI series has been a kind of emergence of Irfan Pathan as an anrounder. Pathan not only took wickets but scored runs at crucial junctures in the series. Another good news for India is the form of Manoj Tiwary who came good in both the matches he finally got to play after a long wait. Following a dominating 4-1 triumph in ODIs, India now look to stamp their authority against Sri Lanka in the only Twenty20 international. India`s domination was reflected in the margin of victory and they would look to carry their rampaging form to the shortest version of cricket as well. Sri Lanka and India have played only four T20s since 2009, with both teams winning two each and Mahendra Singh Dhoni`s men will look to gain an upper hand on Tuesday. The match also holds prominence considering the fact that the T20 World Cup is round the corners and it would be hosted by Sri Lanka from September 18. The Indian team had a smooth comeback to international cricket after a rather long break. Their batters fared well and so did the bowlers. India squad MS Dhoni*†, V Kohli, R Ashwin, AB Dinda, G Gambhir, Z Khan, PP Ojha, IK Pathan, AM Rahane, SK Raina, V Sehwag, R Sharma, RG Sharma, MK Tiwary, UT Yadav Sri Lanka squad DPMD Jayawardene*, AD Mathews, LD Chandimal, TM Dilshan, N Pradeep, HMRKB Herath, CK Kapugedera, SL Malinga, BMAJ Mendis, NLTC Perera, KC Sangakkara†, SMSM Senanayake, WU Tharanga, HDRL Thirimanne, I Udana