India vs Sri Lanka, 2nd T20I, Indore: As it happened

India win by 88 runs to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series.

Courtesy: Twitter (@ICC)

RESULT: India (260/5) beat Sri Lanka (172/9) by 88 runs in Indore

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Good evening everybody!

Welcome to Zee News Sports live commentary of India vs Sri Lanka, 2nd T20I match, in Indore's Holkar Stadium.

It hasn't been a good experience by the Lankans this year in white-ball cricket. India has already won the first T20I against them in Cuttack, so if the Men in Blue win this, they will seal the series – and India will be undefeated in any bilateral series across formats this year.

The match will begin at 7:00 PM (Local time).

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Sri Lanka have won the toss and have opted to field.

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Teams:

India:  Rohit Sharma(c), Lokesh Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, MS Dhoni(w), Manish Pandey, Dinesh Karthik, Hardik Pandya, Kuldeep Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal.

Sri Lanka: Niroshan Dickwella(w), Upul Tharanga, Kusal Perera, Angelo Mathews, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Asela Gunaratne, Thisara Perera(c), Chaturanga de Silva, Akila Dananjaya, Dushmantha Chameera, Nuwan Pradeep.

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SRI LANKA INNINGS (SCORECARD)

TARGET: 261

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22 December 2017

22:22 IST

INDIA WIN BY 88 RUNS

17.2 overs: That is it! With Angelo Mathews not available to bat, Chameera (3) losing his stumps to Pandya gives INDIA 88-RUN WIN as Sri Lanka ended with 172/9. India take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. Rohit, Chahal (4/52), and Kuldeep (3/52) the stars for India. Kusal Perera gave India a scare with his 37-ball 77.

22:11 IST

16th over: Chahal dents SL further with three wickets in the over - De Silva (1) dragged a paddle shot onto his stumps, Sadeera (5) stumped by Dhoni off a wide legspinner and Dananjaya (5) caught in the deep - SL 170/8