IND vs SL LIVE Score – Sri Lanka set 184 target: Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to bowl first in the 2nd T20 against Sri Lanka in Dharamshala. But things didn’t go India’s way. Sri Lanka were determined to give India a fightback. Pathum Nissanka’s 75 and Dasun Shanaka’s 47 helped Sri Lanka set 184-run target for the hosts. Follow INDIA vs Sri Lanka 2nd T20 LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN
Sri Lanka were off to a steday start with Danushka Gunathilaka and Pathum Nissanka bringing up 67-run opening stand. After Gunathilaka fell, India removed Charith Asalanka, Kamil Mishara and Dinesh Chandimal quickly.
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However, Dashun Shanaka with a 19-ball 47 took the game away. Nissanka hammered 53-ball 75 as Sri Lanka scored 72 runs in the last four overs including a 23-run last over off Harshal Patel to set India a competitive 184-run target.
Sri Lanka Innings: 183/5
Over 20: Harshal Patel with the last over
23 runs from the over as Sri Lanka set 184-run target for India.
Over 18: Bumrah back in attack
FOUR! Scoop and four from Nissanka.
Over 17: Harshal Patel back in attack
SIX! Shanaka hits Harshal for another 6 to bring up 19 runs in the over.
SIX! Dasun Shanaka hammers Harshal for a big six.
Over 12: Bhuvneshwar Kumar back in attack
FOUR! Good fielding from Chahal but it goes to the boundary nonetheless.
Over 11: Harshal Patel back in attack
WICKET! Harshal Patel strikes and Kamil Mishara departs. Sri Lanka lose quick wickets.
Over 10: Chahal continues
WICKET! Fast and on the pads, Chahal gets Asalanka early. India fight back
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Over 9: Ravindra Jadeja continues
Mixed over for Sri Lanka. 17 runs off it and a wicket for India.
WICKET! Gunathilaka tried to go against Jadeja again but a top edge meant, it went straight to Venkatesh Iyer.
SIX! Gunathilaka brings up consecutive boundaries, smashes Jadeja for a 6.
FOUR! Gunathilaka follows up with a 4.
SIX! Gunathilaka takes on Jadeja for a 6.
Over 8: Yuzvendra Chahal continues
FOUR! Sri Lankan openers continue to accelerate scoring. Nissanka hammers Chahal for a 4.
Over 7: Ravindra Jadeja comes in
FOUR! Top edge and it goes for a 4. Nissanka tried to reverse sweep but it took a top edge to go for a 4.
Over 6: Yuzvendra Chahal comes in
FOUR! Short, wide and Nissanka punishes Chahal with a boundary.
Over 5: Harshal Patel comes in
FOUR! Nissanka this time and he takes on Harshal for a 4.
FOUR! Gunathilaka pulls one for a 4.
Good start from Harshal
Over 4: Jasprit Bumrah continues
Just two runs off it.
Another excellent over from Bumrah.
Over 3: Bhuvneshwar Kumar continues
FOUR! Gunathilaka finally gets one, smashes in the cover for a 4.
Over 2: Jasprit Bumrah with the second over
DRS! Low fulltoss and it strikes on Gunathilaka’s pad. Rohit takes DRS but it was pitching outside the leg stump.
Bumrah begins with two wides
Over 1: Bhuvneshwar Kumar begins for India
Swinging deliveries from Bhuvi, troubles Gunathilaka.
As for Playing XI, India go unchanged. That means, no T20I debut for Mayank Agarwal. Sri Lanka have made two changes to the XI.
Sri Lanka Playing XI: P Nissanka, D Gunathilaka, K Mishara, C Asalanka, D Chandimal (wk), D Shanaka (c), C Karunaratne, D Chameera, L Kumara, B Fernando, P Jayawickrama
“We are going to bowl first, just want to have a score in front of us. It’s going to get colder as the game goes on. Same team for us. The changes don’t depend on win or loss. It’s just about what the team wants. We also have at look at niggle/injuries. We also have to take care of the guys,” Rohit Sharma said at the toss.
IND vs SL Live Score: India chase 184 after Pathum Nissanka & Dasun Shanaka power SL to 183: Follow IND vs SL 2ND T20 LIVE Updates
