India Sri Lanka T20 match

India vs Sri Lanka 2nd T20 Live Score: Hardik Pandya won the toss and opted to field. A win at Pune will help India take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the ...

India eventually won the game by 2 runs; but will he lose his place in the XI tonight? The pair added 68 runs in 35 balls, driving India to a respectable 162/5 in 20 overs. Shivam Mavi had a phenomenal outing in the first T20I, which was also his India debut. While the Indian bowlers did a decent job in the previous T20I, Yuzvendra Chahal was a rare exception. It was a high scoring encounter as piled over 200 and won the contest by a huge margin. Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis will open the innings for the tourists. Arshdeep Singh bowls it full and on the pads of Nissanka, which is flicked for a boundary. Mendis smashes the freehit on the leg side, which races away for a four towards the square leg region. The final delivery takes a leading edge of Mendis' bat and is caught, but it was a freehit. The freehit is also smashed in the same region but the timing was missing, hence it only results in a double. Excellent piece of fielding by Rahul Tripathi as Mendis whacks it straight over the bowler, which looked like a sure boundary. Spin introduced from both ends and it puts a brake on the brisk scoring.

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Arshdeep strays to the pads and Mendis flicks the ball behind square for FOUR. While the locals will be hoping for both of them to feature in the game, Samson’s injury has opened the doors for Tripathi to be given a go. An hour to go for the toss in Pune. Mendis flicks the ball way into the stands for SIX as Arshdeep angles the ball into the pads once again. A couple of away-swingers from Arshdeep and Nissanka opens the face of the bat to guide them to cover and point. Arshdeep strays to the pads and Nissanka easily flicks it past mid-wicket for FOUR. Mendis with another hoick and the ball clips the outside-edge and races away to third-man. Full and straight this time and Nissanka blocks the ball down the strip. Mendis drives the ball to mid-on for one run. Mendis works the ball to backward square-leg for one run. and credit to Chahal for persisting for a review. The umpire is unmoved and India opts for a review.

Suryakumar Yadav and Axar Patel struck blistering fifties in a stunning 91-run stand, albeit in a losing cause as Sri Lanka levelled the series as they beat ...

Sri Lanka's Kusal Mendis bats during the second Twenty20 cricket match between India and Sri Lanka in Pune. Suryakumar Yadav and Axar Patel struck blistering fifties in a stunning 91-run stand, albeit in a losing cause as Sri Lanka levelled the series as they beat India by 16 runs in the second T20I in Pune on Thursday. India's Suryakumar Yadav bats during the second Twenty20 cricket match between India and Sri Lanka in Pune.