Indore: Rohit Sharma struck 118 runs to help Team India clinch 88-run-victory over Sri Lanka in the second T20 internationals at the Holkar Stadium in Indore on Friday.
With this victory India take 2-0 lead in three match series. After winning the first T20 at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack by 93 runs ,the hosts tumbled Thisara Perera’s men for 172 runs to secure easy victory. Angelo Mathews was unable to bat due to hamstring injury and is ruled out of the final game in Mumbai.
After winning the toss Sri Lanka asked India to bat again, KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma clobbered Lankan bowlers all over the ground. Rohit Sharma equaled fastest T20 hundred record set by South Africa’s David Miller as he completed the century in 35 balls which consisted of 10 sixes and 12 boundaries before dismissed for 118 runs.
Rohit and Rahul put on 165 run stand which is the highest opening stand for Team
After Rohit's dismissal Rahul scored his second half-century of the series (89 runs) against a toothless Sri Lankan attack. MS Dhoni also chipped in with 28 runs as both the batsman put on 87 runs stand for the third wicket. Sri Lanka came back strong by picking up a couple of wickets, in the end, to keep India under 300.
Chasing a huge target of 261 runs, the Lankans also started of to a good start with Niroshan Dickwella attacking Indian bowlers. The opener was eventually dismissed for 25 runs by Jaydev Unadkat.
Kusal Perera and Upul Tharanga joined hands as they went after Indian spinners, Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav. With both Sri Lanka batsman going strong it looked like the visitors were in for a fight. After putting up 109 run stand, Tharanga was finally dismissed for 47 runs caught and bowled by Yuzvendra Chahal.
After Tharanga’s dismissal, Lankan wickets started to tumble one after another as spinners took control of the match. Kuldeep picked up three wickets in the 15th over dismissing Thisara Perera, Asela Gunaratne and Sadeera Samarawickrama. Both the spinners shared 7 wickets between them to destroy Sri Lanka batting order. Kusal Perera scored 77 runs but was not able to stop his team from losing the match and the series.
Sri Lanka are 172 after 20 overs:
Dushmanta Chameera clean bowled by Hardik Pandya as Mathews wont be coming out to bat .
Sri Lanka are 162/5 after 15overs:
Kuldeep Yadav gets third wicket of the over Asela Gunaratne stumped by Dhoni for golden duck . Sri Lanka in trouble with half the side dismisse.
Sri Lanka are 156/4after 14.2 overs:
WICKET! Second wicket of the pver for Kuldeep Yadav. Thisara Perera was the first one to be dismmed for duck caught by Hardik Pandya and now Kusal Perera goes caught by Manish Pandey. India in control of the match.
Sri Lanka are 145/2 after 13.2 overs:
Chahal strikes for India, Tharanga departs for 47. The bowlers bowls a little quicker and Tharanga gets leading edge as the ball goes high. Chahal calls for the catch and takes it.
Sri Lanka are 142/1 after 13 overs:
Kusal Perera and Upul Tharanga have put on 100 run stand as both of them launch attack on Indian spinners Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal.
Sri Lanka are 102/1 after 10 overs:
Upul Tharanga dominating the Indian bowlers and scoring runs at good pace to keep Sri Lanka in the match. Indian bowlers have so far not been able to apply brakes on scoring.
Sri Lanka are 66/1 after 7 overs:
Sri Lanka batsman are trying to break shackles but Indian bowlers have kept them quiet offering very little chance to score boundaries.
Sri Lanka are 36/1 after 4.3 overs:
WICKET! Niroshan Dickwella departs , Unadkat picks up first wicket for India. The bowler bowls back of the length delivery but Dickwella whips it to deep square leg to Hardik Pandya.
Sri Lanka are 27/0 after 3 overs:
Niroshan Dickwella have finally got going as Sri Lankan opener goes after Indian bowlers.
Sri Lanka are 16/0 after 2 overs:
Niroshan Dickwella survives after KL Rahul drops a sitter. Sri Lanka openers have failed to provide blazing start as Indian bowlers continue to keep pressure.
1st innings:
Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul piled misery on
Rohit and KL Rahul put on 165 run stand which is the highest opening stand for Team
KL Rahul scored his second half century of the series as he was dismissed for 89 runs. Rahul (89) and Dhoni (28 runs) put on 87 run stand for the second wicket as Sri Lankan bowlers were hit all over the park by Indian batsman.
India 260/5 after 20 overs:
It was Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul show as both the oopners clobbered Lankan attack and MS Dhoni scored 28 runs to add more misery on the visitors. In the end the Men in Blue managed to put up huge total for Lankans to chase and keep alive the three match series.
India 255/5 after 19.4 overs:
Dhoni departs clean bowled by Thisara Perera for 28. Second wicket of the over for Sri Lanka captain
India 253/3 after 19 overs:
Nuwan Pradeep picks up second wicket of the over, Hardik Pandya dismissed for 10.
India 243/2 after 18.3 overs:
KL Rahul departs for 89 runs. Nuwan Pradeep strikes for Sri Lanka,wicketkeeper Dickwella takes spectacular catch to dismiss Rahul.
India 236/1 after 18 overs:
No respite for Sri Lanka bowlers as Rahul and Dhoni continue to pile misery.
India 202/1 after 16 overs:
India looked for huge score with Rohit Sharma at crease. Team India skipper was clobbering Lankan bowlers to all parts of the ground. Sri Lanka have managed to pull things back after Rohit dismissal, but with Dhoni and Rahul at crease India are still on course for a big score.
Meanwhile, @klrahul11 gets to his half century as well. Second one on the trot for the opener #INDvSL pic.twitter.com/Jk7gGkwHrD
— BCCI (@BCCI) December 22, 2017
India 196/1 after 15 overs:
KL Rahul gets his second fifty of the series. Team India are in cruise control mode with with Dhoni at the crease India are eyeing 250 plus score.
118 runs
— ICC (@ICC) December 22, 2017
43 balls
12 fours
10 sixes
274.41 strike rate
1 incredible innings
Bravo @ImRo45!#INDvSL pic.twitter.com/ixZH9ZeXq0
India 166/1 after 13 overs:
Rohit Sharma entertaining knock of 118 runs was ended by Dushmantha Chameera who had him caught by Dananjaya. Sri Lanka finally get the breakthrough
India 108/0 after 9 overs:
Openers KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma have put on century stand. Rohit Sharma completes half century. The Indian captain is sending the ball over the fence with ease.
India 148/0 after 11.2 overs:
Take a bow Rohit Sharma, Team India skipper scores 100 of 35 balls to equal South Africa's David Millers record.
India 148/0 after 11.2 overs:
Take a bow Rohit Sharma, Team India skipper scores 100 of 35 balls to equal South Africa's David Millers record.
India 59/0 after 6 overs:
Opners KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma have provided solid start for team India with 50 run partnership for the first wicket.
Openers Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul have provided steady start. Rahul could have been dismissed for 6 runs but Samarawickrama dropped his catch at backward point of Angelo Mathews bowling.
Indore: Team India openers Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul are on field and will be opening the innings for team India. KL Rahul gets lifeline as Samarawickrama drops his catch at backward point at 6 runs.
Sri Lanka win the toss and elect to bowl.
Here's how both teams look like
Sri Lanka have won the toss and will bowl first. #TeamIndia are unchanged for the 2nd T20I #INDvSL pic.twitter.com/9QTyaIGERH
— BCCI (@BCCI) December 22, 2017
Thisara Perera has made two changes in the team from the last match. Sadeera Samarawickrama and Chaturanga de Silva have been included in the side.
Sri Lanka (Playing XI): Niroshan Dickwella(wicketkeeper), Upul Tharanga, Kusal Perera, Angelo Mathews, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Asela Gunaratne, Thisara Perera(c), Chaturanga de Silva, Akila Dananjaya, Dushmantha Chameera, Nuwan Pradeep
Team India skipper Rohit Sharma said "That's the most important thing, toss doesn't matter much but it's what we do on the field that matters. We are happy batting first.
Preview:
After beating Sri Lanka by 93 runs in the opening match at Cuttack, Rohit Sharma’s Team India will once again face their neighbors in the second T20 here on Friday, looking to clinch the series.
Visitors Sri Lanka, meanwhile, will hope to keep themselves alive in the series by levelling the series with a win.
India's batting order will be depend on Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul to provide solid start at the top of the order. In the absence of Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul started the first game and he silenced his critics with well made 61.
MS Dhoni, who was promoted up the order, provided the finishing touches in the first match at Cuttack.
Shreyas Iyer, who missed out on getting a big score in Cuttack, would also look to get some runs under his belt. It won’t be a surprise if they continue to dominate the Lankan bowling.
In the bowling department, Jaydev Unadkat who performed well in the first game might make way for Bhuvneshwar Kumar, while Jasprit Bumrah will spearhead the bowling attack. Meanwhile, Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav will once again look to rattle Lankan batting order.
Sri Lanka, meanwhile have not been able to counter the hosts. The batsmen continue to struggle against a strong Indian bowling attack, especially the wrist spinners.
Captain Thisara Perera, Angelo Mathews and Upul Tharanga will be some of the key players who will hope to rise to the occassion, as they hope for a good show on Friday.
Squads:
India: Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Dinesh Karthik, MS Dhoni (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj, Basil Thampi and Jaydev Unadkat.
Sri Lanka: Thisara Perera (Captain), Upul Tharanga, Angelo Mathews, Kusal Janith Perera, Danushka Gunathilaka, Niroshan Dickwella (wicketkeeper), Asela Gunaratne, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Dasun Shanaka, Chaturanga de Silva, Sachith Pathirana, Dananjaya De Silva, Nuwan Pradeep, Vishwa Fernando and Dusmantha Chameera.
Match-timing:
The match is scheduled to start at 1900 hours IST.
Where to watch the match live?
The match can be seen live on Star Sports 1 and Star Sports 1HD. The match can also be streamed online on Hotstar.
