India vs Sri Lanka 1st T20: India won the first T20 match of the 3 T20 match being played between India vs Sri Lanka. Indian opening duo Gill and Jaiswal set a solid start in the match. Jaiswal played a brilliant knock of 40 runs in 21 balls with 5 fours and 2 sixes.
The newly appointed Indian T20 captain, Surya Kumar Yadav played a sensational knock of 58 runs in 26 balls. Pant struggled a bit in the early stage but bounced backed and scored 49 runs which helped India to set a target of 214 for Sri Lanka.
Team India takes a lead of 1-0 in the three match series. The Indian bowlers faced initial stress from the Lankan top-order, but they regained their strength in the later stages of the match.
Chasing the big total set by team India, the Sri Lankan openers started brilliantly to chase down the total. Pathum Nissanka played a brilliant knock of 79 runs in 48 balls but later got bowled by Axar Patel.
Pathum Nissanka’s brilliant knock went in vain as the other batsmen failed to contribute to chase down the big total.
Key Players of the match (India vs Sri Lanka)
Here is the key players of India vs Sri Lanka match.
- Surya Kumar Yadav – Played a brilliant knock of 58 runs in 26 balls and got rewarded as the player of the match.
- Yashashvi Jaiswal – Set a brilliant opening for team India.
- Riyan Parag – In the spell of 1 over 2 balls he took 3 wickets conceding only 5 runs.
- Pathum Nissanka – Played a brilliant knock of 79 runs in 48 balls for Sri Lanka.
- Matheesha Pathirana – Took 4 wickets in the spell of 4 overs.
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Conclusion
A 43-run victory to signal the beginning of a new chapter with SKY & Gambhir. The Indian batsmen faced initial challenges from the Lankan opening batsmen but managed to make a strong comeback in the latter stages of the match. Hasaranga was precise with his bowling, while Pathirana managed to secure four wickets. However, the Sri Lankan team was quite careless in their fielding. The 2nd match between India vs Sri Lanka will be played on 28th July in the same venue.