The indian cricket team is currently touring sri lanka for a three-match T20I and ODI series. india won the firstT20I and took a 1-0 lead in the series. In this situation, the second cricket match was held again today at the same Palikele Stadium. suryakumar yadav won the toss and elected to bowl first.
For sri lanka, Pathum Nissanka scored 32 runs and wicketkeeper Kusal Mendis scored 10 runs. Kusal Perera scored 53 runs and Kamindu Mendis scored 26 runs. sri lanka scored 161 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in 20 overs. Chasing a target of 162 runs, india won the toss and elected to bat first.
In the first over, india was 6 for no loss when rain interrupted the match. The target was reduced to 8 overs and the target was set at 78. Sanju Samson, who was much expected in this match, was out for a duck. Opener yashasvi jaiswal scored 30 runs and captain suryakumar yadav scored 26 runs. hardik pandya scored 22 runs as india chased down the target in 6.3 overs for the loss of 3 wickets.
India wins the series 3-0 after defeating sri lanka in the Super Over. The Pallekele international cricket Stadium in Pallekele saw earlier inspired bowling from indian spinners restrict sri lanka to 137/8, the same score that india scored in the first innings on Tuesday. The match was delayed due to rain, but earlier Maheesh Theekshana claimed three wickets to limit india to a modest score after the Sri Lankan captain won the toss and chose to bowl first.