New Delhi: Sri Lanka defeated Team India by 16 runs in the second T20 match. Now, the 3-match series has come to a 1-1 level. The Indian team got a target of 207 runs to win the match, but Team India could score only 190 runs for 8 wickets in 20 overs. For India, Axar Patel scored 65 runs in just 31 balls. He hit 3 fours and 6 sixes in his innings.
At the same time, Suryakumar Yadav scored 51 runs in 36 balls. Suryakumar Yadav hit 3 fours and 3 sixes in his innings. Shivam Mavi returned to the pavilion after scoring 26 runs off 15 balls. Apart from this, most Indian batsmen were disappointed.
Earlier, India captain Hardik Pandya won the toss and decided to bowl. Batting first, the Sri Lankan team scored 206 runs for 6 wickets in 20 overs.
Team India needed 207 runs to win the match. For Sri Lanka, captain Dashun Shanaka scored an unbeaten 56 off 22 balls. Dashun Shanaka hit 2 fours and 6 sixes in his stormy innings. Sri Lanka’s Charith Aslanka contributed 52 runs off 17 balls.
Indian top-order batsmen disappointed
Both Indian openers Ishan Kishan and Shubman Gill were flops. Ishan Kishan scored 2 runs off 5 balls. While Shubman Gill became a victim of Kasun Rajitha by scoring 5 runs off 3 balls. While Rahul Tripathi, playing his first international T20 match, returned to the pavilion by scoring 5 runs off 5 balls.
At the same time, Indian team captain Hardik Pandya could not do anything special. Hardik Pandya was dismissed for 12 off 12 balls.