Thursday, January 5, 2023

India vs Sri Lanka, Highlights, 2nd T20I in Pune: Sri Lanka level T20I series with 16-run win

23:13 (IST)

With that, our coverage of the second T20I comes to an end, and boy were we treated to another cracker of a contest between the two neighbours who have a combined total of 13 Asian titles between them. The teams travel north to Rajkot in Gujarat for the series decider, and the Sri Lankans will fancy their chances of pulling off a series win after performing the way they did in Pune in the hour of need.

On behalf of my colleagues at the sports desk at Firstpost, this is Amit signing off, bidding you all good night!

23:09 (IST)

Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka is the Player of the Match for his unbeaten 56 off just 22 balls as well as for the final over in which he gave away just four runs while accounting for both Axar Patel and Shivam Mavi's wickets.

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What it all came down to in the end

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Some fightback it was from Axar, SKY and Mavi

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Did you know: This is Sri Lanka's first T20I win against the Men in Blue on their own turf in 13 attempts! The last time they had won a T20I against India in India was all the way back in 2016, at this very venue.

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Sri Lanka vs India Live Score

After 20 overs,India 190/8 ( Umran Malik 1 , )

Skipper Dasun Shanaka delivers the knockout punch in the end after starring with the bat earlier in the game, bowling out a quality final over at a time when both Axar and Mavi had been smashing fours and sixes and were in red-hot form. Shanaka ends up dismissing both in a space of four deliveries, and unlike the Indians in the last three overs during their innings, doesn't give away any freebies or concede no-balls.

Sri Lanka deservingly are the winners in the end, levelling the three-match series in style with the next game at Rajkot effectively becoming a decider!

22:44 (IST)

OUT! Turns out to be a double-wicket over for Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka, with Shivam Mavi getting caught by Theekshana near the extra cover/mid off region as Sri Lanka level the series with a 16-run win in Pune! India 190/8

Mavi c Theekshana b Shanaka 26(15)

22:41 (IST)

IND vs SL 2nd T20I LIVE Cricket Score

OUT! So near, yet so far for Axar Patel, who looks to smash a wide full toss down the ground, but is caught at long off with Karunaratne pulling off a good catch running to his right. That should be it for India, unless Shanaka ends up bowling a host of no-balls as well. IND 189/7; need 18 off 3

Axar c Karunaratne b Shanaka 65(31)

22:39 (IST)

IND vs SL 2nd T20I Live Score

Dasun Shanaka to bowl the final over. Shivam Mavi on strike.

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IND vs SL Live Score

FOUR! Axar smashes a full toss from Rajitha straight down the ground, leaving Team India 21 to win off the last six deliveries!

22:34 (IST)

India vs Sri Lanka 2nd T20I Live Score

After 18 overs,India 174/6 ( Axar Patel 56 , Shivam Mavi 22)

SIX! FOUR! SIX! All eyes were focussed on Axar and here's Mavi coming from out of nowhere and smashing Dilshan Madushanka to all parts of the ground to bring the equation down to 33 off 12. Looks like India will not really be missing SKY's presence after all!

22:31 (IST)

India vs Sri Lanka LIVE Cricket Score

After 17 overs,India 157/6 ( Axar Patel 55 , Shivam Mavi 6)

Team India need another 50 to win with just 18 balls in hand, a task as difficult as it can get but certainly not impossible, especially with Axar still around. Mavi too gives the Indian dugout some hope with a four off Theekshana off the last ball of the 17th.

22:24 (IST)

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score

OUT! Surya's party finally comes to an end, in the same over in which he brings up his half-century with a six at that. Looks to smash this down the ground, but hardly gets any timing on it, offering Hasaranga a sitter at long on off Madushanka's bowling. IND 148/6; need 59 off 25

Surya c Hasaranga b Madushanka 51(36)

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Sri Lanka vs India Live Cricket Score

SIX! And now Suryakumar Yadav also brings up his half-century with a maximum, sending the ball high into the night sky over the backward square leg fence with a ramp off a full, wide delivery from Madushanka! Brings up the milestone — his 13th in T20Is — in 33 balls. IND 146/5

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Sri Lanka vs India Live Score

SIX! Axar Patel brings up his half-century in style with a straight hit off Chamika Karunaratne, bringing up his maiden T20I half-century in just 20 deliveries as a result! What a knock this has been from the southpaw so far, smashing six maximums and two fours along the way, bringing the hosts back in the game! IND 137/5

22:11 (IST)

After 14 overs,India 124/5 ( Suryakumar Yadav 36 , Axar Patel 44)

Wanindu Hasaranga ends up bowling the most expensive over of his career, conceding 26 runs after bring brought back into the attack in the 14th. Gets smacked for four sixes, three of which are collected by Axar in the first three balls of the over, bringing up the fifty stand in just 25 balls. Surya joins the six-hitting act later in the over, going for an inside-out heave over extra cover. Team India need 83 off the last 36, still a difficult task but one that the Indians will fancy with these two around.

22:06 (IST)

IND vs SL 2nd T20I Live Score

6, 6, 6! A hat-trick of maximums for Axar Patel off Wanindu Hasaranga in the 14th over, bringing up the fifty stand with Suryakumar Yadav in just 25 balls in the process, and suddenly Team India are back in the game! IND 116/5

21:58 (IST)

IND vs SL Live Score

After 12 overs,India 85/5 ( Suryakumar Yadav 28 , Axar Patel 13)

Surya plays a couple of lovely shots in the last couple of overs, including an inside-out drive over extra cover off Theekshana at the start of the 11th. The following over witnesses Karunaratne return to the attack, concede a boundary each to SKY and Axar with Sri Lanka also missing out on a run-out opportunity that was handed to them on a silver platter — Axar darted off towards the striker's end for a non-existent single, only for Mendis to throw it wide and Karunaratne miss the non-striker's stumps.

21:48 (IST)

India vs Sri Lanka 2nd T20I Live Score

After 10 overs,India 64/5 ( Suryakumar Yadav 14 , Axar Patel 6)

Team India find themselves in a very sorry situation at the halfway mark in their chase, their run rate a shade above six with half their side back in the dugout. Axar Patel, meanwhile, gets off the mark in style with a slog-sweep off Hasaranga, the ball sailing over the cow corner fence for a maximum. He gets a reprieve in the last delivery, with keeper Mendis putting down a chance after a faint outside edge.

21:46 (IST)

India vs Sri Lanka LIVE Cricket Score

OUT! The spinners join the act now as Wanindu Hasaranga removes Deepak Hooda for 9, India now losing half their side with a little over 50 on the board. Hooda looked to smash this down the ground, but did not time it well enough to clear the boundary, offering Dhananjaya de Silva a simple catch at long on. Umpire signals drinks after this dismissal. IND 57/5

Hooda c de Silva b Hasaranga 9(12)

21:42 (IST)

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score

After 8 overs,India 54/4 ( Suryakumar Yadav 13 , Deepak Hooda 7)

India are going at less than seven-a-over at the moment, and it looks like Surya and Hooda just want to guide India as close to the 180-mark as possible and avoid a humiliating defeat the way they're progressing at the moment. The required rate has shot up past 12 at the moment, with the Men in Blue needing 153 off 72 with six wickets in hand.

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Sri Lanka vs India Live Cricket Score

FOUR! Welcome boundary for the Men in Blue as SKY brings up the 50 with a boundary off Karunaratne. The Indian VC slashes hard at a wide ball from the seamer, sending it over backward point. IND 52/4

21:33 (IST)

Could still get a call-up, can Shanaka, should one of the overseas players pull out of the tournament

21:28 (IST)

Sri Lanka vs India Live Score

After 6 overs,India 39/4 ( Suryakumar Yadav 3 , Deepak Hooda 2)

End of what turned out to be a forgettable powerplay for the Men in Blue, managing just 39 runs, 16 less than what Mendis and Nissanka had scored in the previous innings, and losing four wickets along the way. They're still not out of the game, especially with Suryakumar Yadav and Deepak Hooda around and Axar Patel to follow, though they'll need a miracle to score the remaining 168 runs in 84 balls.

21:21 (IST)

IND vs SL 2nd T20I LIVE Cricket Score

OUT! WHAT A CATCH! Kusal Mendis grabs a stunner after leaping to his right after a thick outside edge off Hardik Pandya's bat, as India lose their fourth wicket. Karunaratne joins Rajitha and Madushanka in the wickets column in his very first over. IND 34/4

Pandya c Mendis b Karunaratne 12(12)

21:19 (IST)

IND vs SL 2nd T20I Live Score

After 4 overs,India 28/3 ( Suryakumar Yadav 0 , Hardik Pandya (C) 6)

Skipper Hardik Pandya gets off the mark with a boundary not long after arriving at the crease, guiding the ball through the square leg region. The Sri Lankans keep it tight after the boundary, with just two singles coming in the next 10 deliveries. India are going at seven-an-over at the moment, and will get nowhere close to the target if they continue like this.

21:11 (IST)

IND vs SL Live Score

OUT! Two wickets in as many balls for the Sri Lankans as Rahul Tripathi ends up getting caught-behind off Dilshan Madushanka's bowling a few deliveries after collecting his first boundary in international cricket! IND 21/3

Tripathi c Mendis b Madushanka 5(5)

21:10 (IST)

India vs Sri Lanka 2nd T20I Live Score

OUT! Rajitha strikes twice in his first over, this time removing Gill off the last ball of the over as the opener tamely chips the ball towards mid on for a simple catch. Another low score for Gill at the top of the order, and the team management might just bring Gaikwad into the mix next game. IND 21/2

Gill c Theekshana b Rajitha 5(3)

21:06 (IST)

India vs Sri Lanka LIVE Cricket Score

OUT! Kasun Rajitha strikes off his first ball of the evening, flattening the stumps with in inswinger that beats Ishan Kishan's defence completely. IND 12/1

Kishan b Rajitha 2(5)

21:01 (IST)

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score

After 1 over,India 12/0 ( Ishan Kishan (W) 2 , Shubman Gill 5)

FOUR! First boundary of the innings, with Shubman Gill clipping this through the midwicket region off the final ball of the first over. The previous ball had also gone to the boundary at fine leg, but was bowled far down leg, beating both the batter and the keeper to go away for five wides.

20:57 (IST)

IND vs SL 2nd T20I LIVE Cricket Score

We're back with the chase. Ishan Kishan and Shubman Gill open as usual, the former on strike for the first delivery. Dilshan Madushanka, and not Kasun Rajitha, will bowl the first over today.

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What a terrific run the Sri Lankan skipper's having, leading from the front!

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Outstanding stuff from Bapu, especially if one compares his returns with that of his teammates

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IND vs SL 2nd T20I Live Score

After 20 overs,Sri Lanka 206/6 ( Dasun Shanaka (C) 56 , Chamika Karunaratne 11)

The final over of the innings is no different from the previous two as Shivam Mavi ends up bleeding 20 runs with Dasun Shanaka smashing three sixes, bringing up his half-century in just 20 deliveries along the way, as Sri Lanka end up crossing the 200-mark after all.

Shoddy stuff from the Indian bowlers in the death overs, conceding 59 runs in the last three when there was a possibility of restricting the Lankans to 160 or less at one stage after the cluster of wickets in the middle overs. Hardik Pandya will hope his batters are able to make up for the errors of their colleagues in the bowling department.

20:42 (IST)

IND vs SL Live Score

SIX! Hooda fumbles at long off, the ball landing on the other side of the boundary rope in the end, and that brings up the fifty for Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka off just 20 balls — the fastest T20I half-century by a Sri Lankan! It also brings up the 200 for the visitors! SL 200/6

20:40 (IST)

India vs Sri Lanka 2nd T20I Live Score

After 19 overs,Sri Lanka 186/6 ( Dasun Shanaka (C) 37 , Chamika Karunaratne 10)

Arshdeep returns to the attack in the penultimate over, and still can't get his front-foot landing right, conceding a two more no balls in this over, one of which could've resulted in Dasun Shanaka's dismissal as the Sri Lanka skipper was caught at deep midwicket by Suryakumar Yadav. The left-arm seamer, who replaced Harshal Patel in the XI today, finishes with 37 runs from two overs including five no-balls. Sri Lanka, meanwhile, will fancy 200 from here.

20:32 (IST)

India vs Sri Lanka LIVE Cricket Score

After 18 overs,Sri Lanka 168/6 ( Dasun Shanaka (C) 24 , Chamika Karunaratne 7)

Expensive end to Umran's spell, conceding 21 off his fourth to sign off with figures of 3/48. Shanaka smashes the hat-trick ball over his head for a four, before collecting a six the very next ball, getting a thick outside edge off an attempted pull that sends the ball sailing over fine leg. Things get even worse for him later in the over as he concedes a six over deep point, beating a leaping Chahal, off a no-ball! Sri Lanka are 12 short of the 180-mark with two overs left, and should cross 200 if skipper Shanaka sticks around till the end.

20:28 (IST)

Sheer pace!

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India vs Sri Lanka Live Score

After 16 overs,Sri Lanka 138/6 ( Dasun Shanaka (C) 4 , Chamika Karunaratne 0)

OUT! Two in two for Umran Malik, as he gets rid of Hasaranga for a golden duck and is on a hat-trick at the end of the 16th over! Hits the top of off as the Sri Lankan all-rounder gets nowhere close to the line of the delivery while looking to defend. SL 138/6

Hasaranga b Malik 0(1)

20:18 (IST)

Sri Lanka vs India Live Cricket Score

OUT! Asalanka departs just when he was starting to look dangerous for the Men in Blue. Had had been dealing in sixes so far, having collected four of them so far including two back-to-back maximums off Yuzi Chahal, and had narrowly beaten a leaping Gill at cow corner earlier in Malik's third over. He attempts to go big in the same direction in the penultimate delivery, but doesn't quite get the distance this time and ends up offering the simplest of catches to Gill. SL 138/5

Asalanka c Gill b Malik 37(19)

20:08 (IST)

Sri Lanka vs India Live Score

OUT! A second wicket for Axar Patel in as many overs. Unlike Nissanka's dismissal though, where Tripathi has to cover quite a few yards to his left, Dhananjaya de Silva ends up hitting this straight down long on's throat. SL 110/4

De Silva c Hooda b Axar 3(6)

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IND vs SL 2nd T20I LIVE Cricket Score

After 13 overs,Sri Lanka 107/3 ( Charith Asalanka 13 , Dhananjaya de Silva 2)

Shivam Mavi returns to the attack, having conceded 15 in his first over earlier in the game. Charith Asalanka, meanwhile, smashes the ball over long on in the second ball of his over to bring up the century for the visitors. Three singles collected after the six. Before this over, Sri Lanka had collected 18 in the last four overs, the Indians mounting a fight back in the middle overs.

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IND vs SL 2nd T20I Live Score

SIX! Cool as a cucumber, is Charith Asalanka as he nonchalantaly smashes the ball over long on, the ball landing several rows beyond the fence, as the 100 comes up for the Sri Lankans. SL 104/3

19:56 (IST)

IND vs SL Live Score

OUT! Both Lankan openers are back in the dugout now! Nissanka, who had been dropped on 31 by Chahal in the previous over, adds just two more runs before debutant Tripathi pulls off a superb catch at deep midwicket running to his left. The TV Umpire has a quick look after it is referred to him by his on-field colleagues, and the replay leaves little room for doubt. SL 96/3

Nissanka c Tripathi b Axar 33(35)

19:53 (IST)

India vs Sri Lanka 2nd T20I Live Score

After 10 overs,Sri Lanka 89/2 ( Pathum Nissanka 29 , Charith Asalanka 1)

The fiery start by Mendis and Nissanka has ensured Sri Lanka are on course for a massive score even if they have lost two wickets in quick succession. Nissanka smashes a 148kmph bolt from Malik straight down the ground to give the Men in Blue a reminder of the threat that he still poses to them.

19:45 (IST)

India vs Sri Lanka LIVE Cricket Score

BOWLED EM! The Indians are finally starting to fight back after getting plundered for runs so far. Rajapaksa follows Mendis back to the pavilion shortly after his arrival at the crease, getting beaten by Malik's pace as the ball rattles the stumps. The crowd has discovered its voice again after being quiet for the most part so far. The players will have a drink after this dismissal. SL 83/2

Rajapaksa b Malik 2(3)

19:41 (IST)

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score

OUT! Yuzi Chahal with the breakthrough as Kusal Mendis is trapped leg-before shortly after bringing up his half-century. The umpire however, had initially turned it down, and the legspinner looked absolutely convinced while urging Pandya to take this upstairs. He stands vindicated in the end as the Indians get three reds on HawkEye. End of a superb knock from the Sri Lankan vice-captain, giving the visitors just the start that they were looking for in this must-win clash. SL 80/1

Mendis LBW Chahal 52(31)

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Sri Lanka vs India Live Cricket Score

After 8 overs,Sri Lanka 80/0 ( Pathum Nissanka 23 , Kusal Mendis (W) 52)

SIX! Kusal Mendis brings up his half-century — his 11th in T20Is — in style, slashing hard at a length ball outside off, the ball sailing over the man standing in front of the third man boundary. What a knock this has been from the Sri Lankan keeper-batter, consuming just 27 balls to bring up the milestone, smashing four sixes and two fours along the way. Sri Lanka, meanwhile, are motoring along at 10-an-over at the moment and will fancy posting a score in excess of 200.

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Sri Lanka vs India Live Score

Mendis gets down on one knee and slog-sweeps the ball into the stands beyond deep midwicket! After a tidy first over, even Axar is going for runs now, getting smashed for a maximum two balls after conceding a boundary. SL 66/0
 

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IND vs SL 2nd T20I LIVE Cricket Score

After 6 overs,Sri Lanka 55/0 ( Pathum Nissanka 13 , Kusal Mendis (W) 37)

The fifty partnership comes up between Nissanka and Mendis in just 35 deliveries, with Mendis accounting for 35 of those runs in what has been a fiery start for the visitors in a must-win clash. Mendis brings up the milestone with a single off Chahal at the start of the final over of powerplay.

Team India will be hoping to clinch the three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka with a game to spare in the second match at Pune’s Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium on Thursday.

The Hardik Pandya-led side had on Tuesday won their opening match of the year in thrilling fashion, pulling off a two-run win after surviving a late scare with the game going down to the very last ball. The Men in Blue thus arrive in Pune, just a couple of hours away from Mumbai by road, hoping to carry the momentum from that win over to this game.

As far as team news goes, India will have to make one change to their lineup on Thursday, with wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson getting ruled out of the remainder of the series due to injury. While the BCCI has named Vidarbha keeper-batter Jitesh Sharma as his replacement, Samson’s spot might go to either Rahul Tripathi or Washington Sundar.

Squads:

India: Hardik Pandya (Captain), Ishan Kishan (wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav (VC), Deepak Hooda, Rahul Tripathi, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Harshal Patel, Umran Malik, Shivam Mavi, Mukesh Kumar.

Sri Lanka: Dasun Shanaka (C), Pathum Nissanka, Avishka Fernando, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Kusal Mendis (VC for ODIs), Bhanuka Rajapaksa (only for T20Is), Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Wanindu Hasaranga (VC for T20Is), Ashen Bandara, Maheesh Theekshana, Jeffrey Vandersay (only for ODIs), Chamika Karunaratne, Dilshan Madushanka, Kasun Rajitha, Nuwanidu Fernando (only for ODIs), Dunith Wellalage, Pramod Madushan, Lahiru Kumara, Nuwan Thushara (only for T20Is).

Time: 7 PM IST.

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