Bhuvneshwar Kumar leads dominant Indian bowling display as visitors trounce Sri Lanka in first T20I

[caption id=“attachment_9837711” align=“alignnone” width=“640”] India sealed a comfortable 38-run win over hosts Sri Lanka in the first of three T20Is at Colombo’s R Premadasa Stadium to take a 1-0 lead. Chasing 165, the Lankans were bundled out for just 126, courtesy a dominant bowling effort from the Indian bowlers. Twitter @BCCI[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_9837721” align=“alignnone” width=“640”] Sri Lanka won the toss and opted to field. They got off to a dream start, with Dushmantha Chameera getting rid of T20I debutant Prithvi Shaw in the very first ball of the match. Twitter @ICC[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_9837661” align=“alignnone” width=“640”] Skipper Shikhar Dhawan (46) helped India recover from the early blow. He forged two 50-plus partnerships during the game, with Sanju Samson for the second and Suryakumar Yadav for the third wicket. Twitter @ICC[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_9837671” align=“alignnone” width=“640”] Suryakumar Yadav (50) played a pivotal role during the Indian innings, as India posted 164/5 in 20 overs. He notched up his second T20I fifty. Twitter @ICC[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_9837681” align=“alignnone” width=“640”] Krunal Pandya got India the early breakthrough, with the dismissal of Lankan opener Minod Bhanuka. Bhanuka was caught by Suryakumar Yadav at cover. Twitter @BCCI[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_9837701” align=“alignnone” width=“640”] Sri Lanka seemed to have lost the plot after Ashen Bandara’s dismissal in the 13th over, but Charith Asalanka’s gritty 44 would go onto give the hosts some hope. Twitter @ICC[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_9837691” align=“alignnone” width=“640”] Bhuvneshwar Kumar was the tar of the Indian bowling lineup, picking up four wickets while conceding just 22 runs in 3.3 overs. Twitter @BCCI[/caption]