Highlights India vs Sri Lanka, 2nd T20I Match, Full Cricket Score: Men in Blue clinch series with comprehensive seven-wicket win

Shreyas Iyer is the Player of the Match for his unbeaten 74

Shreyas: That’s my go-to movement. I’m able to sight the ball pretty well after that. The bowler was smarter though, he bowled a yorker and it swung, and I was lucky to survive. When I saw the recap, I was shocked literally, and it’s something I want to forget. It was really important for me to time the ball in that situation. We saw Ishan, he was charging on really well but unfortunately got out. I wasn’t really thinking about that. Was just thinking about the present situation and being honest about ourselves. Be in the present and not think much about the opposition.

After 17.1 overs,India 186/3 ( Shreyas Iyer 74 , Ravindra Jadeja 45)

FOUR! Jadeja finishes off in style with a boundary down the ground as Team India clinch yet another series and register their 11th consecutive victory in T20Is! This is as comprehensive a win as it can get, with Iyer and Jadeja guiding them home with seven wickets and 17 balls to spare!

After 17 overs,India 182/3 ( Shreyas Iyer 74 , Ravindra Jadeja 41)

Fernando keeps things tight early on in his final over, conceding three singles from the first four deliveries that also brings up the fifty stand for the fourth wicket, before Iyer plays a deft late cut to guide the ball past short third man for a boundary. India are left with just two to win at the end of this over.

After 16 overs,India 175/3 ( Shreyas Iyer 69 , Ravindra Jadeja 39)

Some poor fielding by Asalanka near the long on region costs Sri Lanka crucial runs, as Jadeja follows up a brace in the first ball with a six. The all-rounder then collects a hat-trick of boundaries to snuff out any remaining hopes of salvaging the series for the visitors. 22 from the over. India need just 9 to win from 4 overs.

After 15 overs,India 153/3 ( Shreyas Iyer 69 , Ravindra Jadeja 18)

Fernando also returns, replacing Kumara after the latter went for 23 in his previous over. Poor start for the seamer as he concedes a boundary to Jadeja along with a no ball. Jadeja then drills the ball down the ground in the free hit to make it back-to-back fours. Fernando attempts a short ball down leg, and ends up bowling a wide. Jadeja and Iyer then keep the scoreboard ticking with the ones and twos as 16 are added to the Indian total in this over. India need just 32 more to win from 30 balls with seven wickets in hand.

After 14 overs,India 136/3 ( Shreyas Iyer 66 , Ravindra Jadeja 6)

Karunaratne returns. Jadeja, meanwhile, is off the mark with a boundary first ball with a drive past extra cover. Eight from the over. India need another 48 in the last six overs.

After 13 overs,India 128/3 ( Shreyas Iyer 64 , )

FOUR! The ball races away to the long leg region after an inside edge off Samson’s bat, with Fernando fumbling while putting in a slide in front of the boundary rope. Samson then slaps a short-of-length ball down the ground for a flat six, his first shot of confidence this evening. An under pressure Kumara then concedes a wide off the third. Samson’s equally impressive in his inside out slog over cover in the next delivery, comfortably clearing the fence for his second six of the over. Samson swings his arms again in the penultimate delivery, once again clearing the straight boundary and this time looking even more at ease. OUT! Fernando grabs a one-handed stunner in the last ball after a thick bottom edge off Samson’s bat to bring the eventful third-wicket stand to an end. India need another 56 off 42 with seven wickets in hand.

OUT! Binura Fernando grabs a one-handed stunner at short third man! Samson got a thick edge off the toe end off a full, wide delivery from Kumara, and Fernando had a fraction of a second to make the leap and prevent this from going for a boundary. End of a fine cameo from Samson and an game-changing partnership. IND 128/3

Samson c Fernando b Kumara 39(25)

After 12 overs,India 105/2 ( Shreyas Iyer 64 , Sanju Samson 17)

Iyer brings up another milestone with a six, this time going for an uppercut off a short, wide delivery from opposition skipper Shanaka, the ball landing on the cushion at the backward point boundary with the fifty partnership coming up in the process. Iyer punches a full toss down the ground in the last ball, coming back for a second. 14 from the over. India need another 79 to win from 48 balls.

After 11 overs,India 91/2 ( Shreyas Iyer 54 , Sanju Samson 16)

Karunaratne continues after the drinks break. 11 from his second over of the innings, including a maximum to Iyer in the fifth ball as he brings up a second consecutive half-century — and his fifth overall in T20Is — in style.

After 10 overs,India 80/2 ( Shreyas Iyer 45 , Sanju Samson 14)

DROPPED! Samson goes aerial in his pull behind square, with the fielder making a mess of a low chance near the boundary, allowing the batter to collect a four instead. Six collected off the remaining five balls, as India reach 80/2 at the halfway stage in the chase, needing another 104 to win from 60 balls with eight wickets in hand.

After 9 overs,India 70/2 ( Shreyas Iyer 43 , Sanju Samson 6)

Shreyas Iyer smashes back-to-back sixes off Jayawickrama in the left-arm spinner’s second over, moving into the 40s while alleviating some of the pressure that was starting to build due to the lack of boundaries. 14 from the over.

After 8 overs,India 56/2 ( Shreyas Iyer 30 , Sanju Samson 5)

Chamika Karunaratne is introduced from the other end, and does well to deny Iyer and Samson the boundaries. Run rate’s starting to creep up now, and the current pair will have to step up if they are to manage the pressure. Five from the over.

After 7 overs,India 51/2 ( Shreyas Iyer 28 , Sanju Samson 2)

Spin introduced after the powerplay as Praveen Jayawickrama replaces Binura Fernando. Iyer and Samson deal in the ones and twos in this over, focusing on rotating the strike as India go past fifty in this over. Five off Jayawickrama’s first over.

After 6 overs,India 46/2 ( Shreyas Iyer 24 , Sanju Samson 1)

Kishan departs for 16 at the start of the over as Kumara breaks what was turning out to be a promising stand between him and Iyer. Sri Lanka, meanwhile, waste a review two balls after an unsuccessful LBW appeal after new batter Samson gets a thick inside edge that is later confirmed on UltraEdge. Single off each of the last two balls. India are four short of the fifty-mark at the end of the powerplay.

OUT! Tame end to the innings for Kishan as he chips the ball straight to Shanaka at mid on. Kishan might have lost his focus after the blow to his helmet in the previous over. End of what was turning out to be a promising stand. IND 44/2

Kishan c Shanaka b Kumara 16

After 5 overs,India 44/1 ( Ishan Kishan (W) 16 , Shreyas Iyer 23)

Change of ends for Fernando. Single off each of the first two balls, before Iyer accelerates with a hat-trick of boundaries — pulling the first two through mid on and midwicket, before driving a full toss past mid off. 14 from the fifth over. Decent partnership so far between Kishan and Shreyas for the second wicket.

After 4 overs,India 30/1 ( Ishan Kishan (W) 15 , Shreyas Iyer 10)

Lahiru Kumara replaces Binura Fernando in this over. OUCH! Kishan is struck on the helmet by a 146 mph bouncer in the second delivery, the bowler walking up to the keeper-batter to check if he’s fine, and the physio stepping out to the field to have a look. Iyer, meanwhile, steers a short, wide delivery past the man at slip in the fourth delivery to collect his second boundary. Seven from the over.

After 3 overs,India 23/1 ( Ishan Kishan (W) 14 , Shreyas Iyer 5)

Iyer’s lucky to not have been bowled by Chameera in this over, as an outswinging yorker from the seamer n the third delivery narrowly misses the off pole. Iyer a couple of steps to his left trying to make room, and the ball was out of his reach as a result. Tidy over from Chameera with just five coming off it.

After 2 overs,India 19/1 ( Ishan Kishan (W) 12 , Shreyas Iyer 4)

Binura Fernando, replacing Jeffrey Vandersay in today’s game, bowls the second over. Another nine runs added to the Indian total, with Kishan and new batter Shreyas Iyer collecting a boundary each.

After 1 over,India 9/1 ( Ishan Kishan (W) 7 , )

Rohit gets off the mark right away with a single, while Kishan collects a brace off the second ball. Kishan then collects the first boundary of the innings by jamming his bat down to a wide yorker, steering the ball through backward point. Chameera angles the ball into the batter in the fourth, collecting a dot as Kishan gets an inside edge. Wide down the leg side off the fifth, followed by a single, before Rohit departs in the final delivery after chopping the ball onto his stumps. Nine runs and a wicket from the first over.

OUT! Rohit Sharma chops the ball onto the stumps to depart for 1 as Chameera strikes early! Shaky start for the Indians after being set 184 to win. IND 9/1

Rohit b Chameera 1

After 20 overs,Sri Lanka 183/5 ( Dasun Shanaka (C) 47 , Chamika Karunaratne 0)

Chamika Karunaratne joins Shanaka at the crease, with Harshal Patel bowling the final over. Patel starts off with a wide, followed by four leg byes as the ball deflects towards third man off Shanaka’s shoe. The SL skipper dashes back for a second in the second delivery, before heaving an off-cutter over backward square leg to collect a boundary next ball. Patel successfully appeals for leg-before in the fourth, with Shanaka overturning the decision after the ball is showing to be missing leg. Shanaka then tonks Patel for back-to-back sixes to finish the innings on a high, remaining unbeaten on 47 as Sri Lanka set India 184 to win after being asked to bat.

After 19 overs,Sri Lanka 160/5 ( Dasun Shanaka (C) 29 , Chamika Karunaratne 0)

SIX! Clobbered over long on by Shanaka, the third maximum of the innings for the Sri Lankan skipper! Collects a boundary next ball thanks to a thick top-edge, with an under-pressure Bhuvneshwar conceding a wide next ball. After conceding 16 in the first five deliveries, Bhuvi traps Nissanka leg-before to end his spell with a wicket — his first of the evening. One more over to go after this.

OUT! Bhuvneshwar grabs his first wicket off his final delivery of the innings, trapping Nissanka leg-before with a yorker. Nissanka misses while attempting a reverse lap, and it’s an easy enough decision for the umpire. SL 160/5

Nissanka LBW Bhuvneshwar 75(53)

After 18 overs,Sri Lanka 144/4 ( Pathum Nissanka 73 , Dasun Shanaka (C) 16)

Nissanka starts off with back-to-back boundaries off Bumrah in the first two balls, targetting the fine leg/long leg region, and collects a third in the final delivery, this time off a reverse lap. 14 from Bumrah’s final over as he finishes with figures of 1/24.

After 17 overs,Sri Lanka 130/4 ( Pathum Nissanka 60 , Dasun Shanaka (C) 15)

Skipper Shanaka decides to take the attack to the hosts, smashing two sixes and a four with 19 being added to the board in Patel’s third over of the evening.

After 16 overs,Sri Lanka 111/4 ( Pathum Nissanka 54 , Dasun Shanaka (C) 3)

Nissanka brings up his fifth T20I half-century with a well-timed cut through the cover region in the fourth delivery as Chahal signs off with figures of 1/27 from four overs, conceding eight from his final over. Another four overs left in the innings.

After 15 overs,Sri Lanka 103/4 ( Pathum Nissanka 48 , Dasun Shanaka (C) 1)

Bumrah returns. Chandimal brings up the 100 for SL with a lovely straight drive off a yorker from Bumrah in the third delivery, but departs the very next ball as he ends up chipping the ball to Rohit at cover after Bumrah takes pace off the ball. Skipper Dasun Shanaka is the new bater at the crease. Five runs and a wicket from the over with another five overs to go in the innings.

OUT! Chandimal departs right after drilling a Bumrah yorker down the ground. Bumrah catches him off-guard with a slower delivery and Chandimal ends up chipping this towards Rohit Sharma at cover. SL 102/4

Chandimal c Rohit b Bumrah 9(10)

After 14 overs,Sri Lanka 98/3 ( Pathum Nissanka 48 , Dinesh Chandimal (W) 5)

Jadeja bowls out his final over of the evening, conceding a boundary in the first delivery as Nissanka cuts the ball hard through point, and giving away just two singles in the remaining balls to end with figures of 1/37. Nissanka, meanwhile, is a couple of runs away from his fifth T20I half-century.

After 13 overs,Sri Lanka 92/3 ( Pathum Nissanka 43 , Dinesh Chandimal (W) 4)

FOUR! A welcome boundary for the Sri Lankans as Pathum Nissanka, who is fairly well set at the moment, takes a couple of steps forward and slices the ball over the cover region in the second delivery. He collects another boundary three balls later, moving into the 40s in the process, before keeping the strike with a single off the last delivery. 12 from Bhuvneshwar’s third over.