Highlights, India vs Sri Lanka, 2nd T20I, Full Cricket Score: Sri Lanka win by 4 wickets to draw level 1-1

Dhananjaya de Silva is named the man of the match

“We were looking for this win for the past 2 months. Very happy to contribute for Sri Lanka. It was a matter of one over, if we get 15 then it was going to be a close game. I wanted to bat till the end in every match but couldn’t do it, so I thought this was my opportunity. When you play against India it’s very tough.”

SL 133/6 (19.4) (Dhananjaya 40, Karunaratne 12)

Sakariya with the final over. Dhananjaya sneaks a single off the first after hitting it towards backward square leg. A wide off the next and Samson fumbles on the throw as well. With five needed off five deliveries, Dhananjaya takes matters in his hands and seals the deal for the Lankans by collecting two doubles and a single.

DONE AND DUSTED! The hosts win by four wickets and with two balls to spare. They also keep the series alive. Thrilling game here and it beautifully sets up the decider.

After 19 overs,Sri Lanka 125/6 ( Dhananjaya de Silva 34 , Chamika Karunaratne 12)

Bhuvi with the penultimate over off the innings. After two singles off the first two, some brute force is on display from Karunaratne, who bludgeons one over long on for a maximum. Saini does well to save a couple of runs at covers but he lands badly on his right hand. He is later led off the field by India’s physio. 12 runs off the over. 8 needed off the final over.

After 18 overs,Sri Lanka 113/6 ( Dhananjaya de Silva 33 , Chamika Karunaratne 1)

As expected, Sakariya with the 18th. And the slower ones keep coming. Mendis is beaten by the lack of pace off the second and holes out to Gaikwad on the leg side. Dhananjaya showing his batting might as he runs the ball down to third man to collect a four off the penultimate delivery. Eventful over, eight runs and a wicket off it. 20 needed off 12.

After 17 overs,Sri Lanka 105/5 ( Dhananjaya de Silva 26 , Ramesh Mendis 2)

Varun returns to the attack and keeps it tight, not letting either of the two batters go big. Just six off the 17th over. Seems like Sakariya will bowl two from here, one left for Bhuvi. So Saini might not get the ball from here on, given pace isn’t really helping on this surface.

After 16 overs,Sri Lanka 99/5 ( Dhananjaya de Silva 22 , Ramesh Mendis 1)

Bhuvneshwar returns to the attack. De Silva, the new man in, nudges the first delivery towards the on side for a single off the first. Mendis returns the favour. A double followed by a single off the final two deliveries as Sri Lanka collect only five off the over.

After 15 overs,Sri Lanka 94/5 ( Dhananjaya de Silva 18 , Ramesh Mendis 0)

Chahar returns to the attack. Just three singles off the first four, followed by one that is in the slot for Hasaranga, who thumps it for a four down the ground. But Chahar ends his spell on a high, getting rid of the dangerous Hasaranga off the very last ball. Hasaranga goes hard at the ball but ends up slicing it straight to Bhuvi at point. Seven runs and a wicket off the over.

After 14 overs,Sri Lanka 87/4 ( Dhananjaya de Silva 16 , Wanindu Hasaranga 10)

Kuldeep finishes his spell with figures of 4/30, getting smacked for 15 in his final over, thanks to a six and a four each from the blade of Dhananjaya and Hasaranga respectively. Sri Lanka need 46 runs in 36 balls.

After 13 overs,Sri Lanka 72/4 ( Dhananjaya de Silva 8 , Wanindu Hasaranga 3)

Quiet over from Varun, with de Silva and Hasaranga collecting two doubles each. The required run rate, meanwhile, is over 8. So Sri Lanka under the pump now.

After 12 overs,Sri Lanka 68/4 ( Dhananjaya de Silva 6 , Wanindu Hasaranga 1)

Kuldeep into the 12th over off the innings. DROPPED! Nicely tossed up from Kuldeep, spinning away from the left-handed Bhanuka, who miscued a slog towards the leg side off the second delivery. But the well set batsman departs after holing out to Sakariya in the deep. Six runs and a wicket off the over. 65 needed now off 48 balls. Game on!

After 11 overs,Sri Lanka 62/3 ( Minod Bhanuka (W) 32 , Dhananjaya de Silva 5)

India slowly but surely getting back in the game here. The required run rate is now 7.89. Tight over from Chahar as he concedes just four off his third over. Sri Lanka need need 71 runs in 54 balls.

After 10 overs,Sri Lanka 58/3 ( Minod Bhanuka (W) 31 , Dhananjaya de Silva 2)

Kuldeep continues. Bowls a wide off the second as he watches Shanaka come down the track. A big wicket for India as the Lankan skipper has to walk back to the pavilion after a clean piece of stumping by Samson. Kuldeep keeps things tight, not allowing the batters to for the big shots. Five runs and a wicket in the over.

After 9 overs,Sri Lanka 53/2 ( Minod Bhanuka (W) 29 , Dasun Shanaka (C) 3)

Spin from both ends as Chahar returns to the attack. Huge LBW appeal off the third against Shanaka, but height was the issue there as the Sri Lankan skipper got beaten will going for the reverse sweep. Sri Lanka go past the 50-run mark with a boundary off Bhanuka’s blade off the penultimate delivery. Expensive over, 10 runs off it.

After 8 overs,Sri Lanka 43/2 ( Minod Bhanuka (W) 21 , Dasun Shanaka (C) 2)

Bowling change as Kuldeep Yadav, left-arm chinaman, comes into the attack. Huge appeal for LBW off the second delivery against Shanuka, but India miss a trick as the replay shows that there was no bat involved and it would have gone on to hit the stumps. Kuldeep was keen on the review, but Dhawan opted not to go upstairs. Tidy start for Kuldeep, four runs off his first over.

After 7 overs,Sri Lanka 39/2 ( Minod Bhanuka (W) 19 , Dasun Shanaka (C) 0)

Right, the field has opened up now. Sri Lanka off to a positive start here, having hit six boundaries before the start of this over. India, meanwhile, had just eight in their entire innings. But in what could be a probable change of momentum, Varun rattles Sadeera’s stumps. The mystery spinner doing the trick there as the batsman fails to read it and gets caught in the crease. Three runs and a wicket off the over.

After 6 overs,Sri Lanka 36/1 ( Minod Bhanuka (W) 17 , Sadeera Samarawickrama 7)

Spin from both ends and another bowling change here as Rahul Chahar comes on to bowl the final over of the powerplay. Just like Varun’s previous over, Chahar starts off on a poor note, conceding  boundary off the first. Seven runs off the over. Sri Lanka doing well to keep the scoreboard ticking, with nine wickets in hand. No major problems posed by the Indian bowlers yet.

After 5 overs,Sri Lanka 29/1 ( Minod Bhanuka (W) 11 , Sadeera Samarawickrama 6)

Bowling change for India as Varun Chakravarthy, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack to bowl the penultimate over before the end of the powerplay. Starts off with a shortish delivery, allowing Bhanuka to cut and collect a boundary, but then comes back well, conceding just two off the next five deliveries. Six runs off the over.

After 4 overs,Sri Lanka 23/1 ( Minod Bhanuka (W) 10 , Sadeera Samarawickrama 1)

Sadeera Samarawickrama joins Bhanuka at the crease after Avishka’s departure, and gets off the mark off the second delivery after driving one through the covers. And two fours from the blade of Bhanuka keep the scoreboard moving. Costly over that, 10 runs off it.

After 3 overs,Sri Lanka 13/1 ( Minod Bhanuka (W) 2 , Sadeera Samarawickrama 0)

Bhuvneshwar continues. And India’s most experienced bowler draws first blood for the side, getting rid of Avishka, who was looking in good touch. But well, more credit to Chahar’s athletic catching effort at the backward square leg fence. Three runs and a wicket off Bhuvi’s second, fine over for India.

After 2 overs,Sri Lanka 10/0 ( Avishka Fernando 10 , Minod Bhanuka (W) 0)

Chetan Sakariya sharing the new ball with Bhuvi here. He’s known for varying his pace well. So this surface should suit his style of bowling. Let’s see how he fares. Not the start he would have liked as concedes nine off it, including two consecutive fours from Avishka’s blade.