India vs Sri Lanka, Highlights, 2nd T20I at Indore, Full cricket score: Clinical hosts thump Lankans by seven wickets, go 1-0 up in series

Navdeep Saini is the Player of the Match

Saini: The reason of doing well is I was back in the T20 team after such a long time, that’s why I felt quite confident. Bowler must be confident, variations and all are important but the bowler must be confident to execute his plans. I preferred the wicket with the yorker, I carried it out better than my expectations. As I am playing with the white ball I am gaining confidence with the red ball as well and I have been practicing hard. When I had debuted in T20 I thought the pace would be enough for me but I have realised the importance of variations.

Most defeats in T20Is:

62 – Sri Lanka*
61 – West Indies
60 – Bangladesh

Most wins against a team in T20Is:

13 – Pak v NZ
13 – Pak v SL
12 – Afg v Ire
12 – Eng v NZ
12 – Pak v Aus
12 – Ind v SL*

January, 2017: Kohli became the fastest to complete 1,000 ODI runs as a captain.

January, 2020: Kohli became the fastest to complete 1,000 T20I runs as a captain.

India win by seven wickets and 15 balls to spare. India lead the three match series 1-0.

Virat Kohli adds the finishing touch! He sends the short ball around his midriff flying over backward square leg boundary for a huge six with a scrumptious pull shot and that’s that. India take unassailable lead in the series. Sri Lanka will have a lot to ponder over before the final T20I. India never really looked out of sorts during the chase. Professional win. KL Rahul set it up. Dhawan was a slightly rusty but got good amount of time in the middle. Shreyas Iyer played his part perfectly before holing out in what turned to be the final over of the match and Kohli as usual remained unbeaten to see India home.

OUT! Lahiru Kumara bowls a quick bumper and Shreyas Iyer doesn’t hold back. He goes for the big pull but doesn’t middle it. Finds the man in the deep. Won’t affect the result but a wicket for Kumara to celebrate.

Shreyas Iyer c Shanaka b Lahiru Kumara 34(26)

Fastest to 1,000 T20I runs as a captain – by innings:

30 – VIRAT KOHLI*

31 – Faf du Plessis

36 – Kane Williamson

42 – Eoin Morgan 

54 – William Porterfield 

57 – MS Dhoni

After 17 overs,India 137/2 ( Shreyas Iyer 34 , Virat Kohli (C) 24)

No magic from Malinga a four and six from his over along with a couple of twos. India coasting towards the victory, as many as 16 runs taken from the over.

After 16 overs,India 121/2 ( Shreyas Iyer 33 , Virat Kohli (C) 9)

Massive over from India’s POV. Before any sort of doubts crept in the chase but Shreyas Iyer has banished them with two fours and one gigantic six to take 17 runs from the over. After three good overs, Hasaranga taken to the cleaners.

After 15 overs,India 104/2 ( Shreyas Iyer 18 , Virat Kohli (C) 7)

Shanaka to bowl his final over. Lots of change of pace across the six balls trying to keep the batsmen guessing and though the batsmen were never in any sort of problems he was successful in keep the runs down to five. India now need 39 runs from 30 balls. Shanaka finishes with figures of 4-0-26-0.

Virat Kohli against Sri Lanka in T20Is before today:

68, 77, 56*, 82

After 14 overs,India 99/2 ( Shreyas Iyer 16 , Virat Kohli (C) 4)

Lahiru Kumara is back into the attack to bowl his third over. Some extra zing in Kumara’s delivery as he has Shreyas Iyer hopping early in the over. Two singles followed by a dot and a boundary was in the offing. Iyer gets his head down and hits one down the ground to get the scoreboard moving. Ducks under the short delivery off the final ball of the over.

After 13 overs,India 93/2 ( Shreyas Iyer 11 , Virat Kohli (C) 3)

Malinga brings himself back into the attack. Malinga begins with a slower short ball and ends with a same delivery too but he tried a quick short ball and his signature yorker as well. Iyer and Kohli knew what would be thrown towards them as they ended up negotiating it comfortably. Five runs from the over. India need 50 runs off 42 balls. Malinga has one over left up his sleeve.

After 12 overs,India 88/2 ( Shreyas Iyer 8 , Virat Kohli (C) 1)

Another excellent over from the wrist-spinner, it  was Hasaranga in the first place who took Sri Lanka over 140 and now he is turning it on with the ball. Dhawan heads for a shower while Virat Kohli walks out a usual loud cheer. The Indian captain is off the mark with a single. Three runs came from the over along with the wicket.

OUT! Loud shout for lbw against Dhawan but the umpire has turned it down and Malinga has opted to challenge it. Dhawan went for the sweep and missed it. No problems with the legality of the delivery. No spike on the UltraEdge and the pitching is in line, only marginally over half of the ball, the impact is in line in front of the leg stump and the ball holds its line as the ball-tracking suggests the ball would have gone on to hit the leg stump. Three reds. Dhawan has to go.

Dhawan lbw b Hasaranga 32(29)

After 11 overs,India 85/1 ( Shikhar Dhawan 32 , Shreyas Iyer 6)

Shanaka returns to the attack. After four singles off the first five balls, Dhawan does manage to help himself with a boundary. Shanaka missed the chance to line up a decent over, releasing the pressure the Lankans were trying to built.

After 10 overs,India 77/1 ( Shikhar Dhawan 26 , Shreyas Iyer 4)

Successful over from Hasaranga and Lanka’s point of view with the wicket of the dangerous KL Rahul. Shreyas Iyer walks out to bat at number three and he begins with a cut past point for two. Four singles exchanged between him and Dhawan in the remainder of the over. At the halfway mark India need 66 runs with nine wickets in hand.

OUT! KL Rahul is bowled by a very smart googly by Hasaranga. He just seems to have run out of patience with Sri Lankan bowlers keeping it quiet for the few overs. KLR skips down the pitch, looking for a big shot, but didn’t quiet pick the wrong’un and played all over it. The ball turns enough to knock the off stump. Sri Lanka earn their first wicket.

Rahul b Hasaranga 45(32)

After 9 overs,India 71/0 ( KL Rahul 45 , Shikhar Dhawan 24)

In contrast to Rahul, his opening partner Dhawan isn’t looking in the free flowing touch, he gloves his pull for two off the first ball before nailing it off third ball but finds the fielder in the deep and takes the single. However, Dhawan earns his first boundary that came after 21 balls courtesy a misfield from Malinga. Eight came from the over.

After 8 overs,India 63/0 ( KL Rahul 44 , Shikhar Dhawan 17)

Another bowling change. Wanindu Hasaranga is into the attack with his leg spin. Very good start for the leggie. He, too, keeps changing his pace nicely to keep the batsmen in check. Just four from it. The run rate has gone over six but that will not bother the hosts.

After 7 overs,India 59/0 ( KL Rahul 42 , Shikhar Dhawan 15)

Dasun Shanaka is introduced in the attack. The field is spread out now but KLR continues to be busy as he moves around in his crease. Tidy stuff from Shanaka, only five runs from it.

After 6 overs,India 54/0 ( KL Rahul 38 , Shikhar Dhawan 14)

That’s the first over of the chase in which the Lankans haven’t conceded a boundary. Smart work from Dhananjaya to alter his pace. This series has been seen by many as a mano-a-mano between Dhawan and Rahul for the opener’s slot, so with Rahul taken off rapidly, Dhawan tries to catch up, but ends up missing the ball, but fortunately for him Kusal misses to gather the delivery and complete a tough stumping chance. Five runs from it as India go past the 50-run mark. End of powerplay as well.

After 5 overs,India 49/0 ( KL Rahul 35 , Shikhar Dhawan 13)

KL Rahul is simply galloping at the Holkar stadium in Indore. Two successive boundaries off Kumara’s over. He copped one change of pace delivery in his ribs and is likely to pain but the opener looks good to continue. The required rate is already under run-a-ball.