Sports Desk, AnyTV, New Delhi
Published by: Rajeev Rai
Updated Sat, 26 Feb 2022 11:31 PM IST
Summary
Team India won by seven wickets in the second T20 match played between India and Sri Lanka. The Indian team led by Rohit Sharma has also taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
Team India won by seven wickets in the second T20 match played between India and Sri Lanka. The Indian team led by Rohit Sharma has also taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. Batting first after losing the toss in the match played at HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh, Sri Lanka scored 183 runs for the loss of five wickets in 20 overs. Pathum Nisanka scored 75 runs in 53 balls.
Apart from this, captain Dasun Shanaka played an unbeaten innings of 47 runs in 19 balls. He hit two fours and five sixes in his innings. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Harshal Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal and Ravindra Jadeja got one wicket each for India. Sri Lanka had scored 80 runs in the last five overs.
In reply, India chased down the target in 17.1 overs for the loss of three wickets. Shreyas Iyer played an unbeaten innings of 74 off 44 balls. He hit six fours and four sixes in his innings. Shreyas was also adjudged the player of the match for this innings. Apart from this, Ravindra Jadeja played an unbeaten innings of 45 runs in 18 balls with the help of seven fours and one six.
At the same time, Sanju Samson scored 39 runs in 25 balls. It included two fours and three sixes. Captain Rohit Sharma could score one run in two balls and Ishan Kishan could score 16 runs in 15 balls. Lahiru Kumar took two wickets and Dushmantha Chamira took one wicket for Sri Lanka.
Rohit Sharma has become the captain to win most T20 International matches at home. He has surpassed Eoin Morgan of England and Kane Williamson of New Zealand. Rohit took charge of the team for the first time in 2017. Since then India has played 17 matches at home under his captaincy. Out of this, the team won 16 matches, while facing defeat in one. At the same time, under the captaincy of both Morgan and Williamson, his team has won 15-15 matches at home ground.
Virat Kohli’s name comes after Rohit from India. Under the captaincy of Virat, India played 23 T20 matches at home ground. Of these, 13 were won and nine were lost. There was no result of one match.
India has registered its 11th consecutive win in T20 Internationals. Now India is just one win away from equaling the world record. Afghanistan had won 12 T20 matches in a row. This is the third consecutive T20I series and fourth overall series win under Rohit’s captaincy. During this, he defeated New Zealand 3-0 in the T20 series last year, 3-0 this year in both the ODI and T20 series and has now taken an unassailable 2-0 lead over Sri Lanka. India had also defeated Ireland, Namibia and Afghanistan in the T20 World. India has won the seventh consecutive series in the T20 format on home soil.
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Team India won by seven wickets in the second T20 match played between India and Sri Lanka. The Indian team led by Rohit Sharma has also taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. Batting first after losing the toss in the match played at HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh, Sri Lanka scored 183 runs for the loss of five wickets in 20 overs. Pathum Nisanka scored 75 runs in 53 balls.
Apart from this, captain Dasun Shanaka played an unbeaten innings of 47 runs in 19 balls. He hit two fours and five sixes in his innings. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Harshal Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal and Ravindra Jadeja got one wicket each for India. Sri Lanka had scored 80 runs in the last five overs.
In reply, India chased down the target in 17.1 overs for the loss of three wickets. Shreyas Iyer played an unbeaten innings of 74 off 44 balls. He hit six fours and four sixes in his innings. Shreyas was also adjudged the player of the match for this innings. Apart from this, Ravindra Jadeja played an unbeaten innings of 45 runs in 18 balls with the help of seven fours and one six.
At the same time, Sanju Samson scored 39 runs in 25 balls. It included two fours and three sixes. Captain Rohit Sharma could score one run in two balls and Ishan Kishan could score 16 runs in 15 balls. Lahiru Kumar took two wickets and Dushmantha Chamira took one wicket for Sri Lanka.