IND vs SL, 1st T20 Match: India and Sri Lanka have won the first match of the three-match T20 series. Chasing 200 runs for victory, Sri Lanka could only manage 137 runs in 20 overs for the loss of 6 wickets. Sri Lanka elected to bowl after winning the toss, but their bowlers could not stop the Indian batsmen and they got a target of 200 runs. The Sri Lankan batsmen also could not do much. Charith Aslanka scored 53 not out for Sri Lanka. Apart from them, only Dushmanta Chamira (24) and Chamika Karunaratna (21) could cross the score of 20. For India, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Venkatesh Iyer took 2 wickets each, while Yuzvendra Chahal and Ravindra Jadeja got 1-1 wickets.
Earlier, coming to bat, the Indian team looked in full form and scored 199 runs in 20 overs for the loss of just 2 wickets. The pair of Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan started playing freely from the beginning and added 11 runs in the first wicket partnership. Rohit Sharma scored 44 runs in 32 balls, while Ishan Kishan scored 89 runs in 56 balls, which included 10 fours and 3 sixes. Shreyas Iyer, who came after Rohit, also appeared in full form and scored 57 runs in just 28 balls. He hit 5 fours and 2 sixes in his innings.
Not many big players involved
Some big players from both the teams are not playing in this series. Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant have been rested from the Indian team. At the same time, Deepak Chahar and Suryakumar Yadav have been injured. On behalf of the Sri Lanka team, their best player Vanindu Hasaranga has not even been able to travel to India due to corona infection. Also, Kusal Perera, Mendis, Avishka Fernando and Powerplay specialist bowler Mahish Thikshana are also injured.
In the absence of Suryakumar, Deepak Hooda got an opportunity to debut in T20 International cricket. On the other hand, Dinesh Chandimal got a chance in the absence of Mendis for Sri Lanka. Geoffrey Vandersay and Pravin Jayavikrama were included in the team as the main spinners.
India: Playing XI
1. Ishan Kishan, 2. Deepak Hooda, 3. Sanju Samson (wk), 4. Rohit Sharma, 5. Shreyas Iyer, 6. Venkatesh Iyer, 7. Ravindra Jadeja, 8. Harshal Patel, 9. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, 10. Yuzvendra Chahal, 11. Jasprit Bumrah
Sri Lanka: Playing XI
1. Pathum Nisanka, 2. Charith Aslanka, 3. Janite Liange, 4. Dinesh Chandimal (wk), 4. Dasoon Shanka (c), 6. Chamika Karunaratna, 7. Dushmanta Chamira, 8. Lahiru Kumara, 9. Geoffrey Vandersay , 10. Kamil Mishara, 11. Praveen Jayavikrama
Posted By: Shailendra Kumar