India won the first match of the three-match T20I series between India and Sri Lanka by 62 runs. Batting first after losing the toss, Team India scored 199 runs. In reply, Sri Lankan team could only score 137 runs. With this win, India took a 1-0 lead in the series. This was India’s 10th consecutive win in T20. Earlier, Team India had won nine consecutive T20 matches. Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer batted stormy in this match and took India to a big score. At the same time, captain Rohit Sharma also made a special record in his name.
India’s opening batsman Ishan Kishan returned to form in the first T20I against Sri Lanka. He played a brilliant innings of 89 runs in 56 balls. During this he hit 10 fours and three sixes. Kishan was struggling to score runs in the series against West Indies.
Indian captain Rohit Sharma also scored 44 runs in 32 balls in this match. His innings included two fours and a six. With this, Rohit has become the highest run-scorer in international T20 cricket. Rohit left New Zealand’s Martin Guptill behind in this matter. Guptill has scored 3299 runs in 112 matches. At the same time, Rohit has scored 3307 runs in 123 matches.
Shreyas Iyer batted in a stormy manner against Sri Lanka. He was sent to bat at number three, but he played the role of a finisher in the match. Iyer scored 57 runs in 28 balls. His innings included five fours and two sixes.
With the defeat of Sri Lanka by 62 runs, the Indian team achieved its 10th consecutive win in T20. This is the first time that India has won 10 T20 matches in a row. India last lost to New Zealand in the 2021 T20 World Cup. After this, Team India has made a clean sweep of New Zealand and West Indies.