Akila Dananjaya, Minod Bhanuka and Dhananjaya de Silva guided Sri Lanka secured a comfortable four-wicket win over a youthful Indian side and Sri Lanka leveling the series with 1-1 in a low-scoring contest in the second T20 international.
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| Dhananjaya de Silva plays a shot © Ishara S. Kodikara/AFP/Getty Images |
Catch the Cricket highlights of the 2nd T20I match between Sri Lanka and India, played on July 28, 2021, at the R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo. This match was part of India's tour of Sri Lanka, a 3-match Twenty20 international series where Sri Lanka level the series with 1-1.
Match Highlights
Sri Lanka secured a comfortable 4-wicket win over India in the second T20I and level the series with 1-1 in the three-match series.
India Innings :
India posted 132 for 5 in their 20 overs with Shikhar Dhawan was the top-scorer with 40 runs off 42 balls featuring 5 fours.
Debutants Devdutt Padikkal and Ruturaj Gaikwad made promising starts on their T20I debuts, Padikkal - who scoring 29 off 23 balls and Gaikwad - who made 21 off 18 balls respectively.
Sri Lanka Bowling :
For Sri Lanka, Akila Dananjaya was the best bowler for Sri Lanka - who taking 2 wickets. Dasun Shanaka, Dushmantha Chameera and Wanindu Hasaranga each claimed one wickets.
Sri Lanka Innings :
In reply, Sri Lanka chased down the target, finishing at 133 for 6 in 19.4 overs with Dhananjaya de Silva was the top scorer with an unbeaten 40 runs off 34-balls featuring a six and a four.
Minod Bhanuka added 36 off 31 balls - who hitting 4 fours, while Wanindu Hasaranga contributed 15 runs off 11 balls included 2 fours.
India Bowling :
Kuldeep Yadav was the India’s best bowler - wbo taking 2 wickets, Varun Chakravarthy, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rahul Chahar and debutant Chetan Sakariya (who took a wicket on debut) each picked up one wicket.
Player of the match :
Dhananjaya de Silva was named Player of the Match for his match-winning classy batting performance to scored a unbeaten 40 off 34 balls.
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