Read the article of Akila Dhananjay, Minod Bhanuka Dhananjaya de Silva guides Sri Lanka win - India tour of Sri Lanka 3-match Twenty20 international series of the 2nd T20I match played between Sri Lanka and India at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo in 28th July 2021.

Dhananjaya de Silva plays a shot © Ishara S.Kodikara/AFP/Getty Images

Akila Dananjaya, Minod Bhanuka and Dhananjaya de Silva guides Sri Lanka convincing 4-wicket win against inexperienced India and square the series with 1-1 in a low-scoring game of the 2nd T20 international.

Match Stats :

Sri Lanka chased down 133 was their 3rd highest successful run-chase over India in T20 international and It is their 5th highest-chase at home venue in Twenty20 internationals.
India's 132 was their 3rd lowest score by terms of minimum lost 5-wickets in T20 internationals.
India's 132 was their 3rd lowest score by terms of batting first against Sri Lanka in T20 internationals.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar became the 4th Indian bowler to registered 50 T20I wickets after Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah and Ravichandran Ashwin.

* A very badly depleted India side named four new players appearances for the 2nd T20 international, with batsmens Devdutt Padikkal and Ruturaj Gaikwad, All-rounder Nitish Rana, and seamer Chetan Sakariya, all set to debut their first Twenty international match.

With eight players of the India squad unavailable for this match after having been placed in isolation as Krunal Pandya's first-line contacts, India are substantially short of batting depth. Prithvi Shaw, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, and both Pandya brothers are out. This means that India may have the likes of Bhuvneshwar Kumar - who is a bowler who bats a bit - as high as No. six in Indian batting line-up.

India scored 132-5 in 20 overs with best scorer by Shikhar Dhawan cracked a 40 off 42-balls included five-fours. Debutant Devdutt Padikkal - who struck 29 off 23-balls on his debut T20 international match and another Debutant Ruturaj Gaikwad - who hit 21 off 18-balls on his debut T20I match.

Sri Lanka top bowler by Akila Dananjaya strikes two-wickets, Dasun Shanaka, Dushmantha Chameera and Wanindu Hasaranga each shares 1-wickets.

Sri Lanka chased down 133-6 in 19.4 overs with best scorer by Dhananjaya de Silva hit a unbeaten 40 off 34-balls, Minod Bhanuka struck 36 off 31-balls included four-fours and Wanindu Hasaranga scored 15.

India top bowler by Kuldeep Yadav strikes two-wickets, Varun Chakravarthy, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rahul Chahar each shared 1-wickets and Debutant Chetan Sakariya - who took 1-wicket on his debut T20 international match.

Dhananjaya de Silva named Man of the match for his match-triumphing brilliant unbeaten 40 off 34-balls included one-six & a four.