Sri Lanka were threatening to chase down their highest target in T-20 Internationals, but after a terrific start they collapsed to hand India a convincing 43 run win at Pallekele on Saturday.
Chasing 214, Sri Lanka were cruising at 140 for one, but the dismissal of Pathum Nissanka triggered a sensational collapse. The hosts lost nine wickets for 30 runs in 38 balls to give India a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
Sri Lanka had promised to address their batting woes, but instead of beefing up the batting, they strengthened the bowling and paid the price. It has been discussed before that Dasun Shanaka has failed to do the job at number six but again he was a failure run out for a duck without facing a ball. Dasun did not bowl either and had failed during the World Cup too.
Sri Lanka will be better off dropping Dasun down to number seven and getting an additional batter into the top six to ensure that collapses of yesterday’s nature become a familiar sight.
Sri Lanka did give away at least 20 runs due to poor fielding while dropped catches too hurt them badly. India caught and fielded well and fielding made a big difference in the game.
Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Mendis added 84 runs for the first wicket in 52 balls and Nissanka in particular was batting so well putting the loose balls away with ease.
Th opener reached his half-century in 34 balls before being cleaned up by Axar Patel. His 79 came off 48 balls with seven fours and four sixes. His dismissal took the momentum away from Sri Lanka as the new batters perished trying to keep pace with the run chase.
India got off to a good start reaching 74 for one at the end of the Power Play. Wanindu Hasaranga then claimed a wicket off his first ball to check the run flow.
Suryakumar Yadav ensured that India finished with a competitive score as he top scored with 58 runs in 26 balls with eight fours and two sixes.
India’s batters were dismissed trying to take on Matheesha Pathirana as the fast bowler finished with four wickets.
SCORECARD
India innings
Yashasvi Jaiswal st Kamindu Mendis b Hasaranga 40
Shubman Gill c Fernando b Madushanka 34
Suryakumar Yadav lbw b Pathirana 58
Rishabh Pant b Pathirana 49
Hardik Pandya b Pathirana 9
Riyan Parag b Pathirana 7
Rinku Singh b Fernando 1
Axar Patel not out 10
Arshdeep Singh not out 1
Extras: (w 4) 4
Total: (for seven wickets) 213
Overs: 20
Fall of wickets: 1-74 (Gill), 2-74 (Jaiswal), 3-150 (Suryakumar), 4-177 (Pandya), 5-192 (Parag), 6-201 (Pant), 7-206 (Rinku),
Did not bat: Ravi Bishnoi and Mohammed Siraj.
Bowling: Dilshan Madushanka 3-0-45-1, Asitha Fernando 4-0-47-1 (w 1), Maheesh Theekshana 4-0-44-0, Wanindu Hasaranga 4-0-28-1, Kamindu Mendis 1-0-9-0, Matheesha Pathirana 4-0-40-4 (w 3).
Sri Lanka innings
Pathum Nissanka b Axar 79
Kusal Mendis c Jaiswal b Arshdeep 45
Kusal Perera c Bishnoi b Axar 20
Kamindu Mendis b Parag 12
Charith Asalanka c Jaiswal b Bishnoi 0
Dasun Shanaka run out 0
Wanindu Hasaranga c Parag b Arshdeep 2
Maheesh Theekshana b Parag 2
Matheesha Pathirana c Axar b Siraj 6
Asitha Fernando not out 0
Dilshan Madushanka b Parag 0
Extras: (lb 2, w 2) 4
Total: (all out) 170|
Overs: 19.2
Fall of wickets: 1-84 (Kusal Mendis), 2-140 (Nissanka), 3-149 (Perera), 4-158 (Asalanka), 5-160 (Shanaka), 6-161 (Kamindu Mendis), 7-163 (Hasaranga), 8-170 (Pathirana), 9-170 (Theekshana), 10-170 (Madushanka).
Bowling: Arshdeep Singh 3-0-24-2, Mohammed Siraj 3-0-23-1, Axar Patel 4-0-38-2 (w 1), Ravi Bishnoi 4-0-37-1, Hardik Pandya 4-0-41-0 (w 1), Rayan Parag 1.2-0-5-3.
Result: India won by 43 runs
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