T20 Cricket: India won by 7 wkts (2nd innings reduced to 8 ovs due to rain, DLS target 78)
A stroll in the park for India with the bat. Chasing 78 in 8 overs, they scored 10 runs off Shanaka’s over. Theekshana cleaned up Samson for a duck and bowled a superb over. In walked Suryakumar Yadav and he joined hands with Jaiswal to take the attack to the Lankan bowlers.
While the captain swept for fun, the young left-hander continued his good form. Pathirana dismissed SKY after conceding a six but that hardly had an effect on the Indian batters. Hardik Pandya hit a six and three fours to seal the deal as they hunted down the total with 9 balls to spare.
Earlier in the day, Kusal Perera notched up a half-century and was involved in a couple of fifty partnerships. Sri Lanka were in a pretty good position at 130/2 after 15 overs. But they faltered in the latter part of their innings for the second time in as many days to finish with an under-par score.
The heavens opened up three balls into India’s innings and play was stopped for more than an hour. The strong Indian batting line-up made a mockery of the revised target.