Bhuvneshwar, Chahar, Chahal help India defend below-par 164
Sri Lanka's batting let them down once more after their bowlers did well to restrict India
25/07Result
1st T20I (N), India tour of Sri Lanka at Colombo, Jul 25 2021
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![India]( "India")
164/5 -
![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
126 (18.3/20 ov)
Player of the Match
25/07Result
1st T20I (N), India tour of Sri Lanka at Colombo, Jul 25 2021
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![India]( "India")
164/5 -
![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
126 (18.3/20 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Day
Yuzvendra Chahal's simplistic approach recaptures confidence in familiar conditions
Through basic control and bowling smarts, Chahal delivered a match-turning performance
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He has been in terrific form in the IPL since 2019 and yet may not find a spot in India's first-choice T20I XI right now
Preview
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