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Best performances - Batsmen
S Dhawan
40(42) 5x4 - 0x6
Control %66%
- Productive Shot
- flick
- 8 runs
- 1x4 - 0x6
28/07Result
2nd T20I (N), India tour of Sri Lanka at Colombo, Jul 28 2021
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![India]( "India")
132/5 -
![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
133/6 (19.4/20 ov)
Player of the Match
28/07Result
2nd T20I (N), India tour of Sri Lanka at Colombo, Jul 28 2021
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![India]( "India")
132/5 -
![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
133/6 (19.4/20 ov)
Player of the Match
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Match Details
Series
Toss
Sri Lanka , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
3-match series level 1-1
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
20.00 start, First Session 20.00-21.30, Interval 21.30-21.50, Second Session 21.50-23.20
Match days
28 July 2021 - night match (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Scorecard Summary
INDIA 132/5 (20 OVERS)
- Shikhar Dhawan40 (42)
- Devdutt Padikkal29 (23)
- Dasun Shanaka1/14 (2)
- Akila Dananjaya2/29 (4)
SRI LANKA 133/6 (19.4 OVERS)
- Dhananjaya de Silva*40 (34)
- Minod Bhanuka36 (31)
- Kuldeep Yadav2/30 (4)
- Varun Chakravarthy1/18 (4)
Scorer: Binoy George | Commentator: Hemant Brar
So, the three-match series is levelled 1-1 with the final game tomorrow. We will see you then. Ta-ta for now.
Dasun Shanaka: I thought if we could contain them to a low total, we could chase it. We were not able to capitalise in the first six overs. But DDS and Wanindu Hasaranga bailed us out. I should thank the BCCI and SLC for this opportunity because this is a huge opportunity for young guys in these times.
Shikhar Dhawan: The surface had turn and it was stopping a bit. Of course, we knew one batsman was short and we knew we had to construct the innings smartly and we had to content ourselves at some point. But yeah, we were 10-15 runs short. I am very proud of the boys because we gave a very good fight. That never dying attitude and taking the game to the last game while defending just 132, hats off to both bowlers and batters.
Dhananjaya de Silva is the Player of the Match. "I am very happy to contribute. In my mind, I wanted to bat till the 20th over. I thought this was my opportunity. When you play against India, it's very tough."
Pratik: "So Ishan Porel likely to make debut tomorrow " -- Let's see. For now, it's the presentation time.
vignes: "That slipped waist high ball from Bhuvi sadly turned out to be the winning factor. nevertheless , India put on honest fight despite the weekender team."
Sumanthgutta: "I am rooting for Rahul Dravid to play his 2nd T20I tomorrow"
Thanks, Karthik. Yes, it proved to be quite a close game despite India putting up only 132.
11.27pm A good, tight game, but in the end you'd say India just didn't have enough on the board. Just the one four and the one six in DDS's innings, but the low target meant it was still crucial, with Hasaranga and Chamika Karunaratne pulling off a few big hits at the other end to reel in the asking rate. A good effort overall from India's bowlers, and from their lopsided and severely weakened team.
That's all from me tonight. I'll hand it back to Hemant to bring you the presentation.
19.4
1
Sakariya to de Silva, 1 run, and that's that. Full, angling in towards off stump, and he makes room to squeeze it to the right of Kuldeep at short third man. It's going towards his wrong hand, so they can sneak a quick single to finish the game off
Just the one to win now. DDS is winded after running all these twos, but he's taken his team to the brink of victory. The field has come in now, everyone saving the single. Sakariya goes around the wicket.
19.3
2
Sakariya to de Silva, 2 runs, short, finishing at chest height over off stump, pulled towards deep square leg, and it takes its time getting to the fielder, so the batters can run two once more
19.2
2
Sakariya to de Silva, 2 runs, and now it's 3 off 3. Nicely played. Full slower ball slanting away from off stump, and DDS opens his bat face to steer it into the gap to backward point's left. Excellent diving stop, but he can't prevent a second run
5 off 5
19.2
2w
Sakariya to Karunaratne, 2 wides, there's that big back-and-across step, and Sakariya floats this further across the right-hander. Back of a length, finishing well outside off. Misses the pull, and Samson fumbles it behind the stumps to concede an extra run. Went to him on the bounce
But DDS has achieved the adjective of getting Karunaratne on strike. 7 off 5.
19.1
1
Sakariya to de Silva, 1 run, slower ball, length ball angling across to off stump. Looks to clear his front leg to flick over midwicket, only manages to send it a short distance into the backward square leg region
And it comes down to eight off the last over, with a debutant to bowl.
END OF OVER:19 | 12 Runs | SL: 125/6 (8 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 6.57, RRR: 8.00)
- Chamika Karunaratne12 (6b)
- Dhananjaya de Silva34 (30b)
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar4-0-21-1
- Chetan Sakariya3-0-26-1
18.6
2
Kumar to Karunaratne, 2 runs, wide line again, back of a length, and this time Karunaratne reaches out and manages to connect with his slash. Slices it in the air, but he manages to clear backward point
Match Coverage
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Dhananjaya de Silva and Chamika Karunaratne seal last-over win to level series
On a slow, grippy pitch, a weakened India line-up only managed 132
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