11pm That's all we have for you from this game. SL need to produce a strong response in less than 24 hours if they are to keep the series alive. Same time. Same place tomorrow. Until then, this is Deivarayan Muthu signing off on the behalf of Shashank Kishore and Venkat Raghav. Take care and good night.
Mustafa Moudi : "What a Beginning for SKY as the Full Time Captain... only SKY is the limit from here !!"
10.23pm That is that. India go 1-0 up in the three-match T20I series. Sri Lanka had a proper crack at the 214 chase, with Nissanka and Mendis striking up an 84-run opening stand. While Mendis holed out for 45, Nissanka pressed onto score 79 off 48 balls. However, just when Nissanka looked like he was good for more, he fell as part of a collapse. SL lost 9 for 30 to be bowled out for 170 in 19.2 overs. The new era begins brightly for India under SKY and Gambhir. Do stick around for the post-match presentation.
SKY, India captain and Player of the Match: I think they were playing some good brand of cricket from ball one. Even with wickets falling, they [SL] kept the tempo up. We practised here for two-three days and we knew how the wicket would play. We never thought it [the game] would go away from us, given we won the World Cup. Fortunately, there was no dew
Asalanka, SL captain: Of course, we were not up to the mark [with the ball] in the powerplay. But we came back strong and at some stage thought they might get to 240. We could've done better [with the bat]. It [6-5 combination] is an experiment, but this is the way we should go in the future.
Maya : "Should've brought in Parag a little bit earlier"
Sumit: "Riyan Parag should be named MOM for his bowling effort "
Kavanooraan: "Given the rapid start by the SL opening partnership, 43 is an Himalayan margin !!!"
D Madushanka b Parag 0 (1m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
Aravindavalli : "Riyan Parag : the all rounder who can fill Jaddu's shoes"
M Theekshana b Parag 2 (14m 5b 0x4 0x6) SR: 40.00
Parag to bowl the final over
END OF OVER:19 | 6 Runs 1 Wkt | SL: 170/8 (44 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 8.94, RRR: 44.00)
- Asitha Fernando0 (1b)
- Maheesh Theekshana2 (4b)
- Mohammed Siraj3-0-23-1
- Arshdeep Singh3-0-24-2
Asahel: "@Anjan I'd give it to Axar's double-wicket over getting both set batsmen out"
Asitha in at No.10
M Pathirana c Patel b Mohammed Siraj 6 (8m 7b 0x4 0x6) SR: 85.71
Swapnil: "Shanaka turns into a different beast when he's up against India. India really dodged a bullet by getting him out before he could face a ball"
Anjan: "I think the turning point in this game was Shanaka's run out. There was no need for the 3rd."
END OF OVER:18 | 1 Run 1 Wkt | SL: 164/7 (50 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 9.11, RRR: 25.00)
- Maheesh Theekshana1 (3b)
- Matheesha Pathirana1 (3b)
- Arshdeep Singh3-0-24-2
- Riyan Parag1-0-5-1
Pathirana at No.9
PW Hasaranga c Parag b Arshdeep Singh 2 (5m 3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 66.66
Arshdeep is back. He still has two overs in the bag
END OF OVER:17 | 5 Runs 2 Wkts | SL: 163/6 (51 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 9.58, RRR: 17.00)
- Wanindu Hasaranga2 (2b)
- Maheesh Theekshana1 (1b)
- Riyan Parag1-0-5-1
- Ravi Bishnoi4-0-37-1
Theekshana is the new man for SL
PHKD Mendis b Parag 12 (15m 8b 2x4 0x6) SR: 150.00
Sean Daniel : "Two very contrasting debut captains knocks we've seen today. "
