India 153 for four (Pandey 42*, Karthik 39*, Dananjaya 2-19) beat Sri Lanka 152 for 9 (Kusal Mendis fifty five, Thakur four-27) by six wickets
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Manish Pandey and Dinesh Karthik calmly negotiated an advanced center period to salvage India their second absorb a truncated 19-overs a facet Nidahas Trophy fixture in Colombo. They beat Sri Lanka by six wickets, with 10 balls to spare, and whisk atop of the aspects desk with one sport to play.
The take was once earlier long-established by Washington Sundar and Shardul Thakur, who bowled tight spells on the face of an staunch Sri Lanka counter-assault that may presumably’ve so with out trouble left India chasing shut to 200. Sundar bowled four tight overs alongside with his offspin and gave away simply 21 runs, while Thakur accomplished with profession-handiest T20I figures: four for 27 off four overs, all around the course of which he confirmed dapper variations, particularly the knuckleball.
When the a hit runs were hit, Pandey was once unbeaten on 42 off 31 balls with three fours and a six with Karthik supporting him to produce a ravishing 25-ball 39 not out. The pair added sixty eight runs for the unbroken fifth wicket, after India had slipped to eighty five for four in the Tenth over to aid entire a not easy traipse correct into a cruise.
Suresh Raina injected momentum into India’s innings with two fierce sixes in his 15-ball 27 after Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma fell early. KL Rahul, playing his first sport of the match, was once then out hit wicket to leave India reeling. The pressure was once on, however Pandey batted with a mode of nonchalance that rubbed off on Karthik.
With the ball too, India fought again from an advanced situation. They took three Sri Lanka wickets in the house of thirteen balls after they had reached 113 for three. The mini-collapse additionally coincided with a boundary draught that was once broken after 30 deliveries when Dasun Shanaka edged Thakur to Third-man for four. Shanaka struck the particular six in the slog overs, sooner than he, Akila Dananjaya and Suranga Lakmal fell in the final seven balls.
Sri Lanka misplaced Danushka Gunathilaka to an appealing have interaction by Suresh Raina at midwicket and Kusal Perera, undone by Sundar in the fourth over. The rampant Mendis then added sixty two runs for the 1/three wicket with a scratchy-having a look Upul Tharanga. The pair ensured Sri Lanka accomplished the Powerplay overs.
Mendis, who was once courageous in his footwork and shot selection, on the entire strolling across to pull and whip, hit three fours in his 38-ball fifty five. In transient, Perera and Shanaka threatened to bag the game a long way flung from India, however were out having a look to hit out. This stalled Sri Lanka’s momentum, thereby leaving them an staunch 20-25 runs quick.
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