In the one-off T 20 match between India and Sri Lanka,
India beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets held at Premadasa
Stadium in Colombo. India won the toss and let the opponents to bat first. Sri
Lanka has scored 170 runs after losing 7 wickets in 20 overs. By chasing a
score of 171, India scored 174 runs for 3 wickets in 19.2 overs.
The play makers Virat Kohli (82) and Manish
Pandey (51*) added 119 runs in the third wicket partnership which helps India to
have a fantastic series win against Sri Lanka comfortably. After the one-off
T 20 match India has completed the tour with a lead of 9-0 as they beat Sri
Lanka by seven wickets in the match.
In
the match the Sri Lanka have a good start and the top scorers are Dilshan Munaweera(53)
and Ashan Priyanjan(40) and they made a comparatively good score 170 with loss
of 7 wickets. By Chasing the 171 run
target, India lost openers early but run under pressure on a brilliant stand
between Virat Kohli and Manish Pandey to
make win over Sri Lanka. Kohli was out after scoring a 54 ball 82 but Manish
Pandey stayed there till the end and hit his maiden fifty in the 20-20 format
in the process. Earlier, spinners did a fine job for the visitors after
Munaweera hit the ball to all parts of the park during his breezy 53. This is a
staggering result for India as they return home without any defeat. The Virat
Kohli led unit earlier beat Sri Lanka 3-0 and 5-0 in Test and ODI series respectively.
Team members of India:
Virat
Kohli (C), Rohit Sharma, Jasprti Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal, Shikhar
Dhavan, Dhoni, Kedar Jadhav, Kuldeep Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar,
Manish Pandey, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ajinkya Rahane, KL
Rahul, Shardul Thakur.
Team members of Sri Lanka:
Upul Tharanga (C), Akila
Dananjaya, Hasaranga de Silva, Niroshan Dickwella, Suranga Lakmal, Lasith
Malinga, Angelo Mathews, Dilshan Munaweera, Thisara Perera, Seekkugge Prasanna,
Vikum Sanjaya, Dasun Shanaka, Milinda Siriwardana, Isuru Udan, Jeffrey
Vandersay