India vs Sri Lanka 2nd T20I Live Updates: Jasprit Bumrah’s return will be key for India.
India vs Sri Lanka (IND vs SL) 2nd T20I Highlights: India chased down the target of 143 with ease beating Sri Lanka by seven wickets in second T20I. India got off to a blazing start. KL Rahul dominated with a flurry of boundaries without taking many chances. India got past the 50-run mark in the powerplay overs itself. Rahul missed his half-century by just five runs as he got bowled by Wanindu Hasaranga in the 10th over. The leg spinner struck again in his third over getting rid of Shikhar Dhawan. The run chase got a little tricky after the two wickets but Shreyas Iyer and Virat Kohli ensured that India win the match with 15 balls to spare. Iyer departed for 34 whereas Kohli remained unbeaten for 30.
Earlier Kohli won the toss and elected to field first. Washington Sundar got the breakthrough in his first over getting rid of a dangerous Avishka Fernando. Sri Lanka kept on losing wickets at regular intervals. Navdeep Saini took two wickets including a thunderbolt yorker to wreck Danushka Gunathilaka’s stumps. Shardul Thakur registered his bowling figures taking three wickets in his final over. Kuldeep Yadav too two wickets as well despite leaking 38 runs. Jasprit Bumrah and Washington Sundar picked up one wicket each. Kusal Perera top-scored for Sri Lanka with a 28-ball 34. Hasaranga’s late cameo helped Sri Lanka post a modest total of 142/9 in first innings.
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Another short ball but this time Virat Kohli was well in control of the shot. Kohli finishes the run chase in style with a maximum. India beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets with 15 balls to spare. IND - 144/3 after 17.3 overs
Shreyas Iyer wanted to finish with a flourish but lost his wicket in the process. Iyer departs trying to pull Shanaka over square leg boundary. A match-winning innings nevertheless. He scored 34 runs from 26 deliveries. IND - 137/3 after 17.1 overs
It will be apt to say that the run chase is over now. Virat Kohli has ensured that Lasith Malinga does not do any damage in his final over. Once again, Kohli has overpowered Malinga. The Sri Lankan skipper's bad run against India in T20I format continues. 16 runs in the 18th over. India need just six runs to win from three overs. IND - 137/2 after 17 overs
Indian fans can breathe a sigh of relief. Shreyas Iyer is explosive against spinners and once again he does it for India. Wanindu Hasaranga goes for 17 runs in his last over. The equation is in India's favour now. 22 runs from 24 deliveries. Iyer finishes the over with a towering six. IND - 121/2 after 16 overs
Dasun Shanaka finishes his spell. Once again, just five singles from his over. This has got interesting, 39 runs needed from 30 deliveries. It will be interesting how Sri Lanka approach this. Isuru Udana is out injured. Dhananjaya de Silva has two overs left and he has not been impactful. IND - 104/2 after 15 overs
Slightly pitched up by Lahiru Kumara and Shreyas Iyer lofts it over his head for a boundary. First boundary in three overs. Despite the boundary just six runs from the over. Kumara troubled with his raw pace. IND - 99/2 after 14 overs
After an expensive opening spell, Malinga is back in the attack. Six singles from the over. After a long time, the required run rate has gone above 7 runs per over, still manageable though. IND - 93/2 after 13 overs
Excellent review from Sri Lanka. DRS works in visitors' favour. Shikhar Dhawan departs for 32 just when he was starting to look dangerous. Wanindu Hasaranga has got Sri Lanka back in the game with two wickets. There is still a ray of hope for Lasith Malinga's side. Skipper Virat Kohli comes to bat. Three singles and a wicket from the over. IND - 88/2 after 12 overs
Shikhar Dhawan is looking for boundaries now. This run chase is tailormade for him. Sri Lanka need a miracle here to make a comeback in this match. 143 was never going to be enough on this pitch. IND - 85/1 after 11 overs
Shreyas Iyer comes to bat at No.3 instead of skipper Virat Kohli. Six runs and a wicket from Wanindu Hasaranga's second over. India need 66 runs from 60 deliveries. They should win this easily. IND - 77/1 after 10 overs
Wanindu Hasaranga strikes. KL Rahul tries to go for a big shot but gets bowled. Rahul misses his half-century by five runs. A classy innings comes to an end. Is this the opening Sri Lanka were looking for? IND - 71/1 after 9.1 overs
Shikhar Dhawan gets his first boundary in the ninth over. The drought of boundaries ends. 8 runs from Shanaka's second over. IND - 71/0 after 9 overs
It has been 21 deliveries since the last boundary. Wanindu Hasaranga into the attack, just five singles from the over. A big shot is lurking around the corner now. IND - 63/0 after 8 overs
No boundaries in the previous two overs. Just five singles from Dasun Shanaka's over. KL Rahul and Shikhar Dhawan do not need to take unnecessary chances at this stage as the required run rate is well under control. IND - 59/0 after 7 overs
Good over from Dhananjaya de Silva. Shikhar Dhawan is still struggling to time the ball. Just five singles from the over. India are six runs ahead of Sri Lanka's powerplay score. Meanwhile, Shreyas Iyer, Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant are padded up in the dugout. It will be interesting to see who walks out to bat first. IND - 54/0 after 6 overs
KL Rahul is oozing class in this innings. Just timing the ball, not trying to hit it hard but stroking it away to the boundary. Rahul has a strike rate of 194. IND - 49/0 after 5 overs
KL Rahul has got this run chase off to a blazing start. If Rahul continues to play like these for few more overs, Sri Lanka will be out of the game surely. 11 runs from Dhananjaya de Silva's over. Also, Isuru Udana is out of the field, injured. It does not look like he will be back in the field any time soon. IND - 39/0 after 4 overs
KL Rahul is timing the ball well. Lasith Malinga pitches it up and Rahul picks the length easily. 12 runs from the over including two boundaries. IND - 28/0 after 3 overs, Target - 143
KL Rahul did not time that one well but manages to get a boundary towards the square leg. Lahiru Kumara leaks 8 runs from his first over. IND - 16/0 after 2 overs
Lasith Malinga kept Indian openers on toes with full deliveries. Malinga did everything right in the over but an overthrow cost Sri Lanka four extra runs. A gift to the Indian side releases the pressure. IND - 8/0 after 1 over
Wanidu Hasaranga hits a flurry of boundaries. Jasprit Bumrah started the last over with three dot balls followed by three boundaries. A below par score from Sri Lanka. SL - 142/9 after 20 overs
Shardul Thakur registers his best bowling figures in T20I cricket. Thakur gets the wicket with a slower short ball. Skipper Lasith Malinga out for a golden duck. SL - 130/9 after 19 overs
Shardul Thakur gets second wicket of the match. Isuru Udana departs for a single. This is the reason why Sri Lanka need an experienced campaigner in their middle order. Leaving Angelo Mathews out was not a good move from the team management. SL - 130/8 after 18.5 overs
Shardul Thakur gets his first wicket of the match in the 18th over. Dhananjaya de Silva departs after a 13-ball 17 cameo. SL - 128/7 after 18.2 overs
Jasprit Bumrah gets his first wicket on return. Bumrah hits the top of off stump, beating Dasun Shanaka with his change of pace. Lasith Malinga is not a happy man in dugout. SL - 117/6 after 17 overs
A good over for Sri Lanka. 9 runs from the over including a boundary. Kuldeep Yadav has gone for 28 runs in his three overs. Will Virat Kohli give him another one? SL - 113/5 after 16 overs
Navdeep Saini continues to impress. What a day he is having. Bhanuka Rajapaksa departs after scoring 9 runs from 12 balls. Saini finishes his spell with 2 for 18. SL - 104/5 after 15 overs
Good comeback from Kuldeep Yadav, 10 runs from his second over. Dasun Shanaka comes to bat. Shanaka scored 77 in the previous match he played in Indore. Will he fire again? SL - 102/4 after 14 overs
Kuldeep Yadav may go for runs but he gets you breakthroughs. Kusal Perera hit for a six with a reverse sweep on the first ball of the 14th over but gets out next ball trying to hit him down the ground. Good catch from Shikhar Dhawan. Perera out for 34. Wickets are falling regularly. Sri Lanka need a cameo to post a competitive total here. SL - 97/4 after 13.2 overs
Kuldeep Yadav finally introduced in the 12th over of the innings. Kuldeep got hit for a six on the first ball of his spell but came back well. Oshada Fernando gets stump out. Bhanuka Rajapaksa comes to bat. SL - 84/3 after 12 overs
Despite the boundary off the first ball, Washington Sundar did not leak runs in the final overs of his spell. Four more singles from the over. Kusal Perera is desperate to get boundaries. SL - 75/2 after 11 overs
Sri Lankan batsmen are struggling to score runs, especially Navdeep Saini. Just three singles from the over. SL - 71/2 after 10 overs
Kusal Perera hits the first maximum of the innings in the 9th over of the innings. 8 runs from the over. SL - 64/2 after 9 overs
Navdeep Saini strikes with an absolute thunderbolt of a delivery clocking at 147.5 kmph. Danushka Gunathilaka tried to make room by moving to the leg side but Saini's yorker was too good for him. Gunathilaka departs for 20. SL - 54/2 after 7.4 overs
Washington Sundar continues to perform against Sri Lanka. Just five singles from Sundar's second over. Sri Lanka will look to accelerate now. They need a big score otherwise the Indian batting lineup will make it look like a walk in the park. SL - 53/1 after 7 overs
A decent display from Sri Lanka top order in the powerplay overs. 9 runs from Shardul Thakur's second over. Danushka Gunathilaka hits his second boundary. SL - 48/1 after 6 overs
Another bowling change, Washington Sundar introduced into the attack and he provides the breakthrough. Avishka Fernando fails to clear the mid off fielder Navdeep Saini. The tall lad takes a good catch. Fernando's cameo comes to an end. SL - 38/1 after 5 overs
After getting hit for a boundary on the first ball by Danushka Gunathilaka, Jasprit Bumrah bowls a couple of slower deliveries. Fernando ends the over with another boundary. SL - 31/0 after 4 overs
Navdeep Saini into the attack, starts off with a wide. Avishka Fernando hits two boundaries from the over. Danushka Gunathilaka has scored just one run from six deliveries. SL - 22/0 after 3 overs
Shardul Thakur bowls from the other end. After three accurate deliveries, he gets hit for a boundary down the ground. Avishka Fernando scores his second boundary of the match. Just one more run from the other through wide delivery. SL - 12/0 in 2 overs
Jasprit Bumrah started the over with a wide down the leg side. Avishka Fernando got off the strike with a boundary. A glorious cover drive from Fernando. Just one more single from the over. SL - 7/0 after 1 over
Jasprit Bumrah with ball in hand, Danushka Gunathilaka on strike. The second T20I is underway.
Shikhar Dhawan returns to the side after recovering from an injury. Dhawan will be looking to cement his spot in the side in Indore.
Virat Kohli tried to copy Harbhajan Singh's bowling action in the practice session. Will we see Kohli bowl off-spin any time soon?
No changes in both sides. Virat Kohli wants to test his bowlers on the batting-friendly Indore pitch.
India: Shikhar Dhawan, Lokesh Rahul, Virat Kohli(c), Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant(wk), Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Shardul Thakur, Navdeep Saini, Jasprit Bumrah
Sri Lanka: Danushka Gunathilaka, Avishka Fernando, Kusal Perera(wk), Oshada Fernando, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka, Isuru Udana, Wanindu Hasaranga, Lahiru Kumara, Lasith Malinga(c)
Virat Kohli wins toss, elects to bowl first.
Once again, the Indore pitch is set to assist the batsmen. Expect a high-scoring affair in the second T20I. Virat Kohli has four half-centuries in four T20Is played against Sri Lanka. Will he make it five in a row?
The last time Angelo Mathews played a T20I match against India, he got injured and did not bat in the match. Mathews returns to the side after a gap of 17 months. It will be interesting to see how he approaches the game. Sri Lanka need experienced campaigners in the middle order to prevent them from a batting collapse and Mathews is the perfect man for the job.
Good news for fans. The rain has stopped and the conditions look clear now. The players are warming up and we expect both the captains to walk out for the coin toss on time.
The last time India played Sri Lanka at Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore, they registered their highest T20I score. Rohit Sharma who has been rested for the series scored 118 which helped India post 260 for five wickets. India won the match by a huge margin of 88 runs.
Hello and welcome to India vs Sri Lanka 2nd T20I live blog. It is raining in Indore. However, we don't expect a washout this time around until and unless the covers are leaky here as well.