Virat Kohli aces another chase as India thrash Sri Lanka in Indore

Virat Kohli orchestrated yet another successful chase as India thrashed Sri Lanka by seven wickets in the second T20I to go 1-0 up in the three-match series in Indore on Tuesday. (AP Photo)

Kohli won the toss and unsurprisingly elected to field, once again putting faith in his team's ability to chase in Indore's Holkar Cricket Stadium. (AP Photo)

Navdeep Saini impressed with his pace again, yorking Gunathilaka and then bouncing out Bhanuka Rajapaksa. (AP Photo)

Shardul Thakur wrecked the lower order, dismissing Dhananjaya de Silva, Isuru Udana and rival captain Lasith Malinga in the penultimate over. (AP Photo)

Kuldeep Yadav picked two wickets in his four-overs quota, while giving away 38 runs. (AP Photo)

Wanindu Hasaranga smashed the last three deliveries from Jasprit Bumrah, who returned from a back injury, but the tourists still fell short of the 150-mark. (AP Photo)

KL Rahul and Shikhar Dhawan gave India a strong start, their 71-run opening stand taking them nearly halfway to their target. Hasaranga deceived Rahul, who made a fluent 45, with a googly to snap the burgeoning partnership and trapped Dhawan lbw for 32. (AP Photo)

Kohli stayed put to guide India home, hitting two sixes in his unbeaten 30 off 17 balls. (AP Photo)