Dhawan-led India disappointed; SL triumph

India made one change to their playing eleven – Navdeep Saini made way for Twenty20 International debutant Sandeep Warrier.

Sri Lanka made one change to their playing eleven – Isuru Udana made way for Pathum Nissanka.

On winning the toss, Shikhar Dhawan, India’s skipper, chose to bat.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 29, and lost four wickets.

Dhawan, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. Four balls into the match, he was caught by Dhananjaya de Silva. Dushmantha Chameera broke the five-run stand.

The second-wicket pair put on 18. Devdutt Padikkal, whose 15-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Twenty balls later, Minod Bhanuka ran him out.

Sanju Samson, who faced three balls, didn’t open his account. He was trapped leg be‘four’ wicket by Wanindu Hasaranga, who was celebrating his 24^th birthday, and broke the one-run stand.

Five overs into the match, India sought a batting review. Ruturaj Gaikwad, the batsman, scored 14 off 10 balls, which included a couple of boundaries. It was struck down by Sri Lankan umpire Ruchira Palliyaguruge. He was trapped leg before wicket by Hasaranga, who broke the one-run stand.

Nitish Rana, who faced 15 balls, scored just half-a-dozen. Four overs later, he was caught by Dasun Shanaka, Sri Lanka’s skipper, who broke the 11-run stand.

India scored 50 off 13.3 overs (81 balls). Sri Lanka had conceded an extra at that point.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who faced 32 balls, scored 16. Thirty-five balls after Rana’s dismissal, he was caught by Shanaka. Hasaranga – the player of the match and the player of the series – broke the 19-run stand.

Rahul Chahar, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Seven balls later, he was caught by Bhanuka. Shanaka broke the run-a-ball stand.

Kuldeep Yadav, who faced 28 balls, scored 23. He was unbeaten.

Varun Chakravarthy, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. Four balls later, he was caught by Chamika Karunaratne. Hasaranga broke the one-run stand.

Chetan Sakariya, who faced three balls, scored five. He was unbeaten.

Sri Lanka eventually conceded three extras. India scored 81 for the loss of eight wickets off 20 overs.

Karunaratne, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded a dozen. He was wicketless, as was Akila Dananjaya, who bowled four overs, conceding 11.

Mendis, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded a dozen. He picked up a wicket, as did Chameera, who bowled four overs, conceding 16.

Shanaka, who bowled four overs, conceded 20. He picked up a couple of wickets.

Hasaranga, who bowled four overs, conceded nine. He picked up four scalps.

The first Powerplay of Sri Lanka’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 23, and lost a wicket.

Avishka, whose 18-ball innings included a boundary, scored a (Fernan)dozen. Thirty-five balls into the chase, he was caught by Rahul, who broke the 23-run stand.

Eight overs into the chase, Sri Lanka sought a batting review. Bhanuka, the batsman, scored 18 off 27 balls, which included a boundary. It was struck down by Palliyaguruge. He was trapped leg before wicket by Rahul, who broke the 12-run stand.

Fifty-six balls into the chase, India sought a bowling review. Sadeera Samarwickrama was the batsman. It was struck down by Palliyaguruge.

Sri Lanka scored 50 off 11.2 overs (68 balls). India had conceded five extras at that point.

Samarawickrama, who faced 13 balls, scored half-a-dozen. Four overs after Bhanuka’s dismissal, Rahul broke the 21-run stand.

Eighty-seven balls into the chase, Sri Lanka sought a batting review. De Silva, the batsman, scored 23 off 20 balls, which included a couple of boundaries. It was upheld by Sri Lankan umpire Kumar Dharmasena. He was unbeaten, as was Hasaranga, who scored 14 off nine balls, including a maiden.

India eventually conceded nine extras. It was, incidentally, at that point that Sri Lanka, who scored 82 for the loss of three wickets, won by seven wickets with 33 balls to spare.

Kuldeep and Kumar bowled two wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 16, the latter conceded nine.

Warrier bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 23.

Chakravarthy bowled 3.3 wicketless overs, conceding 15.

Rahul bowled four overs, conceding 15. He picked up all the three wickets that fell.

Sri Lanka won the three-match series 2-1.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series Level; Dhawan-led India disappointed

India made seven changes to their playing eleven – Prithvi Shaw, Suryakumar Yadav, the Pandya brothers (Hardik and Krunal), Ishan Kishan, Deepak Chahar and Yuzvendra Chahal made way for four Twenty20 International debutants (Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devdutt Padikkal, Nitish Rana and Chetan Sakariya), Kuldeep Yadav, Rahul Chahar and Navdeep Saini.

Sri Lanka made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Charith Asalanka and Ashen Bandara made way for Sadeera Samarawickrama and Twenty20 International debutant Ramesh Mendis.

On winning the toss, Dasun Shanaka, Sri Lanka’s skipper, inserted the visitors.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 45, without the loss of a wicket.

Gaikwad, whose 18-ball innings included a boundary, scored 21. Seven overs into the match, he was caught by Minod Bhanuka. Shanaka broke the 49-run stand.

India scored 50 off 7.4 overs (46 balls). Sri Lanka had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Shikhar Dhawan, India’s skipper, scored 40. His 42-ball innings included five boundaries. Thirty-one balls after Gaikwad’s dismissal, Akila Dananjaya broke the 32-run stand.

Padikkal, whose 23-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 29. Twenty balls later, Wanindu Hasaranga broke the 18-run stand.

India scored 100 off 15.5 overs (95 balls). Sri Lanka had conceded three extras at that point.

Sanju Samson, who faced 13 balls, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – seven balls after Padikkal’s dismissal, Dananjaya broke the five-run stand.

Rana, who faced a dozen balls, scored nine. Eighteen balls later, he was caught by Dhananjaya de Silva, the player of the match. Dushmantha Chameera broke the 26-run stand.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who faced 11 balls, scored 13. He was unbeaten, as was Saini, who faced a ball, scoring a run.

Sri Lanka eventually conceded a dozen extras. India scored 132 for the loss of five wickets off 20 overs.

Isuru Udana and Chamika Karunaratne bowled a wicketless over apiece. While the former had no reason to be in seventh heaven, the latter conceded half-a-dozen.

De Silva and Mendis bowled a couple of wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 13, the latter conceded nine.

Shanaka, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 14. He picked up a wicket, as did Hasaranga and Chameera, who bowled four overs apiece. While the former conceded 30, the latter conceded 23.

Dananjaya, who bowled four overs, conceded 29. He picked up a couple of wickets.

The first Powerplay of Sri Lanka’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 36, and lost a wicket.

Avishka Fernando, whose 13-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 11. Sixteen balls into the chase, he was caught by Rahul. Kumar broke the 12-run stand.

Samarawickrama, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Twenty-six balls later, Varun Chakravarthy broke the 27-run stand.

Sri Lanka scored 50 off 8.5 overs (53 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Shanaka, who faced half-a-dozen overs, conceded three. Thirteen balls after Samarawickrama’s dismissal, he was stumped by Samson. Kuldeep broke the 16-run stand.

Bhanuka, whose 31-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 36. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Rahul. Kuldeep broke the 11-run stand.

De Silva, whose 34-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 40. He picked up a wicket.

Hasaranga, whose 11-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 15. Twenty balls later, he was caught by Kumar. Rahul broke the 28-run stand.

Sri Lanka scored 100 off 16.2 overs (98 balls). India had conceded three extras at that point.

Mendis, who faced five balls, scored a couple. Fourteen balls after Hasaranga’s dismissal, he was caught by Gaikwad. Sakariya broke the 11-run stand.

Karunaratne, whose six-ball innings included six, scored 12. He was unbeaten.

India eventually conceded half-a-dozen extras. Sri Lanka, who scored 133 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 19.4 overs, won by four wickets with a couple of balls to spare.

Sakariya bowled 3.4 overs, conceding 34. He picked up a wicket.

Rahul, Kumar and Chakravarthy bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. They conceded 27, 21, and 18, respectively.

Kuldeep bowled four overs, conceding 30. He picked up two scalps.

 

 

 

 

 

Dhawan-led India trounce Sri Lanka

India (Shar)made seven changes to their playing eleven – Rohit, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, Lokesh Rahul, Shardul Thakur, Prasidh Krishna and Thangarasu Natarajan made way for and a couple of Twenty20 International debutants (Prithvi Shaw and Varun Chakravarthy), Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Sanju Samson, Deepak Chahar and Yuzvendra Chahal.

Sri Lanka made seven Cha(meera)nges to the eleven that last played the Indians – Danushka Gunathilaka, Kusal Perera, Oshada Fernando, Angelo Mathews, Lakshan Sandakan, Lasith Malinga and Lahiru Kumara made way for Minod Bhanuka, a couple of Twenty20 International debutants (Charith Asalanka and Chamika Karunaratne), Ashen Bandara, Isuru Udana, Akila Dananjaya and Dushmantha.

On winning the toss, Dasun Shanaka, Sri Lanka’s skipper, inserted the visitors.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 51, and lost a wicket.

India’s openers didn’t get off the mark. Shaw, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. A ball into the match, he was caught by Bhanuka off the bowling of Chameera.

India scored 50 off 5.4 overs (34 balls). Sri Lanka had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 33 balls. While the contribution of Shikhar Dhawan, India’s skipper, to the partnership was 22, Samson’s contribution to it was 26. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Samson, whose 20-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, eventually scored 27. Thirty-six balls after Shaw’s dismissal, he was trapped leg before wicket by Wanindu Hasaranga, who broke the 51-run partnership.

India scored 100 off 11.5 overs (71 balls). Sri Lanka had conceded three extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 35 balls. While Dhawan’s contribution to the partnership was 19, Yadav’s contribution to it was 30. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Dhawan, whose 36-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, eventually scored 46. Forty-eight balls after Samson’s dismissal, he was caught by Bandara. Karunaratne broke the 62-run partnership.

Yadav’s half-century – which included five boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 33 balls.

He eventually faced 34 balls, failing to add to the aforementioned score. Seven balls after Dhawan’s (Men)dismissal, he was caught by the substitute, Ramesh. Hasaranga broke the 13-run stand.

India scored 150 off 18.1 overs (109 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave Sri Lanka no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Hardik Pandya, who faced 12 balls, scored 10. Twenty balls later, he was caught by Bhanuka. Chameera broke the 26-run stand.

Kishan, whose 14-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 20. He was unbeaten, as was Krunal Pandya, who faced three balls, scoring as many.

Sri Lanka eventually conceded eight extras. India scored 164 for the loss of five wickets off 20 overs.

Shanaka, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded four.

Dananjaya, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 40.

Udana, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 32.

Karunaratne, who bowled four overs, conceded 34. He picked up a wicket.

Hasaranga and Chameera bowled four overs each, picked up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 28, the latter conceded 24.

The first Powerplay of Sri Lanka’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 46, and lost a wicket.

Ten balls into the chase, Sri Lanka sought a batting review. Avishka Fernando was the batsman. It was upheld by Sri Lankan umpire Raveendra Wimalasiri.

Although his innings included a couple of boundaries, Bhanuka had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored 10. Fifteen balls into the chase, he was caught by Yadav. Krunal broke the 23-run stand.

Dhananjaya de Silva, whose 10-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Twenty-three balls later, Chahal broke the 25-run stand.

Sri Lanka scored 50 off 6.4 overs (40 balls). India had conceded four extras at that point.

Fernando, whose 23-ball innings included three boundaries, eventually scored 26. Five balls after de Silva’s dismissal, he was caught by Samson. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, the player of the match, broke the two-run stand.

Bandara, who faced 19 balls, scored just nine. Thirty-five balls later, Hardik broke the 40-run stand.

Sri Lanka scored 100 off 13.5 overs (83 balls). India had conceded five extras at that point.

Asalanka, whose 26-ball innings included three boundaries and as many sixes, scored 44. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Shaw. Deepak Chahar broke the 21-run stand.

The sixth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Hasaranga, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. A couple of balls later, he was dismissed by Chahar.

Karunaratne, who faced four balls, scored three. Kumar had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he broke the 11-run stand.

Shanaka, whose 14-ball innings included a six, scored 16. Four balls later, he was stumped by Kishan. Chakravarthy broke the two-run stand.

The next ball, Chameera was a run short.

Udana, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Three balls after Shanaka’s dismissal, he was caught by Yadav. Kumar broke the one-run stand.

Chameera, who faced three balls, scored a run. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Krunal. Kumar broke the one-run stand.

Dananjaya, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten.

India eventually conceded half-a-dozen extras. Sri Lanka, who were dismissed for 126 off 18.3 overs, lost by 38 runs.

The Pandya brothers bowled a couple of overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While Hardik conceded 17, Krunal conceded 16.

Chakravarthy and Chahal bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 28, the latter conceded 19.

Chahar, who bowled three overs, conceded 24. He picked up two wickets.

Kumar, who bowled 3.3 overs, conceded 22. He picked up four scalps.

India led the three-match series 1-0.