Hardik-led India beat SL narrowly

India made five changes to their playing (Pat)eleven – Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, and Mohammed Siraj made way for a couple of Twenty20 International debutants (Shubman Gill and Shivam Mavi), Sanju Samson, Axar, and Umran Malik.

Sri Lanka made (Fernan)do changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Danushka Gunathilaka and Asitha made way for Dhananjaya de Silva and Kasun Rajitha.

On winning the toas, Dasun Shanaka, Sri Lanka’s skipper, chose to field.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 41, and lost a couple of wickets.

Fifteen balls (2.3 overs) into the match, India sought a batting review. Although his five-ball innings included a boundary, Gill, the batsman, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – it was struck down by umpire Anil Choudhary. He was trapped leg before wicket by Maheesh Theekshana, who broke the 27-run stand.

Although his 10-ball innings included a boundary, Suryakumar Yadav had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 16 balls later, he was caught by Bhanuka Rajapaksa. Chamika Karunaratne broke the 11-run stand.

Samson, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored five. Ten balls later, he was caught by Dilshan Madushanka. Dhananjaya broke the eight-run stand.

India scored 50 off 7.1 overs (43 balls). Sri Lanka had conceded three extras at that point.

Ten overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. India had scored 75 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Ishan Kishan was batting on 36, Hardik Pandya, India’s skipper, was batting on 17.

Kishan, whose 29-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 37. Twenty-two balls after Samson’s dismissal, he was caught by Dhananjaya. Wanindu Hasaranga broke the 31-run stand.

Hardik, whose 27-ball innings included four boundaries, eventually scored 29. Twenty-two balls later, he was caught by Kusal Mendis. Madushanka broke the 17-run stand.

India scored 100 off 15 overs (90 balls). Sri Lanka had conceded four extras at that point.

A hundred and nine balls (18.1 overs) into the match, Sri Lanka sought a bowling review. Deepak Hooda, the player of the match, was the batsman. It was struck down by Choudhary.

The sixth-wicket pair put on 50 off 28 balls. While Hooda’s contribution to the partnership was 23, Axar’s contribution to it was 26. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

India scored 150 off 19.1 overs (115 balls). Sri Lanka had conceded five extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Hooda, whose 23-ball innings included a boundary and four sixes, eventually scored 41. He was unbeaten, as was Axar, who eventually scored 31 off 20 balls, which included three boundaries and a six.

India scored 162 for the loss of five wickets off 20 overs.

Rajitha, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 47.

Dhananjaya, who bowled an over, conceded half-a-dozen. He picked up a wicket.

Karunaratne, who bowled three overs, conceded 22. He picked up a wicket.

Madushanka, Theekshana and Hasaranga bowled four overs each, picking up a scalp apiece. They conceded 35, 29, and 22, respectively.

The first Powerplay of Sri Lanka’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 35, and lost a couple of wickets.

Pathum Nissanka, who faced three balls, scored a run. Eleven balls into the chase, Mavi broke the 12-run stand.

Dhananjaya, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored eight. His runs came by way of boundaries. A dozen balls later, he was caught by Samson. Mavi broke the run-a-ball stand.

Charith Asalanka, whose 15-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored a dozen. Twenty-four balls later, he was caught by Kishan. Malik broke the 23-run stand.

Sri Lanka scored 50 off 8.1 overs (49 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Mendis, whose 25-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 28. Three balls after Asalanka’s dismissal, he was caught by Samson. Harshal Patel broke the four-run stand.

Ten overs into the chase, the drinks break was taken. Sri Lanka had scored 66 for the loss of four wickets at that point. While Rajapaksa was batting on eight, Shanaka was in seventh heaven.

Rajapaksa, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary, eventually scored 10. Fourteen balls after Mendis’ dismissal, he was caught by Hardik. Harshal broke the 17-run stand.

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

Hasaranga, whose 10-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 21. Twenty-three balls after Rajapaksa’s dismissal, he was caught by Hardik. Mavi broke the 40-run stand.

A hundred balls (16.3 overs) into the match, India sought a bowling review. Shanaka was the batsman. It was struck down by umpire K N Ananthapadmanabhan.

Shanaka, whose 27-ball innings included three boundaries and as many sixes, eventually scored 45. Thirteen balls after Hasaranga’s dismissal, he was caught by Yuzvendra Chahal. Malik broke the 21-run stand.

Karunaratne, whose 16-ball innings included a couple of sixes, scored 23. He was unbeaten.

Theekshana, who faced four balls, scored a run. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Suryakumar. Mavi broke the three-run stand.

Sri Lanka scored 150 off 19 overs (115 balls). India had conceded five extras at that point.

The ninth-wicket pair put on 27. Rajitha, who faced four balls, scored five. Thirteen balls after Theekshana’s dismissal, Hooda and Axar ran him out.

The last-wicket pair put on a run. Madushanka didn’t face a ball. The next ball, Hooda and Kishan ran him out.

India eventually conceded half-a-dozen extras. Sri Lanka, who were dismissed for 162 off 20 overs, lost by just a couple of runs.

Chahal, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 26. He was wicketless, as were Axar and Hardik, who bowled three overs apiece. While the former conceded 31, the latter conceded a dozen.

Harshal and Malik bowled four overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 41, the latter conceded 27.

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

India led the three-match series 1-0.