India trounce SL, K(oh)linch series

India made three changes to their playing eleven – Rishabh Pant, Shivam Dube and Kuldeep Yadav made way for Sanju Samson, Manish Pandey and Yuzvendra Chahal.

Sri Lanka made a couple of changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Bhanuka Rajapaksa and Isuru Udana made way for Angelo Mathews and Lakshan Sandakan.

On winning the toss, Lasith Malinga, Sri Lanka’s skipper, inserted the hosts.

The Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and sixth over. They scored 63, without the loss of a wicket.

India’s openers put on 50 off five overs (30 balls). Sri Lanka had conceded three extras at that point. While Lokesh Rahul’s contribution to the partnership was 28, Shikhar Dhawan’s contribution to it was 21.

Dhawan’s half-century – which included seven boundaries and a six – came off 34 balls. He eventually scored 52 off 36 balls. Sixty-five balls into the match, he was caught by Danushka Gunathilaka. Sandakan broke the 97-run partnership.

India scored 100 off 11 overs (66 balls). Sri Lanka had conceded five extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Samson, who faced a couple of balls, scored half-a-dozen. His runs came by way of a six. He was trapped leg be‘four’ wicket by Wanindu Hasaranga, who broke the nine-run stand.

Pandey, whose 18-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 31. He was unbeaten.

Rahul’s half-century – which included four boundaries and a six – came off 34 balls. He eventually scored 54 off 36 balls, which included five boundaries, in addition to the six. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was stumped by Kusal Perera. Sandakan broke the 12-run partnership.

Shreyas Iyer, who faced a couple of balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Sandakan, who broke the four-run stand.

India scored 150 off 16.2 overs (98 balls).

The fifth-wicket pair put on 42. Virat Kohli, India’s skipper, scored 26. His 17-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six. Twenty-eight balls later, Gunathilaka and Perera ran him out.

The sixth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Washington Sundar, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was caught by Sandakan off the bowling of Lahiru Kumara.

Shardul Thakur, the player of the match, scored 22. His eight-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes. He was unbeaten.

India scored 200 off 20 overs (120 balls). They eventually scored 201 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets. Sri Lanka had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point. That was, in fact, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Dhananjaya de Silva, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded 13. Mathews, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 38. Malinga, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 40.

Kumara and Hasaranga bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 46, the latter conceded 27. Sandakan, who bowled four overs, conceded 35. He picked up three scalps.

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

Gunathilaka, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. An over into the chase, he was caught by Sundar. Jasprit Bumrah broke the one-run stand.

Although his innings included a six, Avishka Fernando had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored nine. Three balls later, he was caught by Iyer. Thakur broke the six-run stand.

The third-wicket pair put on four. Oshada Fernando faced five balls, scoring a couple. Ten balls later, Pandey ran him out.

Perera, whose 10-ball innings included a boundary, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – a dozen balls later, Navdeep Saini broke the 11-run stand.

Sri Lanka scored 50 off as many balls (8.2 overs). India had conceded four extras at that point.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 28 balls. While Mathews’ contribution to the partnership was 19, de Silva’s contribution to it was 30. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Mathews, whose 20-ball innings included a boundary and three sixes, eventually conceded 31. Thirty-seven balls after Perera’s dismissal, he was caught by Pandey. Sundar broke the 68-run partnership.

Sri Lanka scored 100 off 12.2 overs (74 balls). India had conceded four extras at that point.

De Silva’s half-century – which included seven boundaries and a six – came off 31 balls.

Dasun Shanaka, whose run-a-ball innings included a six, scored nine. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Thakur, who broke the 16-run stand.

The seventh-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, Chahal ran him out.

Sandakan, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Seven balls later, he was stumped by Samson. Sundar broke the eight-run stand.

De Silva, whose 36-ball innings included eight boundaries and a six, scored 57. Three balls later, he was caught by Bumrah. Saini broke the four-run stand.

Malinga, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Kohli. Saini broke the one-run stand.

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

Sri Lanka, who were dismissed for 123 off 15.5 overs, lost by 78 runs. Chahal, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 33.

Bumrah bowled a couple of overs, including a maiden. He conceded five, picking up a wicket. Thakur, who bowled three overs, conceded 19. He picked up a couple of scalps, as did Sundar, who bowled four overs, conceding 37. Saini, who bowled 3.5 overs, conceded 28. He picked up three scalps.

India won the three-match series 2-0.