India made five changes to their playing (Pat)eleven – Hardik Pandya, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Axar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah made way for Rishabh Pant, Washington Sundar, Twenty20 International debutant Vijay Shankar, Jaydev Unadkat and Yuzvendra Chahal.
Sri Lanka made three changes to the eleven that
(Dickwel)last played the Indians – Niroshan, Sadeera Samarawickrama, and Asela
Gunaratne made way for the Mendises (Kusal and Jeevan) and Dinesh Chandimal
(who was leading the team, and inserted the Indians on winning the toss).
The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the
mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 40,
and lost a couple of wickets.
Rohit, India’s skipper, faced four balls, failing to
get off the (Shar)mark. Four balls into the match, he was caught by Jeevan.
Dushmantha Chameera broke the one-run stand.
Suresh Raina, who faced three balls, scored a run.
Eight balls later, Nuwan Pradeep broke the run-a-ball stand.
India scored 50 off 7.2 overs (44 balls). Sri Lanka
had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.
Incidentally, Sri Lanka sought a bowling review at
that point. Shikhar Dhawan was the batsman. It was struck down by Sri Lankan
umpire Raveendra Wimalasiri.
The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 38 balls. While
Dhawan’s contribution to the partnership was 28, Manish Pandey’s contribution
to it was 22. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was five.
Dhawan’s half-century – which included five boundaries
and a couple of sixes – came off 30 balls.
India scored 100 off 12 overs (72 balls). Sri Lanka
had conceded nine extras at that point.
Pandey, whose 35-ball innings included three boundaries
and a six, eventually scored 37. Sixty-four balls after Raina’s dismissal, he
was caught by Danushka Gunathilaka. Jeevan broke the 95-run partnership.
India scored 150 off 17 overs (102 balls). Sri Lanka
had conceded 10 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of
extras they eventually conceded.
Dhawan, whose 49-ball innings included half-a-dozen
balls and as many sixes, eventually scored 90. Thirty-two balls after Pandey’s
dismissal, he was caught by Thisara Perera. Gunathilaka broke the 49-run stand.
Pant, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary and
a six, scored 23. A couple of overs later, he was caught by Pradeep. Chameera
broke the 21-run stand.
Dinesh Karthik, whose six-ball innings included a
couple of boundaries, scored 13. He was unbeaten.
India scored 174 for the loss of five wickets off 20
overs. Thisara, who bowled three overs, conceded 25. He was unbeaten, as was Akila
Dananjaya, who bowled four overs, conceding 37.
Pradeep, Jeevan and Gunathilaka bowled three overs
each, picking up a wicket apiece. They conceded 38, 21, and 16, respectively.
Chameera, who bowled four overs, conceded 33. He picked up a couple of scalps.
The first Powerplay of Sri Lanka’s innings – which was
the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored
75, and lost a couple of wickets.
Kusal Mendis, whose six-ball innings included a couple
of boundaries, scored 11. Nine balls into the chase, he was caught by Dhawan. Sundar
broke the 12-run stand.
Sri Lanka scored 50 off 3.4 overs (23 balls). India had
conceded a couple of extras at that point.
The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 19 balls. While Gunathilaka’s
contribution to the partnership was 14, the contribution of Kusal Perera, the
player of the match, to it was 37. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a
couple.
Gunathilaka, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary
and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 19. Twenty-one balls after Kusal’s (Men)dismissal,
he was caught by Pant. Unadkat broke the 58-run partnership.
Kusal Perera’s half-century – which included five boundaries
and three sixes – came off 22 balls.
Chandimal, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary,
scored 14. Twenty-three balls after Gunathilaka’s dismissal, Chahal broke the
28-run stand.
Sri Lanka scored 100 off 9.4 overs (59 balls). India
had conceded four extras at that point.
Kusal Perera, whose 37-ball innings included half-a-dozen
boundaries and four sixes, eventually scored 66. Twenty-two balls after
Chandimal’s dismissal, he was stumped by Karthik. Sundar broke the 29-run
stand.
Upul Tharanga, whose 18-ball innings included a six,
scored 17. Thirteen balls later, Chahal broke the nine-run stand.
Sri Lanka scored 150 off 16.5 overs (102 balls). India
had conceded eight extras at that point.
Shanaka, whose 18-ball innings included a boundary,
scored 15. He was (Das)unbeaten.
Thisara, whose innings included a couple of boundaries
and a six, scored 22. He was unbea‘ten’.
India eventually conceded 11 extras. Sri Lanka, who
scored 175 for the loss of five wickets off 18.3 overs, won by five wickets
with nine balls to spare.
Shankar and Raina bowled a couple of overs apiece.
While the former conceded 15, the latter conceded 14. They were wicketless, as
was Shardul Thakur, who bowled 3.3 overs, conceding 42.
Unadkat, who bowled three overs, conceded 35. He
picked up a wicket. Chahal and Sundar bowled four overs each, picking up two scalps
apiece. While the former conceded 37, the latter conceded 28.
