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India outclass Sri Lanka by 88 runs in second T20I

By The Assam Tribune

INDORE, Dec 22: A good all-round performance helped India beat Sri Lanka by 88 runs in the second Twenty-20 International at the Holkar Cricket Stadium here on Friday.

Skipper Rohit Sharma, who blasted a 35-ball century, propelled India to a mammoth 260, the joint-second highest T20I total. In reply, Sri Lankan batsmen struggled and were dismissed for 172, losing the series 0-2.

For India, spinners Yuzvendra Chahal (4/52) and Kuldeep Yadav (3/52) were the most successful bowlers.

Chasing 261, the visitors started off on a positive note as openers Niroshan Dickwella (25) Upul Tharanga (47) added 36 runs in 4.3 overs before Dickwella was dismissed by pacer Jaydev Unadkat. His 19-ball innings ended through a good catch by Hardik Pandya.

Incoming batsman Kusal Perera (77) then joined Tharanga. The duo played sensibly and played the ball to its merit. They also punished the bad balls to forge a 109-run partnership for the second wicket.

But just when things seemed good in the middle for the visitors, Tharanga top-edged the ball which was perfectly caught by spinner Yuzvendra Chahal in the 14th over. His 29-ball innings was laced with three boundaries and two sixes. � PTI

SCORECARD

India

Rohit c Dananjaya b Chameera 118

Rahul c Dickwella b N Pradeep 89

Pandya c Samarawickrama b Pradeep 10

Iyer lbw b Thisara Perera 0

Manish Pandey not out 1

Dinesh Karthik not out 5

Extras: (B-0, LB-3, W-6, NB-0) 9

Total: (For 5 wkts in 20 Overs) 260

Fall of Wickets: 165-1, 243-2, 253-3, 254-4, 255-5.

Bowler: Angelo Mathews 2.2-0-16-, Dushmantha Chameera 4-0-45-1, Nuwan Pradeep 4-0-61-2, Akila Dananjaya 3.4-0-49-0, Thisara Perera 4-0-49-2, Chaturanga de Silva 1-0-16-0, Asela Gunaratne 1-0-21-0.

Sri Lanka

Dickwella c Pandya b Unadkat 25

Tharanga c & b Chahal 47

K Perera c Pandey b Kuldeep Yadav 77

T Perera c Pandya b Kuldeep Yadav 0

Gunaratne st Dhoni b Kuldeep Yadav 0

Samarawickrama st Dhoni b Chahal 5

De Silva b Chahal 1

Dananjaya c Pandey b Chahal 5

Chameera b Pandya 3

Fernando not out 0

Mathews absent hurt

Extras: (lb-2, w-7) 9

Total: (All out in 17.2 overs) 172

Fall of wickets: 1-36, 2-145, 3-155, 4-156, 5-161, 6-162, 7-164, 8-170, 9-172.

Bowling: Unadkat 3-0-22-1, Bumrah 3-0-21-0, Kuldeep 4-0- 52-3, Pandya, 3.2-0-23-1, Chahal 4-0-52-4.

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