Shreyas Iyer and Ravindra Jadeja formed a crucial partnership to win the series 2-0.
Shreyas Iyer hits first stylish half-century Ravindra Jadeja He smashed 45 runs in 18 balls to help India beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets in the second T20 on Saturday.
With this win, India sealed the two-match T20I series (2-0) with one game to spare. The third T20 match between the two sides will be played on Sunday.
Chasing 184, India got off to a poor start as the team lost the captain Rohit Sharma In the first over. dusmantha chimera Removed Rohit as the batsman threw the ball over the stumps.
Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer put on a 35-run partnership but Lahiru Kumara removed the batsman in the sixth over. Shreyas and Sanju Samson then took the lead and accelerated at the right time to get closer to the target.
Samson was out in the 13th over as Binura Fernando took a one-handed catch to reduce India to 128/3. However, Jadeja and Shreyas Iyer (74) took India home with an easy win over Sri Lanka in the second T20I. Jadeja and Shreyas shared a crucial partnership of 58 runs in 25 balls.
Earlier, batting first, Sri Lanka got off to a good start and after the completion of the powerplay, the team scored 32 runs. The visiting team continued to score runs at a brisk pace before Ravindra Jadeja dismissed opener Danushka Gunathilaka in the ninth over.
In the next few overs, Sri Lanka lost two more wickets as Harshal Patel took the first wicket of the day. Sri Lanka’s score was 102/4 in the 15th over but Pathum Nisanka and the captain Dasun Shanaka Played some attractive shots and took Sri Lanka past 150 runs in the 19th over.
Sri Lanka scored 183 runs in the allotted 20 overs as Shanaka ended the innings with a six off the last two balls.
Brief scores: Sri Lanka 183/5 (Pathum Nisanka 75, Dasun Shanaka 47; Yuzvendra Chahali 1-27) vs India 186/3 (Shreyas Iyer 74, Ravindra Jadeja 45; Lahiru Kumara 2-31)
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