India vs Sri Lanka - 2nd T20 Cricket at Ranchi
India flex batting muscle in huge victory
| India | vs | Sri Lanka |
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| 196/6 (20) | 127/9 (20) | |
| India won by 69 runs | ||
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| Photo © BCCI |
On a dry surface in a dusty Ranchi ground, India's top order moved into customary home form, and their bowlers exposed a fragile Sri Lanka top order. Shikhar Dhawan was bruiser-in-prime, unleashing an early shellacking that brought him 51, and set the team on course to a big total. They reached 196 for 6, thanks to helpful hands from the top five, which today included a pinch-hitting Hardik Pandya. That total was 69 too many for Sri Lanka.
Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Suresh Raina and Pandya all got to at least 25 - Pandya the quickest of the lot, striking two sixes and a four in his 12-ball 27. On a pitch with little pace and minimal seam movement, the pacers that had delivered Sri Lanka's Pune win, were expensive. Even Sri Lanka's first T20 international hat-trick - to Thisara Perera - barely made a difference, coming as it did in the penultimate over. Dinesh Chandimal will perhaps rue having chosen to bowl first. The track looked a good one for batting, and Sri Lanka have lately been a modest chasing side.
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