India beat Sri Lanka by 62 runs in 1st T20I
Ishan Kishan gave a glimpse of his enormous potential with a 56-ball-89 before the bowlers joined the party in India’s clinical 62-run demolition of Sri Lanka in the first T20I to take a 1-0 lead in the three-game series in Lucknow on Thursday.
That's that from the 1st T20I.#TeamIndia win by 62 runs and go 1-0 up in the three-match series.
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This was also India’s longest winning streak in T20Is which has now gone up to 10 matches.
A 56 ball 89 from @ishankishan51 followed by a 57* off 28 from @ShreyasIyer15 propels #TeamIndia to a formidable total of 199/2 on the board.
Sri Lanka chase underway.
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Asked to take first strike, Kishan was unstoppable at the top as he blasted a blistering 56-ball 89, while Shreyas Iyer provided the late charge with an unbeaten 57 as India racked up a massive 199 for 2.
89 runs off 56 deliveries!
How good was that knock from @ishankishan51?
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The Indian bowlers, led by Bhuveshwar Kumar (2/9 in 2 overs) and Venkatesh Iyer (2/36), then provided the finishing touch, limiting Sri Lanka to 137 for 6 in 20 overs.
Yuzvendra Chahal (1/11) and Ravindra Jadeja (1/28) also claimed one wicket each.
The victory extended India’s winning streak to 10 T20 games.
For Sri Lanka, Charith Asalanka regained some confidence with an unbeaten 47-ball 53 but he didn’t get any support from the other batters.
During the game, Indian captain Rohit Sharma became the highest scorer in all T20Is after his innings of 44 as he surpassed Martin Guptill (3299) to now go onto 3307.
Rohit Sharma departs after scoring a fine 44.
He is now the Top run-getter in Men's T20Is 🔝
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Leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal (67 wickets) have now gone past Jasprit Bumrah as India’s top wicket-taker in T20Is.