Sri Lanka defeated Team India by 16 runs in the second T20 match. In this way, the 3-game series has reached par with the 1-1. The Indian team had a target of 207 runs to win the match, but the Indian team could only score 190 runs for 8 wickets in 20 overs. Akshar Patel played the highest innings of 65 runs in 31 balls for India. He hit 3 fours and 6 sixes in his innings. At the same time, Suryakumar Yadav scored 51 runs off 36 balls. Suryakumar Yadav hit 3 fours and 3 sixes in his innings. Shivam Mavi returned to the arena after scoring 26 runs off 15 balls. Apart from this, most of the Indian batsmen disappointed.
At the same time, before this, India’s captain Hardik Pandya decided to bowl after winning the toss. The Sri Lankan team, coming out to bat first, scored 206 runs for 6 wickets in 20 overs. In this way, the Indian team needed 207 runs to win the match. Captain Dashun Shanaka played an unbeaten 56 on 22 balls for Sri Lanka. Dashun Shanaka hit 2 fours and 6 sixes in his stormy innings. Sri Lanka’s Charith Aslanka contributed 52 runs off 17 balls.
Speaking of Indian batsmen, Indian openers Ishaan Kishan and Shubman Gill were flops. Ishaan Kishan went on to score 2 runs off 5 balls. While Shubman Gill became a victim of Kasoon Rajitha by scoring 5 runs off 3 balls. While Rahul Tripathi, playing his first International T20 match, returned to the pavilion after scoring 5 runs in 5 balls. At the same time, the captain of the Indian team, Hardik Pandya, was also unable to do anything. Hardik Pandya came out after scoring 12 runs off 12 balls. In addition to Kasun Rajitha, Dilshan Madhushanka and Dashun Shanaka posted a 2-2 win for Sri Lanka. While Mahish Tikshna and Karuna Chamikaratne dismissed players 1-1.