IND vs SL, 2nd T20I: India Trounce Sri Lanka By 7 Wickets, Take 1-0 Lead

India defeated Sri Lanka by 7 wickets to win the second T2O international at Indore and take an unassailable 1-0 lead in the 3-match series.

India defeated Sri Lanka by 7 wickets to win the second T2O international at Indore and take an unassailable 1-0 lead in the 3-match series. Chasing a 143-run target to win, opener KL Rahul and Shikhar Dhawan produced a breezy opening stand to build a solid platform for the host to hunt down the below par total. Rahul continued with his form from the West Indies series and scored a 45-run knock. Meanwhile, Dhawan making a return into the team chipped in with 32 before getting trapped leg before wicket by spinner. Skipper Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer then stitched a handy 3rd wicket partnership to help the host coast near towards the target with relative ease. Against the run of play, Shreyas Iyer lost his wicket to Lahiru Kumara a well compiled 34. Skipper Kohli then struck a six of Lahiru Kumara to finish off the proceedings in style and win the first T2OI for India in 2020. Earlier in the evening skipper Virat Kohli won the toss and put the visitors into bat A stupendous bowling performance by India restricted Sri Lanka to a below par 142-9 in their alloted 20 overs in the second T20 international at Holkar Stadium in Indore. Sri Lanka got off to a breezy start in the first five overs with openers Fernando and Gunathilka notching up a stand. Washington Sundar dent the opening blow to Sri Lanka after scalping opener Avishka Fernando. Seamer Navdeep Saini produced a terrific yorker to clean bowl Danushka Gunathilaka. Kusal Perera then stepped up the ante with a couple of lusty blows to register a fiery 34 run knock. His stint at the crease came to an end when Kuldeep Yadav outfoxed him with a beautiful leg spin to have him caught by Dhawan at long on.Saini struck again dismissing Bhanuka Rajapaksa cheaply. Bumrah then produced a beauty to clean bowl Dasun Shanaka. Shardul Thakur then polished off the tale to get rid of Dhananjaya de Silva and Isuru Udana.Wanindu Hasaranga finished off the innings with a flourish belting Bumrah for three boundaries in the last over.