Sri Lanka and India locked horns with each other in the second game of the three-match ODI series in Colombo on Tuesday (July 20). After winning the toss, the hosts decided to bat first and managed to post a total of 275/9 in 50 overs on the back of Charith Asalanka’s 68-ball 65 and Chamika Karunaratne’s unbeaten 44 off 33 balls. However, the score wasn’t enough owing to the flamboyant and gritty half-centuries from Suryakumar Yadav and Deepak Chahar respectively.
For the hosts, Minod Bhanuka (36) and Dhananjaya de Silva (32) also made handy contributions with the bat. For India, wrist-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal (3/50) and deputy skipper, Bhuvneshwar Kumar (3/54) were the stand-out bowlers.
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During the chase, the visiting team was reeling at 65/3 before Manish Pandey and Suryakumar Yadav added 50 runs for the fourth wicket to take the Indian team out of trouble. After Pandey fell for 37, India’s innings once again faltered but Suryakumar slammed his maiden ODI half-century (53 off 44 balls) to keep the tourists in the chase.
Once Suryakumar was dismissed in the 27th over, the task seemed way took difficult for the Indian to achieve the target but the trio of Krunal Pandya, Deepak Chahar, and Bhuvneshwar Kumar had no intentions of giving up.
Amid the pressure situation, Krunal scored 35 off 54 balls while Chahar (69 not out off 82 balls) and Bhuvneshwar (19) shared an unbeaten partnership of 84 runs for the 8th wicket to take India over the line with three wickets and five balls to spare.
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With this victory, Team India also took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match ODI series. For his stellar performance with the bat, Deepak Chahar, who also scalped a couple of wickets in the match, received rich praise from some stalwarts starting from the Indian skipper, Virat Kohli.
Check out the reactions:
Great win by the boys. From a tough situation to pull it off was an amazing effort. Great to watch. Well done DC and Surya. Tremendous knocks under pressure. 🇮🇳
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) July 20, 2021
Haara hua match jeetne waale ko B- for Baazigar kehte hain.
What a fabulous win. Outstanding from Deepak Chahar #INDvSL pic.twitter.com/htGS6dOnxc
— Venkatesh Prasad (@venkateshprasad) July 20, 2021
Rahul Bhai to Deepak Chahar.#INDvSL pic.twitter.com/kAyZe0ks7e
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) July 20, 2021
It's never too late to win a match!
Knowing the talent we possess, not for a second I felt the game was out of our hands.
This is the brand of cricket #TeamIndia plays… Well played boys! ❤️#INDvSL— DK (@DineshKarthik) July 20, 2021
Wow ! Even some of our bench strength is good enough to beat an international side !! What a win lads 👏🏽🇮🇳 @deepak_chahar9 you can bat 👊🏽 @surya_14kumar got a find a place for this talent in top 11 !congratulations skipper @SDhawan25 #rahuldravid and the whole team #INDvSL
— Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12) July 20, 2021
These youngsters don’t ever stop fighting. What a wonderful win team India. Well done #deepakchahar #Bhuvi
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) July 20, 2021
At 193/7, few would have given India a chance, but Deepak Chahar and Bhuvi have pulled off a remarkable win.
Good contributions from SuryaKumar Yadav and Krunal and a win to cherish. #INDvSL pic.twitter.com/UKHrKOKnLV— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) July 20, 2021
India B-Eat Sri Lanka 2-0. #SLvIND
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) July 20, 2021
Jeeti baazi haarne wale ko srilanka kehten hain! The self belief of Indian cricket is incredible. Well played @deepak_chahar9 in the end when it mattered most. #SLvsIND #INDvsSL pic.twitter.com/5blYyB1lAW
— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh) July 20, 2021
Have seen Deepak Chahar do it for Rajasthan before , glad to see him do this at the international stage too. Bowler who can bat like this is worth his weight in gold . #SLvsIND
— Deep Dasgupta (@DeepDasgupta7) July 20, 2021
India have a spot open for the bowler who can bat at 8. Deepak Chahar has just done a magnificent audition for that role.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) July 20, 2021
SL thought they've won after dismissing all the batsmen.
Meanwhile @deepak_chahar9 and @BhuviOfficial: #SLvIND pic.twitter.com/ECQAZtusGb— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) July 20, 2021
Congratulations boys 👏 Solid fight out there. Grit and determination 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/lYhJ9koiOP
— Shreyas Iyer (@ShreyasIyer15) July 20, 2021
