Team India witnessed a decent outing in the Indian team in the second T20I of the three-match series against Sri Lanka. There was no other option left for India following the isolation of 9 players. All the remaining 11 players were selected for the game and the side only featured five batsmen: Dhawan, Gaikwad, Padikkal, Sanju Samson, and Nitish Rana. The rest of the six players were from the bowling department.

All of these incidents happened after Krunal Pandya tested positive for Covid-19  The players who were in close contact with him had also to be isolated. Few big names like Hardik Pandya, Ishan Kishan, Prithvi Shaw, and Suryakumar Yadav felt out of the game because of this. After winning the toss, Sri Lanka decided to bowl first, which turned out to be a profitable decision.

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After being asked to bat first, Team India only managed to reach a total of 132 runs The India side managed to post 132 runs on the board, with Dhawan emerging as the highest run-scorer. Even though it was a low-scoring match, Indian pacers gave a tough fight as Sri Lanka went on to win the game with only two balls left. Dhananjaya De Silva’s match-winning knock of 40 runs turned the game in their favor. 

Even though India lost the match, Rahul Dravid was the man who was constantly on his feet. The game was in the neutral stage with only two overs left. The hosts needed 20 runs off the last two overs, but then the rain arrived. The rain only lasted for few moments, but even in that, Rahul Dravid played his part.

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Immediately, Rahul Dravid sent the 12th man with a paper in his hand after the game resumed. The paper contained the DLS scorecard if that method came into play. If the match wasn’t resumed, India might have won the series as the hosts were three runs short of the DLS score before the commencement of the 19th over.