Match Report
Twitter Reacts As India Wins First T20I By 38 Runs, Suryakumar Yadav And Bowlers Shine
By Aditya Pratap - Jul 25, 2021 11:48 pm
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India shrugged off the third One-Day International defeat against Sri Lanka by winning the T20I series opener in Colombo by 38 runs. India won on the back of some fine bowling display as they defended their total of 164.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Bhuvneshwar Kumar won man of the match for his fine bowling display

Sri Lanka won the toss and opted to bowl first. India handed debut caps to Prithvi Shaw and Varun Chakravarthy. But Shaw’s debut lasted only one ball as he got out for a golden duck on the very first ball of the match.

Sanju Samson looked good but threw away his start. Suryakumar Yadav was in fine form and scored a half-century while stitching an important partnership with Dhawan, who scored 46 runs. Suryakumar got out just after notching his fifty.

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Ishan Kishan’s 20-run knock took India’s total to 164/5 in 20 overs. Dushmantha Chameera and Wanindu Hasaranga were the pick of the bowlers and picked two wickets each.

In response, Sri Lanka started their innings confidently but Minod Bhanuka got out to Krunal Pandya in the third over. Yuzvendra Chahal and Bhuvneshwar Kumar jolted Sri Lanka’s innings with two wickets in quick succession.

Charith Asalanka tried to take the chase deep but couldn’t find any assistance from the other end. Deepak Chahar grabbed two wickets in the 16th over to take the game away from Sri Lanka’s reach.

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Bhuvneshwar Kumar returned to finish the proceedings with three wickets in his final two overs. He ended the match with the figures of 4/22 in 3.3 overs. Varun Chakravarthy bagged his maiden wicket when he dismissed Sri Lankan skipper Dasun Shanaka for 16. Sri Lanka got all out for 126 in 18.3 overs.

With the first game in the bag, India will try to seal the series in the second T20I, which will take place on 27 July in Colombo.

See how Twitter reacted to India’s win;

https://twitter.com/ESPNcricinfo/status/1419360625390616576

https://twitter.com/vikrantgupta73/status/1419359114816196608