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Men in Blue maul Lankans
India put up a strong all-round show to register their biggest Twenty20 International (T20I) win in terms of runs -93-in the first match against Sri Lanka at the Barabati Stadium here on Wednesday.
Cuttack: India put up a strong all-round show to register their biggest Twenty20 International (T20I) win in terms of runs -93-in the first match against Sri Lanka at the Barabati Stadium here on Wednesday.
Opener Lokesh Rahul (61) played sensibly at the top order before Mahendra Singh Dhoni (39 not out) and Manish Pandey (32 not out) finished off the proceedings in style to take India to 180/3.
In reply, Sri Lanka were bowled out for 87 in 16 overs, thanks to leg-spinner Yuzvender Chahal (4/23). Put in to bat, India started off on a good note as openers Rohit Sharma (17) and Rahul added 38 runs in five overs before Rohit mistimed a short to mid-on off Angelo Mathews.
In his 13-ball innings, the Mumbai batsman, who became the second Indian after Virat Kohli to complete 1,500 runs, managed to hit only two boundaries.
Incoming batsman Shreyas Iyer (24) then joined Rahul in the middle and the duo forged a 74-run partnership to help their team to cross 100-run mark without losing any wickets.
Brief scores: India 180 for three (Lokesh Rahul 61 Mahendra Singh Dhoni 39) bt Sri Lanka 87 (Upul Thranga 23; Yuzvender Chahal 4/23, Hardik Pandya 3/29, Kuldeep Yadav 2/18).
