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Ishan Kishan is named the Man of the Match
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India found the momentum eary on which was set by Ishan Kishan and they continued it right through the match. Ishan Kishan and Rohit Sharma set the platform with a 111-run opening stand. And then Shreyas Iyer came in and provided finishing touches with fireworks, hitting 57 off 28 balls. It propeled India to 199/2.
Sri Lanka got off to a poor start, losing Nissanka off the first ball of the innings and it kept going downhill for them from then on. They kept losing wickets at regular intervals and never found the momentum. In the end, they fell 62 runs short. The Indian bowlers were clever with their pace variations and disciplined as well.
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INDIA WIN BY 62 RUNS. They take a 1-0 lead in the three match series. A comfortable win this to start off. Harshal Patel conceded just 6 runs off the last over.
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Harshal Patel to bowl the last over.
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After 19 overs,Sri Lanka 131/6 ( Charith Asalanka 51 , Dushmantha Chameera 20)
Another frugal over from Bumrah. Sri Lanka could score just six runs off it. 69 needed off six balls.
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FIFTY for Asalanka. A risky second helps him get to his half-century off 43 balls.
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After 18 overs,Sri Lanka 125/6 ( Charith Asalanka 47 , Dushmantha Chameera 18)
A big over for Sri Lanka but it is too little too late. Iyer was a bit too full. Asalanka lofted one wide of long off for FOUR. Chameera then slog swept one over deeep mid-wicekt for a SIX. A full toss was flicked away for FOUR and then a wide very full delivery was guided wide of short third man for another FOUR. All by Chameera. 21 off the over. 74 needed off 11.
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FOUR! Nicely placed, it's very full outside off, Chameera steers it wide of short third man.
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FOUR! Poor ball, full toss on the pads, Chameers flicks it to long leg.
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SIX! Chameers hammers it over deep mid-wicket off a slog sweep, off Venkatesh Iyer.
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FOUR! Good shot. Full from Iyer, Asalanka lofts it wide of long off.
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After 17 overs,Sri Lanka 104/6 ( Charith Asalanka 42 , Dushmantha Chameera 3)
Sri Lanka going nowhere. Dealing in just singles and twos. 6 off the Hooda over. 96 needed off 18
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After 16 overs,Sri Lanka 98/6 ( Charith Asalanka 39 , Dushmantha Chameera 1)
Good comeback from Iyer in that over. After a dot and a single, Karunaratne hits a SIX over deep mid-wicket but Iyer gets his man next ball as he has him caught behind. 8 runs and a wicket off the over. Sri Lanka need 102 off 24 balls.
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OUT! Venkatesh Iyer gets another, Karunaratne chases a wide one and is caught behind. Karunaratne shuffles across, Iyer drags it way WIDE outside off, Karunaratne looks to smash it through covers but ends up edging it to the keeper.
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SIX! Superb from Karunaratne, he charges down the track and flicks it over deep mid-wicket.
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DROPPED! Asalanka miscues a pull to short fine leg off Venkatesh Iyer where Bumrah drops a difficult low catch
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After 15 overs,Sri Lanka 90/5 ( Charith Asalanka 38 , Chamika Karunaratne 15)
Another decent over for Sri Lanka, Karunaratne lofted one for a SIX and then Asalanka lofted one over extra cover for a FOUR. Two singles and a two made it 14 off the over. 110 needed off 30 balls. It's more than a daunting task!
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FOUR! Great placement. Asalanka lofts it over extra cover, off Hooda, and it races away.
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SIX! Nicely done by Karunaratne, lofts it over long on, off Hooda.
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After 14 overs,Sri Lanka 76/5 ( Charith Asalanka 33 , Chamika Karunaratne 6)
A decent over for Sri Lanka but they need a lot more than this. The required rate has jumped to 20.67. Three singles, a two and a reverse swept FOUR made it 9 off the over. Asalanka and Karunaratne need to go after the bowling here.
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FOUR! Asalanka releases the pressure valve. He reverse sweeps it through backward point off Jadeja.
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After 13 overs,Sri Lanka 67/5 ( Charith Asalanka 26 , Chamika Karunaratne 4)
Hooda too got some turn. He bowls a disciplined ove and gives away just four runs. Asalanka went for a slog sweep off the last ball but was beaten by away turn. Just 4 runs off it.
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Deepak Hooda into the attack now....
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After 12 overs,Sri Lanka 63/5 ( Charith Asalanka 25 , Chamika Karunaratne 1)
Could have been a another wicket as Karunaratne survives a close run out call. Rohit scores a direct hit but Karunaratne had made it in by inches. Another frugal over from Jadeja. just three off it.
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After 11 overs,Sri Lanka 60/5 ( Charith Asalanka 23 , Chamika Karunaratne 0)
Another over and another wicket for India. Sri Lanka going nowhere here. Chahal flights it nicely and gets some turn. He taks the wicket of Shanaka. 3 runs and a wicket off it.
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OUT! Chahal strikes! Shanaka reverse sweeps it straight to backward point.
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After 10 overs,Sri Lanka 57/4 ( Charith Asalanka 22 , Dasun Shanaka (C) 1)
A successful over for India. Jadeja getting it to grip and turn. He beats the outside edge of Shanaka and nearly has him caught and bowled but the leading edge flew just over his head. He got the wicket of Chandimal in that over. 7 runs and a wicket off it.
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FOUR! Nicely done by Asalanka, guides it wide of short third man, off Jadeja.
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OUT! Jadeja has Chandimal stumped. It grips and turns from a good length area outside off, Chandimal uses his feet and looks to push it to the off side but is beaten by the flight and turn, he misses and Kishan clips the bails off.
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After 9 overs,Sri Lanka 50/3 ( Charith Asalanka 16 , Dinesh Chandimal (W) 10)
A decent 8th over for Sri Lanka, they got 9 runs off it. Jadeja found some turn though. Chandimal released the pressure valve as he slog swept one over deep mid-wicket for a SIX.
Chahal then bowls a disciplined over and gives away just five singles. 14 runs off the alst two overs.
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SIX! Chandimal gets down and slog sweeps it over deep mid-wicket, off Jadeja.
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After 7 overs,Sri Lanka 36/3 ( Janith Liyanage 11 , Charith Asalanka 12)
A very good start from Venkatesh Iyer. Varies his pace well and gets the wicekt of Liyanage, conceded just 7 off the over.
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OUT! Poor shot. It's the slower one, takes ever so long to reach Liyanage who looks to pull but gets a top edge to point where Samson makes no mistake.
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Venkatesh Iyer into the attack now...
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After 6 overs,Sri Lanka 29/2 ( Janith Liyanage 8 , Charith Asalanka 8)
An eventful over, Asalanks is dropped by Shreyas Iyer and then he survives an LBW appeal as it's overturned after the umpire gives it out after he reviews it. 3 runs off the Chahal over.
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NOT OUT! Asalanka misses his slog sweep and is given OUT LBW. He reviews and replays show there was a spike while the ball passes the bat. Everyone is surprised as it didn't seem to hit the bat.
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DROPPED! Another one goes down. This time it's Shreyas Iyer. Asalanka swings and mistimes it to deep mid-wicket where Iyer makes a mess of it.
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After 5 overs,Sri Lanka 26/2 ( Janith Liyanage 7 , Charith Asalanka 6)
A decent first over from Harshal. He gives away just two runs off the first five balls. Then, Liyanage looks to loft a slower one, doesn't get it off the middle and they get just a couple as the ball stops before the ropes. 4 runs off the over.
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Harshal Patel into the attack now....
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After 4 overs, Sri Lanka 22/2
A nice disciplined over from Bumrah despite the fact that he conceded a FOUR off the last ball. He ramped up good pace and found some seam movement as well. After three singles off five balls, he drops one short, Asalanka upper cuts it to third man for FOUR. 7 off the over.
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FOUR! Short from Bumrah, Asalanka guides it to third man off an upper cut.
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After 3 overs,Sri Lanka 15/2 ( Janith Liyanage 2 , )
The ball is keeping a bit low. Bhuvneshwar beats Mishara with a beauty off the the first ball. A single follows and then Mishara goes for a heave but gets an insdie edge onto his pads. Mishara then gets an outside edge and Venkatesh Iyer drops it at point. But a ball later, Bhuvneshwar gets his man as Mishara hits one straight to mid-wicket. 3 runs and a wicket off the over.
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OUT! Bhuvneshwar gets his man. After Mishara was dropped, his luck runs out as he heaves one straight to mid-wicket. Good length delivery outside off, Mishara looks to heave but doesn't connect it off middle and helps it straight into the hands of Rohit at mid-wicket.
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DROPPED! Venkatesh Iyer drops a skier as Mishara miscues one high in the air to point.
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After 2 overs,Sri Lanka 12/1 ( Kamil Mishara 11 , Janith Liyanage 1)
Despite a FOUR in that over, it was a decent over from Bumrah. He varied his pace well and beat Mishara's outside edge a couple of times with the slower balls. He punched one through cover for a FOUR and then pulled the last one over mid-wicket for two. 6 off the over.
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FOUR! Mishara punches it through extra cover and it races away.
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After 1 overs,Sri Lanka 6/1 ( Kamil Mishara 5 , Janith Liyanage 1)
What a start from Bhuvneshwar. He found a hint of swing. The first one stayed a touch low and got the wicket of Nissanka. One induced slight outside edge which flew over point off Liyanage's bat for a FOUR. A last two are dots and one of them beat Liyanage's outside edge. 6 runs and a wicket off the over.
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FOUR! Liyanage slices one just over the point fielder, off Bhuvneshwar.
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OUT! Bhuvneshwar Kumar strikes first ball. Nissanka gets a bottom edge and the ball rolls onto the stumps. It's a length delivery on off, Nissanka stays back and looks to defend but it keeps low, he gets a bottom edge and the ball trickles onto the stumps.
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Back for the chase.....Pathum Nissanka and Kamil Mishara are the openers. Bhuvneshwar Kumar will start off proceedings.
India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, 1st T20I at Lucknow: A big over for Sri Lanka but it is too little too late. Iyer was a bit too full. Asalanka lofted one wide of long off for FOUR. Chameera then slog swept one over deeep mid-wicekt for a SIX. A full toss was flicked away for FOUR and then a wide very full delivery was guided wide of short third man for another FOUR. All by Chameera. 21 off the over. 74 needed off 11.
Preview: India would look to continue their winning run from West Indies series into facing Sri Lanka with a three-match T20I series starting Thursday. The three T20Is and two Test series gets underway in Lucknow before moving to Dharamsala, Mohali and Bengaluru.
There is plenty of personnel changes for the hosts. Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant and Shardul Thakur have been rested with Deepak Chahar, Suryakumar Yadav sitting out with injuries.
This will present opportunities to Ruturaj Gaikwad amd Shreyas Iyer to show their capabilities to the team management.
Vice-captain Jasprit Bumrah is back into the fold as is Ravindra Jadeja who is back after a two month layoff. Jadeja had picked up a knee injury against New Zealand which ruled him out of series against South Africa and then West Indies.
"Good feeling to be back in the Indian team. Really looking forward to playing the T20 and Test series," Jadeja said in a video by the BCCI. "I am feeling so good that finally after two months, I will be playing for India," he added.
For the visitors, Ramesh Mendis, Nuwan Thushara and Ramesh Mendis are out with injuries. Wanindu Hasaranga has been forced out of the entire T20I series because of a positive COVID-19 test.
When will the first T20I between India and Sri Lanka take place?
The first T20I between India and Sri Lanka will take place on Thursday, 24 February, 2022.
What is the venue for the first T20I between India and Sri Lanka?
The match will take place at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.
When will the match start?
The match will begin at 7 PM IST. The toss will take place at 6.30 PM IST.
Which TV channels will broadcast India vs Sri Lanka match?
The match will be telecast on Star Sports Network. The live streaming of the match will also be available on Disney + Hotstar. You can also browse Firstpost.com for live updates and over-by-over commentary.
Squads:
India: Rohit Sharma (C), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan (wk), Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Chahar, Ravindra Jadeja, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravi Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Siraj, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Avesh Khan.
Sri Lanka: Dasun Shanaka (C), Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis, Charith Asalanka (VC), Dinesh Chandimal, Danushka Gunathilaka, Kamil Mishara, Janith Liyanage, Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Dushmantha Chameera, Lahiru Kumara, Binura Fernando, Shiran Fernando, Maheesh Theekshana, Jeffrey Vandersay, Praveen Jayawickrama, Ashian Daniel (subject to ministerial approval)
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