IND vs SL 1st T20 Live: The first match of the 3 T20 series between India and Sri Lanka is being played in Mumbai. In this match, Sri Lankan captain Dashun Shanaka won the toss and decided to bowl first. After losing the toss, Team India, electing to bat first, scored 162 runs for 5 wickets in 20 overs. For the Indian team, Deepak Hooda and Akshar Patel made an unbeaten 68-run partnership for the sixth wicket in 35 balls. Due to this partnership, Team India was able to reach a respectable score of 20.
Rapid innings of Akshar Patel and Deepak Hooda
After losing the toss, the Indian team got off to bat and got off to a great start. Openers Shubman Gill and Ishaan Kishan scored 27 runs in just 2.3 overs, but wickets kept falling continuously in the middle overs. At one time, Team India was struggling losing 5 wickets for 94 runs in 14.1 overs, but Akshar Patel and Deepak Hooda’s quickfire took the team’s score to 162 runs in 20 overs. Earlier, Ishaan Kishan contributed 37 runs off 29 balls. While captain Hardik Pandya played an inning of 29 runs off 27 balls.
Indian innings was like this
Apart from this, Suryakumar Yadav, Sanju Samson and Shubman Gill disappointed. Shubman Gill went on to score 7 runs off 5 balls. Whereas Suryakumar Yadav became the victim of Chamika Karunaratne by scoring 7 runs in 10 balls. Sanju Samson was dismissed by Dhananjay de Silva. At the same time, Dilshan Madhushanka, Mahesh Tikshna, Chamika Karunaratne, Dhananjay de Silva and Vanendu Hasaranga got 1-1 success for Sri Lanka. Sri Lankan fast bowler Kasun Rajitha proved to be the most expensive. Indian batsmen scored 47 runs in 4 overs of Kasoon Rajitha. While this fast bowler did not get any success.
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