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2nd T20I: Shreyas, Jadeja, Samson lead India to emphatic 7-wicket win over Sri Lanka
Riding on explosive knocks from Shreyas Iyer, Jadeja and Samson, India thrashed Sri Lanka by seven wickets in the second T20I, to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. "It was important for me to time the ball because it was swinging and seaming. When I faced the first few balls, I realized it wasn't turning, so I knew I could use the feet, the ball was traveling well, so I could step out on the lofted shots," said Iyer.
2nd T20I: Shanaka, Nissanka fireworks propel Sri Lanka to 183-5 against India
Apart from Nissanka and Shanaka, Danushka Gunathilaka also played a vital knock (38 off 29) for the visitors. Put in to bat first, openers Pathum Nissanka and Danushka Gunathilaka gave Sri Lanka a slow start. India's new-ball bowlers Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah got plenty of swing and with their disciplined length and line, they tested Sri Lanka's batters.
2nd T20I: Unchanged India win toss, opt to bowl against Sri Lanka
India; who are leading the series 1-0, didn't make any change in their team for this match."We are going to bowl first, just want to have a score in front of us. It's going to get colder as the game goes on. Same team for us. The changes don't depend on win or loss. It's just about what the team wants," said Rohit Sharma at the toss.
2nd T20I: Confident India look to continue winning momentum against Sri Lanka
Team India took a lot of positives from their win in the first T20I. Ishan Kishan looked uncomfortable against West Indies but came out all guns blazing against Sri Lanka in the first T20I, scoring 89 runs in 56 balls with 10 fours and 3 sixes. Shreyas Iyer held the #3 batting position well and displayed his impeccable finishing skills with an unbeaten 57 runs off 28 balls after starting off really slow.
Loss to India in 2017 World Cup semis had a big impact on team: Meg Lanning
India had defeated Australia by 36 runs in the 2017 women's 50-over World Cup semifinal. The Mithali Raj-led side then lost to England in the final at Lord's. Ahead of the opening match of the 2022 edition of the women's World Cup against England on March 5, Lanning said during an interaction organized by the ICC that the current bunch was completely different from the one that lost to India in 2017.
Rohit Sharma has told me to try out rotating strike at the nets: Ishan
In the knock where Kishan toyed with Sri Lanka's bowling attack, he hit 10 fours and three sixes while taking 17 singles and seven twos. It was welcome change from Kishan, who struggled to get going against the West Indies, making just 71 runs in three innings. In the virtual press conference, Kishan disclosed how Sharma told him to work on his strike-rotation ability.
1st T20I: Kishan, Iyer and bowlers help India register convincing 62-run over Sri Lanka
India struck with a wicket on the very first ball as Pathum Nissanka played on to his stumps off Bhuvneshwar Kumar. The ball kept low and Nissanka, in a bid to defend, didn't realise that the ball rolled on to hit the stumps. Kamil Mishara struck some boundaries and was even dropped by Venkatesh Iyer at mid-wicket. But two balls later, Kumar got Mishara to miscue a slog straight to mid-wicket.
1st T20I: Sri Lanka win toss, elect to bowl first against India
Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka has won the toss and elected to bowl first against India in the first T20I at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium on Thursday. "We want to back our strength, it was a tough tour of Australia, but we could have won a few more games," said Shanaka after winning the toss. He added that Dinesh Chandimal and Jeffrey Vandersay come in for injured duo of Maheesh Theekshana and Kusal Mendis.
Feb 24 must be included in cricketing history: Kambli recalls Tendulkar's knocks
On February 24, 1988, Kambli and his "favourite cricketer" Tendulkar had stitched a 664-run partnership in the Harris Shield Trophy. Interestingly, on February 24, 2010, Sachin Tendulkar became the first cricketer to score a double century in ODIs against South Africa at the Captain Roop Singh Stadium, Gwalior. He played an unbeaten knock of 200 off just 147 balls with the help of 25 fours and 3 sixes.
NZ v IND: Smriti, Harmanpreet, Mithali score fifties, India win 5th ODI, avoid whitewash
Mandhana (71 from 84 deliveries) and Harmanpreet (63 from 66) helped pace India's run chase and Mithali (54 not out from 66) provided the finishing touches, as the visitors successfully chased down New Zealand's handy total of 251/9 with four overs remaining. It was India's only victory of the five-match ODI series, with New Zealand claiming a 4-1 series triumph ahead of the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup next month.
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