India vs Sri Lanka Highlights today. Saturday 07-27-2024. The match will be at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium. The new Indian young blood smoked the Sri Lankan team today, after the Zimbabwe tour where they won the series by 4-1 margin. Yashasvi smashed five boundaries and two maximums in his 21 runs innings with getting 40 runs. Gill started his innings with power hitting, he batted exactly like he should be, he scored 34 runs off just 16 balls.
Suryakumar the captain of the team, he scored 58 runs off 26 balls. He completed his magnificent innings with the help off eight 4s and two 6s. Pant † added 49 runs off 33 balls. He was the last Indian batter who showed the beautiful batting skills. Hardik scored 9 runs off 10 balls. Parag 7 off 6. Pathirana took four wickets but he was very expensive, he gave 40 runs. Madushanka gave 45 runs in three overs. Fernando gave 47 runs in 24 balls, Theekshana leaked 44 runs in his full quota of overs.
In reply chasing the 214 runs target, the home team Sri Lanka failed to impress in the first t20i match today, at home ground. Nissanka scored 79 runs off 48 balls. Mendis † 45 off 27, all the next batters of the Sri Lankan team failed one by one to give pressure Indian bowlers. Parag took three wickets in eight balls, Arshdeep and Axar took two wickets each. Siraj and Bishnoi took one wicket each.
Toss: Sri Lanka are bowling first.
India team: Gill, Jaiswal, Suryakumar (capt), Pant, Parag, Pandya, Rinku, Axar, Arshdeep, Bishnoi, Siraj.
Sri Lanka team: Kusal (wk), Pathum, Perera, Kamindu, Asalanka (capt), Dasun, Hasaranga, Theekshana, Pathirana, Asitha, Dilshan.
Head to Head In T20I’s: 29
India Won: 19
Sri Lanka Won: 9
India T20I Rankings: 1st
Sri Lanka T20I Rankings: 8th
Form guide
(last five completed Tests, most recent first)
India WWWWL
Sri Lanka WLLWL
Event: India tour of Sri Lanka 2024
Match Timings: 01:30 PM GMT | 07:00 PM Local
Umpires – Raveendra Wimalasiri, Ruchira Palliyaguruge
TV Umpire – Lyndon Hannibal
Match Referee – Ranjan Madugalle
Reserve Umpire – Prageeth Rambukwella
Match number – T20I no. 2762
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