IND vs SL 1st T20I Highlights: India win by 62 runs, lead series 1-0

Rohit Sharma's India has won the 1st T20I against Sri Lanka by 62 runs in Lucknow and are leading the series 1-0. 

 

SL 29/2 after 6 overs Liyanage and Asalanka are trying to steady Sri Lanka's ship after the early two jolts. India look for quick wickets and keep the visitors under the pump.  

SL 22/2 after 4 overs The visitors suffered another hiccup as Bhuvneshwar removed Kamil Mishara. A mistimed shot from the SL batter gives Rohit Sharma an easy catch at midwicket. Bhuvneshwar Kumar gets his second and SL are looking for a partnership. 

SL 12/1 after 2 overs Sri Lanka suffered a jolt on the first delivery when opener Nissanka departed on Bhuvneshwar Kumar's bowling. Steadily the visitors have proceeded then and are gradually ticking runs on the board. 

 

IND 199/2 after 20 overs Half-century for Shreyas iyer as the right handed batter came firing on all cylinders with the bat after Ishan Kishan's wicket. India have posted a huge target on the board and the visitors need 10 runs per over to be able to clinch it.       

IND 165/2 adter 18 overs WICKET! Ishan Kishan out for 89 and the fatigue had writ large on Kishan's face when he hit a half-hearted aerial shot which was pocketed by Janith Liyanage at midwicket off Shanaka's bowling. 

IND 147/1 after 16 overs Ishan Kishan is breathing fire at the moment and is raining boundaries at the moment. He is picking gaps at the moment and is being supported by Shreyas Iyer from the other end. 

IND 125/1 after 14 overs After Rohit's departure, Sri Lanka have stemmed India's run flow who are not struggling for fluent flow of runs. Some economical bowling has brought them into the game. 

IND 112/1 after 12 overs WICKET! Lahiru Kumara gets the big fish Rohit Sharma who was nearing his fifty. A slower delivery kept extremely low, went past Rohit Sharma and toppled the wicket. 

IND 98/0 after 10 overs 50 comes up for Ishan Kishan and India are in total control of the situation. Riding on a phenomenal run rate, the hosts have made the situation tough for Sri Lanka who are badly looking for a wicket. 

IND 76/0 after 8 overs India are riding on a terrific run rate and are keeping the scorebaord racing. Ishan Kishan is nearing his fifty and is finding support from Rohit Sharma at the other end. Sri Lanka search for a breakthrough.

IND 58/0 after 6 overs 50-run partnership between Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan where the latter has been in hot form with the willow. The left-handed batter is hitting regular boundaries. SL introduced change of bowling by roping in Praveen Jayawickrama with the spin but to no avail. Sri Lanka continue to search for the wicket.  

IND 40/0 after 4 overs Ishan Kishan is displaying some terrific form here in Lucknow. Took Kumara for much ease in the third over where he smashed 15 runs including three fours. The hosts have gone solid with the bat. 

IND 11/0 after 2 overs India are off to a fluent start and Rohit Sharma is back as an opener after India did some experimentation. Dushmantha Chameera and Lahiru Kumara are bowling the starting overs for Sri Lanka in tandem.

Playing XI
India: Rohit Sharma(c), Ishan Kishan(w), Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson, Deepak Hooda, Ravindra Jadeja, Venkatesh Iyer, Harshal Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal

Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Kamil Mishara, Charith Asalanka, Dinesh Chandimal(w), Janith Liyanage, Dasun Shanaka(c), Chamika Karunaratne, Jeffrey Vandersay, Praveen Jayawickrama, Dushmantha Chameera, Lahiru Kumara

Sanju Samson, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal and Deepak Hooda come in for the Indian side

Sri Lanka have won the toss and opted to field first.  

Deepak Hooda makes T20I debut​.

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Squads

India: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan(w), Shreyas Iyer, Rohit Sharma(c), Sanju Samson, Venkatesh Iyer, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshal Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Deepak Hooda, Avesh Khan, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal

Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Danushka Gunathilaka, Kamil Mishara(w), Dinesh Chandimal, Charith Asalanka, Dasun Shanaka(c), Chamika Karunaratne, Jeffrey Vandersay, Praveen Jayawickrama, Dushmantha Chameera, Lahiru Kumara, Janith Liyanage, Ashian Daniel, Shiran Fernando, Binura Fernando