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T20 Match: India beat Sri Lanka by 43 runs in the first match of the T20 series. Team India registered a thrilling win under the captaincy of Suryakumar Jacob. Batting first, India collected 213 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in 20 overs. In response, the Sri Lankan team could score only 170 runs in 19.2 overs.
Surya played the captain’s innings for India. He scored 58 runs in 26 balls. Rushav Pant scored 49 runs in 33 balls. Yashvi Jaiswal scored 40 runs off 21 balls. Shudman Gill scored 34 runs off 16 balls. Ryan Parag bowled brilliantly for India.
He took 3 wickets for just 5 runs in 1.2 overs. Arshdeep Singh took 2 wickets with 24 runs in 3 overs. Akshar Patel also took 2 wickets. Mohammad Siraj and Ravi Bishnoi took 1 wicket each. Pathum Nisinka played a brilliant innings of 79 runs for Sri Lanka. Facing 48 balls, he hit 7 fours and 4 sixes. Kusal Mendis scored 45 runs. Kusal Perera contributed 20 runs. Mathisha Pathirana took 4 wickets while bowling against Team India.
