SL vs IND Highlights, 2nd T20I: Sri Lanka 161/9 (20); India wins by 7 wickets

Pathirana with his second. Four!! Full and wide, Hardik lofts it past mid on for a boundary. Four!! Shorter in length, Hardik cuts it to the fence for a boundary to seal India’s win.

Hasaranga with his second over. Four!! Hardik brings out the sweep and gets a boundary. Six!! Jaiswal comes down and lofts a full delivery over wide mid on for six. WICKET!! Slightly shorter, Jaiswal goes back and pulls but finds the fielder in the deep. 

Jaiswal c Shanaka b Hasaranga 30(15)

Pant in at 5. Gets off the mark with a single to long on. Six!! Hardik deposits a short ball over midwicket for six! 18 off the over. 

Pathirana into the attack. Six! Full on the stumps, Surya whips it behind square leg for six! WICKET!! Full and on off stump, Surya looks to go down the ground, holes out at long off. 

Suryakumar Yadav c Shanaka b Pathirana 26(12)

Hardik in at 4. Slower short ball to start off. Nine runs off the over. 

Theekshana continues. Four!! Surya sweeps the first ball through backward square for four. Four!! Full toss to follow, Surya sweeps again for another boundary. Four!! Third boundary of the over for Surya. 15 in total from it. 

Hasaranga into the attack. Six!! Jaiswal brings out the sweep and hits it well enough to get it past the fence. Four!! Reverse sweep this time, beats point and goes to the fence for four. Four!! Surya brings out the sweep this time and finds the fence. Appeals for lbw as Jaiswal misses the sweep, umpire says no. SL opt to review. The ball is pitching down leg. 

Theekshana from the other end. WICKET!! Samson is cleaned up first ball! Was the one that came right in. Samson plays down the wrong line. 

Samson b Theekshana 0(1)

Surya in at 3, is beaten all ends up by Theekshana but the ball just whizzes past the stump. Jaiswal brings out the reverse sweep to get a single. 

Four!! Length on the stumps, Jaiswal lofts it over midwicket for a boundary. Jaiswal makes room on the onside and looks to loft it, misses it completely. Jaiswal lofts again, no connection, falls beyond the point fielder for a double. 

Match reduced to 8 overs. India needs 78 runs to win. Play to resume at 10:45 pm. 2 over powerplay and a bowler can bowl a maximum of two. 

Covers coming off again. Super soppers have begun draining the outfield. Stay Tuned for updates regarding the total and overs left. 

Covers coming off now. Not long to go for start of play. Scratch that, looks like the covers are back on. 

Rain has reduced in intensity. But we will have to see how long it takes to dry the outfield. 

Shanaka with the new ball. Jaiswal, Samson open the attack. Tough chance at the deep, the fielder cannot get to it. Jaiswal gets two, Four!! Jaiswal creams the drive through mid off for four. Play stopped due to rain.

Axar with his last over. WICKET!! Theekshana back away to loft one over the offside, misses the ball and is cleaned up. 

Theekshana b Axar 2(3)

Six!! Ramesh goes for the slog sweep and connects. First boundary in four overs for Sri Lanka. WICKET!! Mendis comes down the track, Axar fires it wide and he is stumped out.

Ramesh Mendis st Pant b Axar 12(10)

SL 161/9 in 20 overs

Arshdeep with his third and final over. Asalanka mistimes a loft down the ground for a double. WICKET!! Too full and straight, Asalanka lofts it to midwicket where Samson completes an easy catch.

Asalanka c Samson b Arshdeep Singh 14(12)

Theekshana gets a double to backward point. 

Axar with the third over. Tight over, just five runs from it. SL in danger of putting up a below par total. 

Shanaka in at 6. Bishnoi with his final over. WICKET!! Googly outside off, Shanaka inside edges it to the stumps. 

Shanaka b Ravi Bishnoi 0(1)

WICKET!! Hasaranga gone first ball! Tries to slog and completely misses the googly. Ramesh Mendis keeps out the hattrick ball. 

Hardik returns. WICKET!! On legstump again, Mendis looks to go big but holes out to Rinku at the deep.

Kamindu Mendis c Rinku Singh b Hardik Pandya 26(23)

Six!! Short from Hardik, Perera rocks back and pulls it over midwicket for six by Asalanka. WICKET!! Short to Perera, pulled straight to deep square by Rinku. 

Kusal Perera c Rinku Singh b Hardik Pandya 53(34)

Riyan with his 15th over. Four!! A outside edge as Mendis looks to cut, runs through the legs of the keeper for a boundary. 50 partnership up between the two. 

Hardik into the attack. Three wides from Hardik in the over, the last one costs an extra run due to a misfield. Six!! Unfortunate! Rinku takes a good running catch at deep square before slipping and falling over the fence. Brings up the fifty for Perera! Another wide from Hardik. 15 runs from the over. 

Parag continues. Four!! Kamindu moves legside and lofts one inside-out over extra cover for four. Four!! Down the ground this time. Same result. Nine runs from the over. 

Bishnoi with his third over. Four!! Perera looks to sweep and gets a top edge that runs to the boundary for four. Four!! Full and wide, Perera lofts it through cover for a boundary. 11 off the over. 

Parag continues. Four!! An off-break to the left-hander and Mendis punches it through the vacant cover region for a boundary. Eight run from the over. 

Bishnoi with his second. Dropped! Perera looks to sweep one to the legside, but he’s dropped at the deep by Rinku. Was a tough chance! WICKET!! Nissanka looks to cut a not-so-short delivery. Bishnoi appeals and the umpire belatedly raises his finger. Sri Lanka reviews. Ball tracking says it was pad first and its umpire’s call on impact. 

Nissanka lbw b Ravi Bishnoi 32(24)

Kamindu Mendis in at 4. Three runs off the over. 

Parag into the attack. Four!! Slightly short, Nissanka goes back and pulls it over backward square. Six runs off the over. 

Axar continues. Perera pulls to the left of long on and gets a double. Eight runs from the over. 

Bishnoi into the attack. Four!! Googly outside off, Perera pulls it through midwicket for a boundary. Four!! Short in length, pulled behind square this time for another boundary. 

Axar into the attack. Four!! A misfield at point from Samson and the ball runs away for four. Four!! Short outside off again, cut for a boundary. Appeal for lbw as Nissanka misses the sweep. Not given onfield but India reviews. Ball tracking says it is missing the leg stump. Review lost. 

Siraj with his third. A touch too wide from Siraj, Nissanka cuts to third man for a single. Six!! Short from Siraj, Perera pulls it over square leg for six! Four!! Follows it up with a crisp drive down the ground for four. 

Arshdeep again. Full on the stumps, lofted over midwicket for a boundary by Nissanka. Mistimed shot down the ground, falls short of the mid on fielder. WICKET!! Another attempted shot down the ground, but this time Bishnoi makes up the ground and takes it. 

Kusal Mendis c Ravi Bishnoi b Arshdeep Singh 10(11)

Kusal Perera in at 3. Down leg first up, clipped behind for a boundary. 

Siraj continues. Nissanka gets an inside edge, but the ball trickles past the stumps and to the keeper for a single. Mendis follows up with a single to third man. Big appeal for lbw! Siraj pleading but the umpire says no. Pant doesn’t look too keen either. 

Arshdeep from the other end. India has placed a fielder deep on the offside, and the batters are happy to pick out singles in that area. Four!! Mendis lofts the last ball of the over over the head of mid on for four. 

Siraj with the new ball. Nissanka and Mendis open for Sri Lanka. Wide down leg side to start with. Four!! Short and wide, cut through the offside for a boundary by Nissanka. Mendis gets off the mark with a single to third man. Four!! On the pads, Nissanka clips it behind for his second boundary. 

Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (WK), Kusal Perera, Kamindu Mendis, Charith Asalanka(C), Dasun Shanaka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Ramesh Mendis, Maheesh Theekshana, Matheesha Pathirana, Asitha Fernando

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson, Suryakumar Yadav(C), Rishabh Pant(WK), Hardik Pandya, Riyan Parag, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Siraj

India wins the toss and opts to bowl first. ‘Bit of weather around’, says Surya. ‘Wicket played well in the second innings,’ he adds.

Sanju Samson comes in for India. replacing Gill who has a neck spasm. Ramesh Mendis replaces Dilshan Madushanka.

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Women’s Asia Cup 2024: Samarawickrama stars as Sri Lanka beats India to win maiden title

Sri Lanka beat India by eight wickets to win the Women’s Asia Cup 2024 final played at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium in Dambulla on Sunday.

Toss scheduled for 7:15 pm with play to start at 7:45 pm. Stay Tuned!

Positive update. Covers coming off the pitch too Pranay says. The super sopper is going around the outfield. 

Seems like they have stopped removing the covers. The central area continues to be fully covered. 

Bad news guys....Toss has been delayed due to rain. Pranay says the covers are coming off though. Won’t be much of a delay. The forecast says the next spell will only come after 11 PM. 

Pathum Nissanka, Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis(w), Charith Asalanka(c), Dasun Shanaka, Kamindu Mendis, Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Dilshan Madushanka, Matheesha Pathirana, Binura Fernando, Dinesh Chandimal, Kusal Perera, Asitha Fernando, Dunith Wellalage, Chamindu Wickramasinghe

“No signs of rain here. But, solid dark clouds hovering,” says our reporter Pranay Rajiv. 

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SL vs IND, 1st T20I: Gill’s aggressive approach stands out in series opener against Sri Lanka

Shubman Gill took an aggressive guard against the Sri Lankan bowlers in the PowerPlay during the 1st T20I, scoring a 16-ball 34, as he broke away from a string of conservative knocks in the format.

Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj, Sanju Samson, Riyan Parag, Khaleel Ahmed, Shivam Dube

The second T20I match between Sri Lanka and India will begin at 7:00 PM IST.

The second T20I match between Sri Lanka and India will be telecast on the Sony Sports Network. The match will also be available for streaming through the Sony Liv app and website.

Welcome to Sportstar’s live coverage of the second T20I between India and Sri Lanka at the Pallekele International Stadium. Stay Tuned for the scores and live updates from the contest.