India resumed their flawless record in the shortest form with a 62-run victory against Sri Lanka in the opening T20I on February 24 at Lucknow’s Ekana Stadium. Team India has won 10 consecutive T20Is, notably back-to-back series victory against New Zealand and also the West Indies.
After a batting brilliant display from team captain Rohit Sharma, alongside his partner Ishan Kishan, and middle-order excitement Shreyas Iyer in the 1st innings, the Indian bowling attack offered major breakthroughs at frequent intervals in the 2nd as the Sri Lankans missed the track in their 200-run hunt and were unable to restore once wickets began to fall.
Ishan Kishan alongside Rohit Sharma established a solid start for India after just being called in to bat Lankan team captain Dasun Shanaka. The combination scored 111 runs for the opening partnership until the Hitman was dismissed in the 12th over, hitting 44 off 32. The lefty picked up the Sri Lankan bowling attack frequently, hitting a brilliant half-century off only 30 deliveries.
That’s that from the 1st T20I.#TeamIndia win by 62 runs and go 1-0 up in the three-match series.
Scorecard – https://t.co/RpSRuIlfLe #INDvSL @Paytm pic.twitter.com/S2EoR9yesm
— BCCI (@BCCI) February 24, 2022
Kishan has been dismissed then after smashing 89 ff 59, missing out on his first tonne by only 11 runs. Shreyas Iyer’s 57 off 28 deliveries at the close of the innings drove India to 199/2 in 20 overs.
On the other side, the visitors really got things going after losing in-form starter Pathum Nissanka for just a golden duck, as the Indian counterparts kept hitting with precision bowling. After 97/6, it appeared to be everywhere for them, but middle-order batsman Charith Asalanka decided to carry on with a magnificent performance and stood undefeated on 53 off 47.
Unfortunately, he remained Sri Lanka’s sole fighter, and with a little backup from the other extreme, the 2014 T20 world champions were finally confined to 137/6 in 20 overs.
Twitter Reactions:
Milestone 🔔 – Captain @ImRo45 now sits atop the leading run-scorer in T20Is list 👏👏#TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/4SzIDCXuTM
— BCCI (@BCCI) February 24, 2022
It was always impossible for Lankan team to chase that total but the way they surrendered was a bit surprising. #cricketwitter #INDvSL
— parthiv patel (@parthiv9) February 24, 2022
10 Consecutive wins for #TeamIndia in T20Is. Great going👏 #INDvSL
— S.Badrinath (@s_badrinath) February 24, 2022
India too good for this Sri Lanka side. #CricketTwitter #INDvSL
— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh) February 24, 2022
SL: No KL, Virat, Pant, Sky. Ind total won’t be that high.
Meanwhile Indian total: #INDvSL pic.twitter.com/anMUUgcVRX— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) February 24, 2022
POV: you’re looking at the leading wicket-taker for India in T20Is 🇮🇳#INDvSL | @yuzi_chahal pic.twitter.com/HoeCcqmuGD
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) February 24, 2022
MOST RUN IN T20Is:
3307 – Rohit Sharma
3299 – Martin Guptill
3296 – Virat Kohli
2776 – Paul Stirling
2686 – Aaron Finch#INDvSL #TeamIndia #RohitSharma𓃵 @ImRo45 pic.twitter.com/FYBtlHA5aw— Aneesh (@Aneesh_98) February 24, 2022
Never in doubt 😌#TeamIndia put in an all-round performance, winning the 1⃣st T20I by 6⃣2⃣ runs 👊🏼
We march on 💙#INDvSL pic.twitter.com/XRCPvzIwgi
— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) February 24, 2022
One word to describe our batting performance against Sri Lanka tonight❓🤔
📷 BCCI • #IshanKishan #ShreyasIyer #RohitSharma #INDvSL #INDvsSL #TeamIndia #BharatArmy #COTI🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/AFC8JbL6Y0
— The Bharat Army (@thebharatarmy) February 24, 2022
Fantastic start by India…Rohit unlucky to get out to a bowl that kept too low #INDvSL #RohitSharma #indiatvcricket youtube channel @indiatvnews
— Samip Rajguru (@samiprajguru) February 24, 2022
People are criticising SL a bit too much. They are playing without 3 regulars – Kusal Mendis, Hasaranga & Theekshana. Camp is hit by covid & injuries. They’re just here to honour the FTP pre-decided. #INDvSL
— 𝙋𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙮𝙪𝙨𝙝 (@ps26_11) February 24, 2022
