India crush Sri Lanka by 62 runs in 1st T20I
Lucknow Feb 24 PTI India comfortably beat Sri Lanka by 62 runs in the first T20 International here on Thursday Batting first IPLs costliest buy Ishan Kishan plundered a career-best 56-ball-89 while Shreyas Iyer helped himself to an unbeaten 57 off 28 balls as India scored 199 for two and then restricted Sri Lanka to 137 for six Skipper Rohit Sharma also got 44 off 32 balls as Sri Lankan bowlers without worlds premier leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga were taken to cleaners by Indian batters Kishan had 10 fours and three sixes in his innings while Iyer hit five fours and two sixes In bowling Bhuvneshwar Kumar 29 Venkatesh Iyer 236 got their share of wickets Yuzvendra Chahal 111 in 3 overs also bowled well Brief Scores India 199 for 2 in 20 overs Ishan Kishan 89 Shreyas Iyer 57 not out Dasun Shanaka 119 Sri Lanka 137 for 6 in 20 overs Charith Asalanka 53 not out Venkatesh Iyer 236 Bhuvneshwar Kumar 29 PTI KHS KHS ATK ATK
Lucknow Feb 24 PTI India comfortably beat Sri Lanka by 62 runs in the first T20 International here on Thursday Batting first IPLs costliest buy Ishan Kishan plundered a career-best 56-ball-89 while Shreyas Iyer helped himself to an unbeaten 57 off 28 balls as India scored 199 for two and then restricted Sri Lanka to 137 for six Skipper Rohit Sharma also got 44 off 32 balls as Sri Lankan bowlers without worlds premier leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga were taken to cleaners by Indian batters Kishan had 10 fours and three sixes in his innings while Iyer hit five fours and two sixes In bowling Bhuvneshwar Kumar 29 Venkatesh Iyer 236 got their share of wickets Yuzvendra Chahal 111 in 3 overs also bowled well Brief Scores India 199 for 2 in 20 overs Ishan Kishan 89 Shreyas Iyer 57 not out Dasun Shanaka 119 Sri Lanka 137 for 6 in 20 overs Charith Asalanka 53 not out Venkatesh Iyer 236 Bhuvneshwar Kumar 29 PTI KHS KHS ATK ATK
