INDORE: Indian bowlers produced a clinical performance to restrict Sri Lanka to 142-9 in the second T20I of the three match series at the Holkar Cricket Stadium, here on Tuesday.
For Sri Lanka, only Kusal Perera (34 off 28) and Avishka Fernando (22 off 16) showed some resistance and helped their team post a modest total in the second match against India.
After being put into bat by India, openers Danushka Gunathilaka and Avishka Fernando gave Sri Lanka a good start. Sri Lanaka scored 48 runs in the powerplay, losing the wicket of danger man Avishka Fernando (22 off 16), who was dismissed by off-spinner Washington Sundar in the 5th over.
After Fernando’s wicket, Kusal Perera joined Danushka Gunathilaka in the middle for Sri Lanka. The scoring rate dipped for Sri Lanka after the powerplay overs as Saini and Sundar kept the two Sri Lanka batsmen quiet. Gunathilaka tried to up the ante but Navdeep Saini got rid of him with an absolute thunderbolt of a delivery clocking at 147.5 kmph, leaving Lanka to 54/2 after 7.4 overs. (AGENCIES)
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