Kishan puts Lanka in a jam
Updated On: 25 February, 2022 07:21 AM IST | Lucknow | Santosh Suri
Young opener Ishan scores 56-ball 89 to help India put on massive 199-2; hosts beat Sri Lanka by 62 runs
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Ishan Kishan in full flow against SL at Lucknow yesterday. Pics/AFP
Even after making as many as six changes to their team from the last T20I game against West Indies, India were as dominant as expected of a top-ranked team. The way they outplayed Sri Lanka in the first T20I at the Ekana Stadium here, clearly showed the chasm between the two sides. India’s top three batsmen gleefully accepted the invitation to bat first on a placid pitch and once the home team posted 199 for two, it was a match for India to lose. But their bowlers were not going to be generous and throttled the rivals to go one-up in three-match series with a 62-run win in a rather lopsided contest.
India’s top three batsmen toyed with the Sri Lankan bowling, with skipper Rohit Sharma as masterly as ever. During his 44-run knock he became the highest run-getter in T20I, surpassing Martin Guptill’s 3,299 in 115 games. Rohit now has 3,307 in 123 games and is closely followed by Virat Kohli at 3,296 from 97 matches.
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