Updated On: 28 July, 2024 12:06 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Suryakumar Yadav hailed the hosts for displaying good batting but he always knew that the pitch would slow down as the game progressed

India`s Suryakumar Yadav celebrates his fifty during the first T20 International cricket match of a series between India and Sri Lanka at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, in Pallekele. Pic/PTI
Having secured a victory in the the first game of the three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka, Team India`s captain Suryakumar Yadav feels that the game was under control despite the hosts making a good start as there was hardly any dew to make life difficult for his bowlers.
Chasing a target of 214 runs, the Lankans were bowled out for 170 runs and lost the opening match by 43 runs against the "Men in Blue."