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India defeated Sri Lanka by 7 wickets in the second T20 match under the DLS method. With this, India took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the 3 T20 series. India won the toss and chose to bowl in Pallekele. Sri Lanka scored 161 runs for the loss of 9 wickets. It rained during India’s batting, due to which the team got a revised target of 78 runs in 8 overs. The team achieved the target in 6.3 overs for the loss of 3 wickets.
Many moments and records were seen in this match. India lost its DRS in the sixth over. Rinku Singh took 2 brilliant catches in the same over. Jaiswal became the batsman to score 2024 runs.
Moments and records of IND vs SL match…
1. India lost DRS, Nissanka was out in the next over
Akshar Patel came to bowl the sixth over of Sri Lanka’s innings. He bowled an overpitched ball close to good length on the off stump to Pathum Nissanka. Here Nissanka missed the ball. India appealed which was rejected by the umpire. Later India took a review and the umpire’s decision remained intact. After this, in the 10th over, Nissanka played a cut shot on Ravi Bishnoi’s ball and the ball hit the pad. The umpire gave him out.

Pathum Nissanka scored 32 runs off 24 balls.
2. Rinku went out of the boundary after taking the catch
Hardik came to bowl the 14th over. Here Kusal Perera played a good length ball from the backfoot. The ball went to deep square leg. Rinku Singh caught the ball but his foot slid and hit the boundary line and the umpire gave a six.

Rinku Singh tries to take the catch at deep square leg.

Kusal Perera scored a fifty with this six.
3. Rinku took 2 brilliant catches in the same over
Hardik took 2 wickets in the 16th over. First he got Kamindu Mendis caught by Rinku Singh. Here Rinku took a brilliant catch by diving forward. On the last ball of the same over, Rinku took another good catch. Perera was out at deep square leg. Hardik bowled a fuller ball on the leg stump and Perera played the shot in the air but could not time the ball and Rinku took the catch by diving forward.

Rinku took the catch of Kamindu Mendis.
4. Ravi Bishnoi took 2 wickets in 2 balls
Bishnoi came to bowl the 17th over of Sri Lanka’s innings. Here he took wickets on the third and fourth balls. First he bowled Dasun Shanaka. After that, Hasaranga, who came to bat, was dismissed on a score of zero.

Ravi Bishnoi bowled Dasun Shanaka and Hasaranga for a score of zero.
5. Mahish Teekshana’s dream delivery
In the second over of India’s innings, Mahish Theekshana bowled Sanju Samson. Here, while trying to defend a good length ball on the off stump, Sanju got deceived and was clean bowled. Theekshana had bowled a carrom ball.

Sanju Samson was out on a score of zero.
Now the records made in the match…
Fact- Sanju Samson has now equalled Virat Kohli in the list of most number of times he got out on a score of zero for India in 2024. Now he also has 2 ducks along with Virat.
1. 200+ strike rate for India in T20
Suryakumar Yadav has batted at a strike rate of 200 or more in an innings for a minimum of 30 runs, 10 times. He is followed by Rohit Sharma, who has achieved this feat 7 times.

2. Most wins for India in T20 against any country
India has now won the most matches against Sri Lanka. Now India has won 21 matches against Sri Lanka. Australia is in second place against whom India has won 20 matches.

3. Most runs in 2024
India’s opener Yashasvi Jaiswal has now reached the top in terms of scoring runs in 2024. He now has 1023 runs. Sri Lanka’s Kusal Mendis is at number two with 888 runs.

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