भारत ने 43 रन से जीता पहला टी-20: श्रीलंका 170 पर ऑलआउट, आखिरी 8 विकेट 30 रन बनाने में गंवाए; अक्षर के विकेट ने पलटा मैच

Team India has won the first match of the T20 series against Sri Lanka by 43 runs. With this victory, Team India has taken a 1-0 lead in the 5 match series. The second match of the series will be played on 28th July.

The host team won the toss and chose to bowl at the Pallekele ground. Batting first, the Indian team scored 213 runs for 7 wickets in 20 overs. Chasing the target of 214 runs, the Sri Lankan team was all out for 170 runs in 19.2 overs.

The team had scored 140 runs for one wicket in 14 overs, but the team collapsed as soon as Pathum Nissanka was out. The Sri Lankan team lost the last 8 wickets for 30 runs. Captain Suryakumar Yadav was the Player of the Match. A hero in the photo, who turned the match around…

Axar Patel dismissed Pathum Nissanka in the first ball of the 15th over to turn the match in India’s favour.

Match analysis in 4 points…

1. Match Winner- Suryakumar Yadav

Captain Suryakumar Yadav was the match winner for India. He played an explosive innings of 58 runs in 26 balls. Surya scored runs at a strike rate of 223.08. Surya hit 8 fours and 2 sixes. He came to bat at number-3 after Gill was out on a score of 74, Yashasvi Jaiswal was also out on the same score. In such a situation, Surya made an opening partnership of 76 runs in 43 balls with Pant.

2. Hero of victory

Rishabh Pant

Gill-Jaiswal were out on 74 runs. Here wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant came to the crease at number-4. He supported captain Suryakumar Yadav very well and recovered the team from two consecutive setbacks. Pant scored 49 runs in 33 balls. With the help of 6 fours and a six, Pant’s strike rate was 148.48.

Yashasvi Jaiswal

Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 40 runs in 21 balls. He along with Shubman Gill gave a quick start to the Indian team. Both of them made an opening partnership of 74 runs in 36 balls. This partnership laid the foundation for India’s score of 200+.

Shubman Gill

Opener Shubman Gill played a crucial innings of 34 runs off 16 balls. He scored runs at a strike rate of 212.50. On the basis of his and Jaiswal’s fast innings, India crossed the 50-run mark in just 4 overs.

Riyan Parag

Riyan Parag bowled 1.2 overs and took 3 wickets for just 5 runs. A batsman was also run out in Riyan’s over and he also took a catch in fielding.

3 turning point-

15th over bowled by Akshar Patel, he dismissed Nisanka who had scored a fifty
Chasing a target of 214 runs, the Sri Lankan team had scored 140 runs for the loss of one wicket in 14 overs. The match was almost tied here. In such a situation, Akshar Patel came with the 15th over and bowled out Pathum Nissanka, who had scored 79 runs, on the very first ball. He broke the partnership of 56 runs. The Sri Lankan team fell apart as soon as Nissanka was out.

Fighter of the Match- Pathum Nissanka

Sri Lankan opener Pathum Nissanka was the fighter of the match. He scored 79 runs off 48 balls. Nissanka scored at a strike rate of 164.58. His innings included 7 fours and 6 sixes. He shared an opening partnership of 84 with Kusal Mendis and a 56-run partnership for the second wicket with Kusal Perera.