Dasun Shanaka has held his nerve within the ultimate over with some tremendous bowling as Sri Lanka restricted India to win the second Twenty20 by 16 runs.
With 21 runs wanted off six balls on Thursday, Shanaka conceded solely 4 as India had been held to 8-190.
Axar Patel had smacked 65 off 31 balls to assist India recuperate from 5-57, whereas Suryakumar Yadav scored 51 off 36 balls.
But it was not sufficient to match the Sri Lankans, for whom Shanaka additionally shone with the bat, smashing 56 not out off 22 balls as they notched up a formidable 6-206.
The three-match sequence is now stage 1-1 after India gained the primary recreation in Mumbai by two runs.
It was Sri Lanka’s first win in 13 T20s on Indian soil, their final win having additionally are available in Pune in 2016.
The sequence decider will likely be performed in Rajkot on Saturday.
“The Indian batsmen had enough skill to take the game away from us. But we managed to hold our nerves,” Shanaka stated.
“The game was set by our openers and it was good to defend in India.”
Put in to bat, Sri Lanka received off to a very good begin as Pathum Nissanka (33) and Kusal Mendis placed on 80 off 50 balls.
Mendis scored 52 off 31, together with three fours and 4 sixes, whereas Patel utilized the brakes nicely with 2-24 from 4 overs.
Pacer Umran Malik then harm Sri Lanka’s center order by choosing up 3-48 in a fiery four-over spell.
He bowled Bhanuka Rajpaksa (2) and Wanindu Hasranga (0), with Charith Asalanka (37) additionally dismissed in between.
Thanks to Malik, the guests had been lowered to 6-138 in 16 overs regardless of a very good begin.
But Shanaka then shone with the bat as he hit two fours and 6 sixes as India gave away 68 runs within the final 4 overs.
