IND vs SL 2nd T20I Live: Nissanka's knock in vain as Iyer wins it for India

India won the 2nd T20I vs Sri Lanka to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series courtesy of a brilliant showing from Shreyas Iyer, Ravindra Jadeja and Sanju Samson. Catch the Highlights

10:55 PM

IND vs SL | 2nd T20I Live Score Updates | IND 175-3 | Over 17.1- Shreyas Iyer Player of the Match

 

Shreyas Iyer, the man who got India to the victory with his best-ever performance in international T20 with the bat of 74* which came in just 44 balls, has been awarded the Player of the Match 

 

And that would be it from the coverage of this game as India take yet another series win, their seventh on the trot in T20Is at home as they build towards that dream 2022 for the T20 World Cup in Australia later this year. 

10:49 PM

IND vs SL | 2nd T20I Live Score Updates | IND 175-3 | Over 17.1-Shanaka's knock in vain

10:46 PM

IND vs SL | 2nd T20I Live Score Updates | IND 175-3 | Over 17.1- Shanaka storm at Dharamsala

 

Earlier in the evening, the rain clouds might have gone off and there was no update of rain, but a storm did come and it was from the bat of Sri Lankan captain Dasun Shanaka, who hit 47 off just 19 balls. He hit five lofty sixes, one among which might have been the biggest of the season almost. Along with Shanaka, Nissanka was great with the bat as well as he hit 75 off just 53 balls to lay the foundation for a great total. They set India a target of 184 to win the match and take the series as well.

10:44 PM

IND vs SL | 2nd T20I Live Score Updates | IND 175-3 | Over 17.1- Iyer-Jadeja-Samson- The winning trio

 

It was the trio of Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson and Ravindra Jade as the Indian openers Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan were taken early by Sri Lankan pacers Dushmantha Chameera and Lahiru Kumara. From 44-2 in the 6th over to 80-2 at the end of the 10th, India were struggling big time. However, the knocks of 74* from Shreyas Iyer, 39 off 25 balls from Sanju Samson and 45 off just 18 balls from Jadeja made sure that the game was finished in just 17.1 overs. 

10:43 PM

IND vs SL | 2nd T20I Live Score Updates | IND 175-3 | Over 17.1- India's victory

 

India captain Rohit Sharma has now sealed seal yet another series win as his team beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets, chasing down 184 with 17 balls remaining in the second T20I of the three-match series at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala. This is now the 11th consecutive T20I victory for the men in blue and if they beat Sri Lanka in the third T20I as well, they will equal Afghanistan's record for most T20I wins on a trot for a Test-playing nation. 

10:31 PM

IND vs SL | 2nd T20I Live Score Updates | IND 186-3 | Over 17.1- India win 11th consecutive T20I

 

This is has been a great exhibition of India's talent as after getting only 80 from the first 10 overs, Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson and Ravindra Jadeja combined scored 106 in the next 43 balls, which is colossal by all standards. With this win, India now have won 11 T20Is on a trot and need just one more win to equal Afghanistan's record of most consecutive T20I wins by a Test-playing nation. 

10:26 PM

IND vs SL | 2nd T20I Live Score Updates | IND 186-3 | Over 17.1- India register an emphatic win

 

And a four of the very first ball from Ravindra Jadeja as he strikes it straight for four runs and finishes the game with 17 balls remaining and seven wickets in hand. 

10:24 PM

IND vs SL | 2nd T20I Live Score Updates | IND 182-3 | Over 17- India need two more runs

 

India are here and they are winning it easy here. The biggest mistake from Sri Lanka has been their bad fielding and the internet to not attack from the start 

 

Seven runs come from the 17th over and we will have to go to the 18th 

10:19 PM

IND vs SL | 2nd T20I Live Score Updates | IND 175-3 | Over 16- Poor fielding from Sri Lanka

 

Dushmantha Chameera is back into the attack and a midfield converts a single into a double 

 

And a drop once again !! Sri Lanka have just gifted the match here as this was an easy chance and Asalanka should have taken this. Now it has gone for a six as well. This is pathetic from Sri Lanka 

 

Four!! India look in a hurry now as the short ball has been hit for four. Only 19 runs are needed now 

 

Four!! Again. And that was an action replay as it was short and pulled away at the same place for four runs 

 

And four more India are just running away now as this has gone for yet another four 

 

21 runs come from this over as India now need just nine more to win from four overs

10:13 PM

IND vs SL | 2nd T20I Live Score Updates | IND 152-3 | Over 15- 17 from the over

 

And the nine runs that have come off the first ball of the over that take the equation down to almost run a ball now for India 

 

And this over is now turning into a game-changer for India 

 

And with this double, Shreyas Iyer now moves to his highest T20I score as he goes past 67

 

The fielding from Sri Lanka has been very sloppy and doubt there is dew, but still has been poor. 17 runs come from this over and India still need 32 off just 30 balls 

10:08 PM

IND vs SL | 2nd T20I Live Score Updates | IND 146-3 | Over 15th-Free hit

 

Four!! Binura Fernando comes into the attack and offers room to Ravindra Jadeja and he has done the biggest crime in T20 of bowling a no ball. So now that would be a free hit 

 

What can Binura bowl now? Can he come back?

 

No he can not as an attempted yorker by him has been driven straight for four runs by Jadeja once again 

10:05 PM

IND vs SL | 2nd T20I Live Score Updates | IND 136-3 | Over 14

 

Four!! What a shot. What an exquisite drive this is from Ravindra Jadeja who has come into bowl 

 

Appeal and the umpire says no for a caught-behind appeal. 7 runs have already come from the over and with a single, India get eight from it 

10:01 PM

IND vs SL | 2nd T20I Live Score Updates | IND 128-3 | Over 13- Sanju gone, Binura takes a blinder

 

Sanju Samson has made this over his own as he has 22 runs in this over and has got one wide as well. Three sixes and a four and that is a blinder taken by Feranndno as Sanju's scintillating knock is being stopped by a 6 foot 6-inch giant's one-handed jumping catch in the slips. But Sanju Samson has done his job by making 39 off just 25 balls. India now need only 56 from the last seven overs. 

9:57 PM

IND vs SL | 2nd T20I Live Score Updates | IND 105-2 | Over 12- India march along

 

Six! Now that's a great way to start the over from Shreyas Iyer and so much from the Sri Lankan skipper Dasun Shanka

 

100 comes up for India here as Shreyas iyer is really making a case for himself to be included in the all string Indian playing 11 when all players are available 

 

Another huge wide from Shanka and Sri Lanka are now falling behind 

 

14 comes from the over and it is once again poor fielding from Sri Lanka . Now India need only 79 from 8 overs

9:41 PM

IND vs SL | 2nd T20I Live Score Updates | IND 80-2 | Over 10- India need 104 in 60 balls

 

Dropped!! Had that been taken, it would have been a greatnight for the Sri Lankan captain Dsun Shanka as he comes into bowl. The ball goes for four runs though 

 

Short again from Shanka as Sanju Samson plays this for a single 

 

A quick leg bye to finish the over for Shanka as India finish half their overs with 80 on the board 

9:37 PM

IND vs SL | 2nd T20I Live Score Updates | IND 70-2 | Over 09

 

Six!! That was needed as Shreays Iyer comes down the crase and takes on the left arm spinner and hit him over his head for a sixer

 

Six!! Once again a similar ball and once again it's a six from Shreyas Iyer 

9:32 PM

IND vs SL | 2nd T20I Live Score Updates | IND 56-2 | Over 08

 

It's Chamika Karunaratne into the attack. The over has so far been great and Sanju Samson is now stuck in the crease, he is unable to move the score along. Five runs come from the over

9:28 PM

IND vs SL | 2nd T20I Live Score Updates | IND 51-2 | Over 07- 50 up for India

 

Praveen Jayawickrama with his left-arm spin comes into the attack and this might be a relief for the Indian batters from the pace of Chameera and Kumara

 

Iyer and Sanju Samson, the two people who badly needed a situation like the one they have been served to win India a tough game, have their task cut out here 

9:24 PM

IND vs SL | 2nd T20I Live Score Updates | IND 46-2 | Over 06- Sri Lanka lose review

 

This is good bowling from Kumara as he hits Samson on the pads and the umpire has given it not out, though it has hit him on the pads. But the review has been taken and it seems to have hit the bat and a review is wasted by Sri Lanka here

 

Sanju Samson opens his account

 

And a great over from Kumara comes to an end as it also ends the Powerplay. The only fault in this over was that Sri Lanka lost the review 

9:20 PM

IND vs SL | 2nd T20I Live Score Updates | IND 44-2 | Over 06th- Kishan gone

 

And that's the wicket, Ishan Kishan's miserable stay at the wicket comes to an end as a nothing shot from him goes in the air and is caught at mid-on 
 

9:17 PM

IND vs SL | 2nd T20I Live Score Updates | IND 44-1 | Over 05- Three fours in a row

 

Binura Fernando comes back into the attack 

 

Four!! That was a very bad ball from Fernando as it was neither too short nor too full and Iyer hits it through the line for four towards long-on 

 

Four!! Once again the same length and this is very poor bowling from Binura as Iyer pulls this one for four as well 

 

Four!! Three in a row that's brilliant from Iyer and poor from Binura as this was very full and Iyer needed no second invitation to lash on to it 

9:13 PM

IND vs SL | 2nd T20I Live Score Updates | IND 30-1 | Over 04- Brilliant over from Kumara

 

Edge and it just passes the slips. That is brilliant bowling from the Sri Lankan pacers as Kumara gets a thick outside edge of Iyer and it passes the first slip. This is the second time that not having the second slip has caused Sri Lanka a wicket, India would have been three down by now has there had been two slips 

 

And Ishan Kishan swings for the hills without any connection whatsoever 

9:10 PM

IND vs SL | 2nd T20I Live Score Updates | IND 24-1 | Over 04- Concussion test for Kishan

Lahiru Kumara comes into bowl and starts with a great ball to Shreaqys Iyer but doesn't get the wicket

 

Serious pace!! And on the helmet of Ishan Kishan this one. It has hit the Indian opener on the back of his helmet as he tried to pull a short ball and the concussion test has been asked for as mandated by ICC rules

 

And Ishan Kishan is fine it seems as he has chosen to bat on 

9:07 PM

IND vs SL | 2nd T20I Live Score Updates | IND 23-1 | Over 03- Great over from Chameera

 

Chameera comes in for the second over and starts with a wide 

 

Chameera surprises Ishan with the bounce and the leading-edge goes in the gap 

 

Oh!! That was a bulldozer of a ball as this was a strange shot from Iyer who went towards the off stump and then came back and a pitch-perfect full ball from Chameera just misses the off stump by a whisker

 

A great over from Chameera comes to an end as he decides Iyer once again and hit him on the pads, but just way too high to be appealed for 

9:01 PM

IND vs SL | 2nd T20I Live Score Updates | IND 18-1 | Over 02- Eventful over

 

Edge and just away from the first slip as he eludes the slip fielder and goes for four runs 

 

Oh !! And that might have been yet another Played on but misses Kishan's stumps 

 

Four!! This is has been a good over from Binura Fernando until this one as a straight drive from Iyer takes the ball for four runs 

8:58 PM

IND vs SL | 2nd T20I Live Score Updates | IND 09-1 | Over 01- Bowled him

 

Bowled him!! And that's the wicket Sri Lankan was looking for as Rohit Sharma is deceived by the pace of Dushamnatha Chammera and he played the ball on to his stumps 

 

In the over, Ishan Kishan had hit a four already 

8:41 PM

IND vs SL | 2nd T20I Live Score Updates | SL 183-5 | Over 20- Shanka shuns Harshal

 

Appeal for LBW and the umpire gave it out but the batter takes the review and the review is successful and Shanaka survives 

 

And that is a huge six probably the biggest we have seen all season. Shanaka has hit that ball down to Solan it seems 

 

Six!! It rained in the daytime and in the night it is raining sixes from Shanaka as he hits yet another to finish the Sri Lankan innings at 183, a very very competitive total indeed. 

8:37 PM

IND vs SL | 2nd T20I Live Score Updates | SL 171-5 | Over 19.3- Funny scens here

 

And for the final over, here is Harshal Patel and he starts with a wide 

 

And that's lucky for the batter as he wanted to play it on the on-side and was on  his knees to sweep that but the ball hit his pads and went past the short third man for four runs of a leg bye 

 

A close double here from the Sri Lankan skipper as he dives to save himself 

 

This was funny as everyone was running on that ball. Hartshal comes charging in and so does the batter and so does the non-striker and the bowler doesn't deliver the ball 

 

Four!! This time around he gets the shot and it goes for four runs as there is no deep square leg 

8:32 PM

IND vs SL | 2nd T20I Live Score Updates | SL 160-5 | Over 19- Nissanka goes for well made 75

 

Six!! Boom says Shanaka once again as he heaves this over long-on for a huge six once again 

 

This is going well for Sri Lanka as 150 comes up for them 

 

Four!! And that was a high bouncer and Shanka went for the pull and connected it to go ver the wicket-keeper for four runs 

 

Wicket!! And the reverse sweep brings the demise fo Nissnka as he misses this and Bhuvin strikes his pads to break the best partnership of the Sri Lankan innings so far 

8:26 PM

IND vs SL | 2nd T20I Live Score Updates | SL 144-4 | Over 18- Nissanka reverse sweeps Bumrah

 

Four!! That's cheeky from Nissanka as he goes across the wicket and picks the slower one for four over the wicket-keeper 

 

Four!! On the legs and Nisssnka batting for so long won't miss out as he helps this for four to the fine leg 

 

And finally the yorker lands for Bumrah 

 

Shanka needs to play smart here as a single could have done well than a dot ball her as nine have already come from the over 

 

Wow!! That was a Rishabh Pant in reverse from Pathum Nissnak as he literally reverse swept Bumrah for four runs. yes, read that again, reverse swept Bumrah for four