Shanaka hit an unbeaten 56 off 22 balls laced with two fours and six sixes to steer Sri Lanka to 206-6 after being invited to bat first in Pune and later defended the total with his death bowling.
FirstCricket Staff
January 06, 2023 00:05:09 IST
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Dasun Shanaka led from the front with a record half-century and two wickets in Sri Lanka’s series-levelling 16-run win in the second T20I on Thursday. Sportzpics
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Shanaka hit an unbeaten 56 off 22 balls laced with two fours and six sixes to steer Sri Lanka to 206-6 after being invited to bat first in Pune. Sportzpics
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Kusal Mendis, who hit 52 off 31 balls, put together 80 runs with opening partner Pathum Nissanka, who made 33, to lay the foundations for the winning total. Sportzpics
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Left-arm quick Arshdeep Singh was guilty of bowling five of the seven no-balls in the innings. Three of them were successive as he achieved an unwanted record. Sportzpics
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Sri Lankan bowlers came roaring with Rajitha getting two wickets including Ishan Kishan (2) and Shubman Gill (5) in the second over of the Indian reply. Sportzpics
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Hardik Pandya had another unsuccessful outing with the bat as the T20 captain as he scored just 12 after scoring 27 in the last game. Sportzpics
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Axar Patel and Suryakumar Yadav brought India back in the game as they had a quickfire 90-run stand, Axar, coming in at number seven, raised his fifty in 20 balls with a six and Suryakumar also reached his half-century with a hit over the fence. Sportzpics