Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer shine as India register easy win against Sri Lanka in 1st T20I

Team India defeated Sri Lanka by 62 runs in the first T20 of the three-match series. In this match, Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bowl first. Batting first, the Indian team had given a big target of 200 runs to Sri Lanka. But the Sri Lankan team could score only 137 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs.

One-sided defeat for Sri Lanka

The Sri Lankan team, chasing the target of 200 runs against the Indian team, had to face defeat by 62 runs. Sri Lanka’s start in this match was very poor and Bhuvneshwar Kumar gave the first blow to Sri Lanka on the very first ball of the innings. After this the wickets of Sri Lanka kept falling. Bhuvneshwar and Venkatesh Iyer took 2 wickets each for India. On the other hand, Ravindra Jadeja and Yuzvendra Chahal got one wicket each.

Best batting by Ishan-Iyer

In today’s match, once again captain Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan were opening. Ishan’s bat, which was a flop in the West Indies series, roared fiercely today. He scored 89 runs in 56 balls and he hit 10 fours and 3 sixes. On the other hand, Shreyas Iyer faced only 28 balls to score an unbeaten 57. He hit 5 fours and 2 sixes. Apart from this, captain Rohit also scored 44 runs. At the same time, Jadeja returned unbeaten after scoring 3 runs.

Jadeja-Bumrah return

Rohit Sharma fielded a strong team against Sri Lanka today. Many seasoned players have returned to this team. Jadeja has entered the Indian team after a long time. At the same time, Jasprit Bumrah, who was out in the West Indies series, wasalso back. Apart from this, Sanju Samson has once again been given a place in the team.