India vs Sri Lanka 2024: India made a resounding statement in Gautam Gambhir reign as Indian coach in the opening T20I against Sri Lanka, securing a comprehensive 43-run victory. The match was a tale of two halves as Sri Lanka threatened to pull off a heist before imploding spectacularly.
Suryakumar Yadav continued his blistering form, anchoring the Indian innings with a rapid-fire 58. His partnership with Yashasvi Jaiswal, who struck a fluent 40, laid the foundation for a formidable total of 213/7. While Matheesha Pathirana’s fiery spells caused some hiccups, India managed to post a challenging target.
Sri Lanka’s response was nothing short of sensational until Pathum Nissanka fell. The opener was in imperious form, racing to a 48-ball 79, but his dismissal triggered a catastrophic collapse. Axar Patel’s crucial breakthrough ignited a slide that saw Sri Lanka lose six wickets for just 23 runs. Riyan Parag finished the job with clinical precision, claiming two wickets in the final over.
India vs Sri Lanka 2024: Full Scorecard
India (20 ovs maximum)
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | st †BKG Mendis b Hasaranga | 40 | 21 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 190.47 | ||
| Shubman Gill | c Fernando b Madushanka | 34 | 16 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 212.50 | ||
| Suryakumar Yadav (c) | lbw b Pathirana | 58 | 26 | 42 | 8 | 2 | 223.07 | ||
| Rishabh Pant † | b Pathirana | 49 | 33 | 68 | 6 | 1 | 148.48 | ||
| Hardik Pandya | b Pathirana | 9 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 90.00 | ||
| Riyan Parag | lbw b Pathirana | 7 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 116.66 | ||
| Rinku Singh | b Fernando | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | ||
| Axar Patel | not out | 10 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 200.00 | ||
| Arshdeep Singh | not out | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | ||
| Extras | (w 4) | 4 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 20 Ov (RR: 10.65) | 213/7 | |||||||
| Did not bat: Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Siraj | |||||||||
| Fall of wickets: 1-74 (Shubman Gill, 5.6 ov), 2-74 (Yashasvi Jaiswal, 6.1 ov), 3-150 (Suryakumar Yadav, 13.2 ov), 4-176 (Hardik Pandya, 16.3 ov), 5-192 (Riyan Parag, 18.1 ov), 6-201 (Rishabh Pant, 18.5 ov), 7-206 (Rinku Singh, 19.4 ov) • DRS | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dilshan Madushanka | 3 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 15.00 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Asitha Fernando | 4 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 11.75 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Maheesh Theekshana | 4 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 11.00 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | 4 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 7.00 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kamindu Mendis | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matheesha Pathirana | 4 | 0 | 40 | 4 | 10.00 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Sri Lanka (T: 214 runs from 20 ovs)
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pathum Nissanka | b Patel | 79 | 48 | 69 | 7 | 4 | 164.58 | ||
| Kusal Mendis † | c Jaiswal b Arshdeep Singh | 45 | 27 | 39 | 7 | 1 | 166.66 | ||
| Kusal Perera | c Ravi Bishnoi b Patel | 20 | 14 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 142.85 | ||
| Kamindu Mendis | b Parag | 12 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 150.00 | ||
| Charith Asalanka (c) | c Jaiswal b Ravi Bishnoi | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Dasun Shanaka | run out (Mohammed Siraj/†Pant) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | ||
| Wanindu Hasaranga | c Parag b Arshdeep Singh | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 66.66 | ||
| Maheesh Theekshana | b Parag | 2 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 | ||
| Matheesha Pathirana | c Patel b Mohammed Siraj | 6 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 85.71 | ||
| Asitha Fernando | not out | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Dilshan Madushanka | b Parag | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Extras | (lb 2, w 2) | 4 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 19.2 Ov (RR: 8.79) | 170 | |||||||
| Fall of wickets: 1-84 (Kusal Mendis, 8.4 ov), 2-140 (Pathum Nissanka, 14.1 ov), 3-149 (Kusal Perera, 14.6 ov), 4-158 (Charith Asalanka, 15.6 ov), 5-160 (Dasun Shanaka, 16.1 ov), 6-161 (Kamindu Mendis, 16.4 ov), 7-163 (Wanindu Hasaranga, 17.1 ov), 8-170 (Matheesha Pathirana, 18.5 ov), 9-170 (Maheesh Theekshana, 19.1 ov), 10-170 (Dilshan Madushanka, 19.2 ov) • DRS | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arshdeep Singh | 3 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 8.00 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohammed Siraj | 3 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 7.66 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Axar Patel | 4 | 0 | 38 | 2 | 9.50 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ravi Bishnoi | 4 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 9.25 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hardik Pandya | 4 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 10.25 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Riyan Parag | 1.2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3.75 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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