India vs Sri Lanka 1st T20I: Shivam Mavi stars on debut as India beat Sri Lanka in last-over thriller

India took a 1-0 lead within the collection after defeating Sri Lanka by 2 runs within the nail-biting first T20I in Mumbai on Tuesday. Shivam Mavi impressed on his debut as he picked up 4 wickets for simply 22 runs in his 4 overs.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Jan 3, 2023 22:50 IST

Mavi was the star of the present as he picked up 4 wickets on debut (Courtesy: AP)

By India Today Web Desk: Shivam Mavi was the star of the present as India defeated Sri Lanka by two runs within the first T20I on Tuesday in a last-over thriller.

Mavi picked up 4 wickets because the hosts defeated Sri Lanka within the closing over of the sport which had the followers on the sting of their seats until the final ball.

Sri Lanka gained the toss within the match and put India to bat first. Ishan Kishan received the hosts off to a flying begin by scoring 17 runs within the first over by Kasun Rajitha.

However, Sri Lanka bounced again shortly as Mahesh Theekshana dismissed Shubman Gill, with simply 27 runs on the board. Suryakumar Yadav additionally adopted shortly because the Indian innings began to chill off with Sanju Samson additionally going for simply 5 runs with India at 46 for 3 in 6.5 overs.

Kishan received to 37 runs however he was dismissed by Hasaranga with the rating at 77 for 4. The hosts discovered themselves in all types of hassle when captain Hardik Pandya returned to the pavilion with the rating at 94 for 5 in 14.1 overs.

However, Deepak Hooda and Axar Patel launched a counterattack to place the strain again on the Sri Lankan bowlers. Hooda and Patel stitched collectively 68 runs off 35 deliveries to assist India attain 162 in 20 overs. Hooda and Patel remained unbeaten on 41 and 31 respectively.

Sri Lanka had a woeful begin to their chase as they misplaced Pathum Nissanka for only one run as he was bowled by Shivam Mavi. The debutant would decide up the wicket of Dhananjaya de Silva in his second over to depart the guests at 24 for 2 in 3.5 overs.

Umran Malik joined the social gathering as he received the wicket of Charith Asalanka and Harshal Patel eliminated Kusal Mendis and Bhanuka Rajapaksa to depart Sri Lanka in a spot of hassle at 68 for 5 in 10.4 overs.

Hasaranga and Shanaka stored the guests within the contest with some lusty blows, however Mavi returned and removed the previous, who scored 21 runs off 10 balls.

The Sri Lankan captain stored getting into his merry manner and took aside Harshal within the sixteenth over as 13 runs had been added to the scoreboard.

However, Malik delivered the massive wicket as Shanaka was dismissed for 45 runs in 27 deliveries to swing the match in India’s favour. Mavi would decide up his fourth wicket within the type of Theekshana as Sri Lanka’s hopes began to fade.

There was some late drama as Harshal conceded 14 runs within the nineteenth over, which means that Sri Lanka wanted 14 runs to win the match.

The final over went to Axar and Karunaratne received a six to convey the equation to five off 3 balls. But Karunaratne could not get the job finished as Rajitha and Madushanaka had been run out to see Sri Lanka get all out for 160 runs and India took a 1-0 lead.

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Jan 3, 2023