Suryakumar Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumarstar in simple India victory over Sri Lanka

ColomboSuryakumar Yadav’s golden run with the bat was fantastically complemented by the Indian bowling unit led by Bhuvneshar Kumar because the guests outclassed Sri Lanka by 38 runs within the first T20 International right here on Sunday.
If Surya’s second T20 International half-century — a lovely 50 off 34 balls — ensured an honest whole of 164 for five, Yuzvendra Chahal (1/19 in 4 overs) oozed class whereas Deepak Chahar (2/24 in 3 overs) and Bhuvneshwar (4/22 in 3.3 overs) picked up wickets when it mattered most, bowling the hosts out for 126 in 18.3 overs
In truth, from 111/4 within the sixteenth over, Sri Lanka misplaced their final six wickets for less than 15 runs.
In what would be the remaining worldwide audition earlier than T20 World Cup, Chahal gave his all in presence of IPL star and debutant thriller spinner Varun Chakravarthy, who as per grapevine may very well be the Indian crew administration’s alternative for the marquee occasion.
Chahal not solely bowled 10 dots aside from the ‘jaffa delivery’ to dislodge Dhanajaya de Silva but in addition bowled an excellent fifteenth over that turned the course for India with solely three runs conceded.
After a whirlwind begin within the first two overs, Dhawan launched Krunal Pandya (1/16 in 2 overs), who rapidly eliminated Minod Bhanuka. Chahal arguably bowled the supply of the match — a flighted supply foxing Dhananjaya de Silva (9) to play inside the road to get castled.
Last ODI hero Avishka Fernando (26) additionally paid for slowness of the observe as he tried to tug Bhuvneshwar.
However, debutant Charith Asalanka (44 off 26 balls) had different concepts as he launched into opposition rookie Chakravarthy (1/28 in 4 overs), smoking him for 2 sixes into cow nook whilst his associate Ashen Bandara (9 off 19 balls) struggled on the different finish.
Bandara’s distress was ended by gradual off-break from Hardik Pandya (1/17 in 2 overs) however Asalanka saved Sri Lanka in rivalry with some massive hits earlier than being dismissed by Chahar.
Earlier, Suryakumar continued his wealthy vein of type and was supported by helpful contributions from skipper Shikhar Dhawan (46 off 38 balls) together with Ishan Kishan (20 not out off 14 balls) on the back-end.
Skipper Dhawan added 62 with Surya in eight overs to offer a strong launch-pad however the latter’s dismissal certainly price India 20 further runs.
But trying on the partnership, it was evident that the junior associate was batting in a extra assured method, having already sealed his place within the T20 World Cup crew whereas the skipper remains to be preventing what seems like a shedding battle to jostle inside that jam-packed top-order in the principle squad.
There was a six over deep mid-wicket off Akila Dananjaya however the innings did lack the punch regardless of 4 extra boundaries.
It was Surya’s 5 fours and a six that actually helped Kishan and Hardik to launch the ultimate assault.
At the beginning, Prithvi Shaw had a forgettable T20 International debut as Dushmantha Chammera’s (2/24 in 4 overs) outswinger discovered the sting of his bat off the very first supply of the match.
Sanju Samson (27 off 20 balls) hit his customary six whereas batting like a millionaire earlier than Wanindu Hasaranga (2/28 in 4 overs) trapped him with a googly.
Surya as typical was in his free-flowing self, hitting these whiplash on-drives, cowl drives and ramp photographs which is a sight to look at each in opposition to pacers and spinners.
However, what was exhilarating was how Surya picked all these back-of-the-hand slower deliveries from seamers Isuru Udana and Chamika Karunaratne.
Udana was dispatched with a standard sweep shot for boundary whereas Karunaratne was slog swept for a six.
When Hasaranga got here for his final over, he went inside-out to loft him for a straight six to finish his fifty however the leg-spinner had the final chortle as he was not afraid to flight as soon as extra and this time the inside-out chip shot didn’t have required wings to soar over the ropes.
His dismissal did rob India an opportunity to attain 175 plus.