Team India won the second match of the three-match T20 series played against Sri Lanka at Holkar Stadium in Indore. The Indian team got a big win in this match. India defeated Sri Lanka by 7 wickets to take 1-0 lead in the same series of three matches as one match of the series was canceled due to rain. Now the last and deciding match of the series will be played in Pune on Friday 10 January.
The Sri Lankan team sets a target of 143 runs in front of India, which the Indian team achieved by losing 3 wickets in 17.3 overs. For India, Lokesh Rahul (45), Shreyas Iyer (34), Shikhar Dhawan (32) and captain Virat Kohli (30) played an amazing inning and gave India the victory. In this match, Indian team captain Virat Kohli decided to bowl first after winning the toss. In such a situation, the Sri Lankan team, batting first, scored 142 runs, losing 9 wickets in 20 overs.
A total of 17 T20 International matches have been played between India and Sri Lanka since 2009, of which 11 matches have been won by the Indian team, while the Sri Lankan team has won only 5 times. At the same time, the previous match between the two was canceled. The surprising thing is that the Sri Lankan team has not won a single bilateral T20 series from India. However, India and Sri Lanka won the match 1–1 in the two-match T20 series on one occasion.
