Cuttack – Opener Lokesh Rahul’s attacking half-century and four wickets by leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal powered India to their biggest ever Twenty20 win, outplaying Sri Lanka by 93 runs in the first match on Wednesday. Chahal returned impressive figures of 4-23 to help dismiss Sri Lanka for 87, …
Opener Lokesh Rahul, who was not part of the side that beat Sri Lanka 2-1 in the one-day international series, hit 61 off 48 balls to build the platform for India’s innings of 180-3 in 20 overs after Sri Lanka had won the toss and opted to field. The tourists, who also lost the three-test series 1-0, were all out …
India’s Yuzvendra Chahal, second right, celebrates with teammates the dismissal of Sri Lanka’s Angelo Mathews during their first Twenty20 international cricket match in Cuttack, India, Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017. (AP Photo/Bikas Das). Yuzvendra Chahal spun a web around the Sri Lankan batsmen as …
Sri Lanka is all set to take on a confident Indian outfit in first of the three Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) at the Baramati Stadium in Cuttack on Wednesday. India registered an eight-wicket victory over the visitors in Vishakhapatnam on Sunday, to …
India vs Sri Lanka: Dhoni, Barabati Pitch Attract Attention Ahead of First T20I … Cuttack: The pitch at the Barabati Stadium, untested for about a year, and former skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni attracted maximum attention on the eve of the T20 series …
India’s defeat in the first ODI was comprehensive, but it was a game in which Sri Lanka bowled well more than the Indian batsmen not playing to their potential. The ODI series saw India giving chances to Shreyas Iyer and Washington Sundar. Iyer was probably the find of the series for India, hitting two …
Tharanga attacked the Indian bowling en route his 82-ball 95 and Perera gave credit to their batting coach Thilan Samaraweera. “He made some technical changes which was the main reason to his success. I’ve to thank our batting coach.” Sri Lanka trained in the morning session but the team think tank …
Sri Lanka have been no match to India barring their one-off spectacular bowling effort in Dharmasala in the opening ODI. After India bounced back in Mohali, Sri Lanka had their best chance in Visakhapatnam but they collapsed from 136/1 to be bundled ou…
Cuttack: The bench strength is expected to be tested but India are unlikely to lower the intensity when they take on Sri Lanka in a three-match Twenty20 series starting here tomorrow, aiming to extend their dominance in the shortest format as well. The…
Winning is not everything — it is the only thing. The current Indian team seems to have embraced this philosophy and their approach and attitude right through the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka was geared towards endorsing it. Make no mistake…