Sri Lanka vs India

IND vs SL, 2nd T20 LIVE SCORE: Karunaratne removes India skipper Pandya in his very first over to join Rajitha, Madushanka in the wickets column.

Follow us on [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/firstpostin), [Twitter](https://twitter.com/firstpost) and [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/firstpost/). While the BCCI has named Vidarbha keeper-batter Jitesh Sharma as his replacement, Samson’s spot might go to either Rahul Tripathi or Washington Sundar. The Hardik Pandya-led side had on Tuesday won their opening match of the year in thrilling fashion, pulling off a two-run win after surviving a late scare with the game going down to the very last ball. [Latest News](https://www.firstpost.com/), [Trending News](https://www.firstpost.com/author/trendingdesk), [Cricket News](https://www.firstpost.com/firstcricket/), [Bollywood News](https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/bollywood), [India News](https://www.firstpost.com/category/india) and [Entertainment News](https://www.firstpost.com/category/entertainment) here. [Sanju Samson getting ruled out of the remainder of the series](https://www.firstpost.com/firstcricket/sports-news/india-vs-sri-lanka-sanju-samson-unlikely-for-second-t20i-11930092.html) due to injury. Team India will be hoping to clinch the three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka with a game to spare in the second match at Pune’s Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium on Thursday.

India Vs Sri Lanka 2nd T20I Match 2023, Scorecard Updates, IND VS SL LIVE Streaming: Team India will be looking to wrap up the three-match T20 International ...

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India chose to bowl vs Sri Lanka. India won the toss and elected to field first in the second T20I at the MCA stadium in Pune. The hosts made two changes to ...

Meanwhile, [Arshdeep Singh](http://www.espncricinfo.com/player/arshdeep-singh-1125976), who had missed the opening game due to an illness, came back to replace [Harshal Patel](http://www.espncricinfo.com/player/harshal-patel-390481). [Hardik Pandya](http://www.espncricinfo.com/player/hardik-pandya-625371), the India captain, expected the surface to remain the same throughout the game, and suggested dew as one of the reasons behind him electing to field first. Sri Lanka, on the other hand, went with the same side from the first T20I.

India vs Sri Lanka 2nd T20 Live Score: Hardik Pandya won the toss and opted to field. A win at Pune will help India take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the ...

India eventually won the game by 2 runs; but will he lose his place in the XI tonight? The pair added 68 runs in 35 balls, driving India to a respectable 162/5 in 20 overs. Shivam Mavi had a phenomenal outing in the first T20I, which was also his India debut. While the Indian bowlers did a decent job in the previous T20I, Yuzvendra Chahal was a rare exception. It was a high scoring encounter as piled over 200 and won the contest by a huge margin. Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis will open the innings for the tourists. Arshdeep Singh bowls it full and on the pads of Nissanka, which is flicked for a boundary. Mendis smashes the freehit on the leg side, which races away for a four towards the square leg region. The final delivery takes a leading edge of Mendis' bat and is caught, but it was a freehit. The freehit is also smashed in the same region but the timing was missing, hence it only results in a double. Excellent piece of fielding by Rahul Tripathi as Mendis whacks it straight over the bowler, which looked like a sure boundary. Spin introduced from both ends and it puts a brake on the brisk scoring.

India vs Sri Lanka LIVE Score 2nd T20I: Follow the live score updates, match commentary and highlights from the IND vs SL 2nd T20I at the MCA Stadium, Pune.

Arshdeep strays to the pads and Mendis flicks the ball behind square for FOUR. While the locals will be hoping for both of them to feature in the game, Samson’s injury has opened the doors for Tripathi to be given a go. An hour to go for the toss in Pune. Mendis flicks the ball way into the stands for SIX as Arshdeep angles the ball into the pads once again. A couple of away-swingers from Arshdeep and Nissanka opens the face of the bat to guide them to cover and point. Arshdeep strays to the pads and Nissanka easily flicks it past mid-wicket for FOUR. Mendis with another hoick and the ball clips the outside-edge and races away to third-man. Full and straight this time and Nissanka blocks the ball down the strip. Mendis drives the ball to mid-on for one run. Mendis works the ball to backward square-leg for one run. and credit to Chahal for persisting for a review. The umpire is unmoved and India opts for a review.

India, set a daunting target of 207 by Sri Lanka and needing 33 runs off the last two overs, falls short by 16 runs; Kusal Mendis registers a half-century ...

He read the turn and flight to precision, literally hitting the ball out of the park whenever he wished. But Kasun Rajitha — who opened the floodgates early on — conceded 12 runs in the penultimate over. But on Thursday night, none of the 30,460 spectators moved from their seat at the Maharashta Cricket Association stadium, even when India was in doldrums at 57 for five in the 10th over, chasing an improbable 207-run mark.

Sanju Samson sustained a knee injury while training during the first T20I. Rahul Tripathi looks more likely the option India go for as a replacement in the ...

The last game played at the MCA Stadium saw India score past 200 and defend it by relative ease than what Wankhede offers owing to dew in the second innings. The second T20I may be another chance for him to prove his mettle in death overs. IND vs SL 2nd T20I Playing XI: Having taken a 1-0 lead in the three-match T20I series, Hardik Pandya-led India will look to take an unassailable lead against Sri Lanka in the bilateral by winning the 2nd T20I on Thursday, January 5 in Pune.

Hardik mincing no words about the no-balls there. India bowled 7 of them today. And their batting didn't deliver either, collapsing to 57/5 and it was left ...

Was a highish full toss, Axar sliced it a little and the man at long-off balanced himself, caught it and before tripping over lobbed it and came back to complete the catch. Full toss, Axar clobbers that down the ground for a four. Need to play well in the middle order to allow finishers to finish well. Axar tried hard but has fallen to an excellent catch in the deep. The man at cover back-tracked and took it. The 11 game losing streak has come to an end. India on the other hand conceded close to 40 runs in their last two overs. As said earlier, India lost the game mostly because of their indiscipline with the ball. The no-balls from India has come back to hurt them pretty badly. But it was Sri Lanka who prevailed in the end, led by their captain Dasun Shanaka who continues to make merry against this opposition. Series is level at 1-1 and it's all to play for in Rajkot on Saturday. We could've done well in the middle part.

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The series will provide India with the opportunity to consider its alternatives and develop a fresh ideology in the format under a new leader. Despite giving the host team a run for their money in Mumbai on Tuesday, Sri Lanka fell two runs short of a stunner. Prior to that, India won a 1-0 series against New Zealand in their last T20I, and the new-look squad will be hoping to keep the momentum rolling.

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IND 28/3 in 4 overs IND 21/2 in 2 overs IND 39/4 in 6 overs India in all sorts of trouble here but the number 1 ranked ICC T20I batter – Suryakumar Yadav is still in the middle. IND 174/6 in 18 overs Axar Patel smashed Wanindu Hasaranga for a hat-trick of sixes as India are back in the game now and Sri Lanka are feeling some pressure as Suryakumar Yadav also connected one in the over for a maximum. IND 139/5 in 15 overs Suryakumar Yadav hits his first fifty of 2023 and he reaches the mark in style with a maximum and Sri Lanka are under pressure now. IND 148/6 in 15.5 overs Big blow for India at this stage as the new batsman in the middle is Shivam Mavi. Excellent final over from Dasun Shanaka as he gave just 4 runs from the final over and took the wickets of Axar Patel and Shivam Mavi to seal the game for Sri Lanka. In the end, Shanaka bowled a sensational final over to seal the game for the visitors.

India vs Sri Lanka: India head coach Rahul Dravid has hinted at big changes in the Indian T20 side. The coach made his comments after his team's loss ...

India vs Sri Lanka: India head coach Rahul Dravid has hinted at big changes in the Indian T20 side. So, to play a quality side like Sri Lanka is really good for us," the coach further added. India fell to a 16-run loss on Thursday, 5 January after [Dasun Shanaka's men hit 206 runs in 20 overs](https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/not-blaming-arshdeep-singh-but-bowling-no-ball-is-a-crime-hardik-pandya-after-india-lose-2nd-t20i-2317953-2023-01-05).

IND vs SL LIVE: India lost to Sri Lanka by 16 runs in the second T20I at Pune. Sri Lanka scored 206 runs while batting first thanks to a few useful ...

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Here are some crucial points that Team India and skipper Hardik Pandya must look at in the crucial third T20I in Rajkot on Saturday.

With the openers misfiring, the onus then comes on the middle-order and the likes of Suryakumar Yadav and Axar Patel have too much to do as it was seen in the second T20I. Though Maharashtra lost the Vijay Hazare Trophy final to Saurashtra, Gaikwad scored a brilliant 108 in the final, in addition to exploits earlier in the tournament. Maharashtra's Ruturaj Gaikwad was one of the standouts of the recent Vijay Hazare Trophy, which earned him an India call-up. As a result, the left-arm quickie bowled just two overs and conceded 37 runs at an economy rate of 18.50 per over. The likes of Arshdeep Singh and Shivam Mavi were inconsistent with their lines and lengths and conceded too many extras. It was one of the causes for India's first defeat of the New Year.

IND vs SL T20 3rd Live for free: Sri Lanka on Thursday squared the three-match T20 series against India at 1-1 by defeating the hosts by 16 runs in Pune.

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India coach Dravid, taking cognizance of Axar's back-to-back crucial contributions with the bat, also praised the spin all-rounder's efforts.

He has been with the team for more than a year now and it’s an area of his game that we have identified. Obviously we are looking for someone to step up in the pace-bowling allrounder area where a lot depends on Hardik Pandya now and so it was nice to see Shivam Mavi bat. “We always knew his quality with the ball, and it was just about developing his batting. We request you to support our award-winning journalism by making a financial contribution towards the Scroll Ground Reporting Fund. But Axar Patel raised Indian hopes with three straight sixes off Hasaranga in a 26-run 14th over and Suryakumar soon joined the onslaught. “It did a little bit for the fast bowlers if you pitched it in the right areas with the new ball. I think we’re going to have to have a little bit of patience with these guys.” Shivam Mavi took on the bowlers after Suryakumar’s dismissal but the asking rate got too much as Shanaka bowled the last over and dismissed Axar and then Mavi off the final ball. If we could have done slightly better in a few areas in the game, we would have got the right result.” It looked like a really good wicket, to be honest, and it stayed a good wicket right through,” said Dravid in the post-match press conference. Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka led from the front with a record half-century and two wickets in the tourists’ series-levelling win. I honestly think the decision was fine.

IND vs SL 3rd T20 Playing 11: Sri Lanka defeated India by 16 runs in Pune on Thursday, tying the three-match T20 series at 1-1. India won the first match of ...

The probable playing XI and full T20 series squad details of both teams are given in the article Where will IND vs SL 3rd T20I take place? IND vs SL 3rd T20 Playing 11: The third match of the ongoing T20 series between India and Sri Lanka will be played on Saturday.

After eking out a narrow last-ball win in the opener, India fell short by 16-run defeat as Sri Lanka levelled the three-match series 1-1. Advertisement.

Where will India vs Sri Lanka 3rd T20I take place? India vs Sri Lanka 3rd T20I will begin at 7:00 PM IST. The toss could thus play an important role as both captains would like to chase.

After winning the first T20I, Team India faced a 16-run defeat in second T20I match against Sri Lanka in Pune.

[Shivam Mavi](https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/players/108563-shivam-mavi-playerprofile): He made his international debut in the first T20I and impressed all with his figures of 4/22. [Yuzvendra Chahal](https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/players/1394-yuzvendra-chahal-playerprofile): The veteran leg-spinner scalped one wicket and conceded 30 runs in his four-over spell. Like us on [Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.robo.ndtv.cricket&hl=en)or [iOS](https://itunes.apple.com/in/app/ndtv-cricket/id418320331?mt=8). [latest songs](https://www.jiosaavn.com/featured/trending_today/I3kvhipIy73uCJW60TJk1Q__), only on [JioSaavn.com](https://www.jiosaavn.com) [Umran Malik](https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/players/113473-umran-malik-playerprofile): The Jammu and Kashmir pacer fetched three wickets for India but also conceded 48 runs in 4 overs. [Hardik Pandya](https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/players/64177-hardik-himanshu-pandya-playerprofile)-led side called-in [Rahul Tripathi](https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/players/12218-rahul-ajay-tripathi-playerprofile) in the Playing XI for the second T20I after [Sanju Samson](https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/players/1701-sanju-samson-playerprofile) got ruled out due to an injury. [Suryakumar Yadav](https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/players/1492-suryakumar-yadav-playerprofile) (51) and [Axar Patel](https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/players/63024-akshar-rajeshbhai-patel-playerprofile) (65) stitched a 91-run partnership. [Ishan Kishan](https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/players/107047-ishan-kishan-playerprofile): The wicketkeeper-batter played a fiery innings of 37 off 29 balls in the first match but fell for 2 runs in the second T20I. [Shubman Gill](https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/players/108578-shubman-gill-playerprofile): The 23-year-old right-hander had been disappointing in the first two matches as he could only manage to get scores of 7 and 5. Pacer Arshdeep Singh also came in after he recovered from an injury and replaced [Harshal Patel](https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/players/1293-harshal-patel-playerprofile). Arshdeep Singh: The young India pacer had a forgettable outing in the second T20I, where he registered an unwanted hat-trick of no-balls. For Sri Lanka, skipper [Dasun Shanaka](https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/players/59545-madagamagamage-dasun-shanaka-playerprofile) became the star of the night with his unbeaten knock of 56 off 22 balls. The encounter turned out to be a thrilling one as in the chase of 207 runs, Team India slumped to 5 for 57 before