Suryakumar Yadav IND VS SL 1st T20 match report analysis; Yashasvi Jaiswal Shubman Gill Pathum Nissanka | India won the first T20 by 43 runs: Sri Lanka all out for 170, lost the last 8 wickets for 30 runs; Akshar’s wicket turned the match

Team India has won by 43 runs in the first match of the T-20 series against Sri Lanka. With this victory, Team India has taken a 1-0 lead in the 5-match series. The second match of the series will be played on July 28.

The host team won the toss and chose to bowl at Pallekele ground. Batting first, the Indian team scored 213 runs for 7 wickets in 20 overs. The Sri Lankan team, which was chasing the score of 214 runs, was all out for 170 runs in 19.2 overs.

The team had scored 140 runs for one wicket in 14 overs, but the team fell apart as soon as Pathum Nissanka was out. The Sri Lankan team lost the last 8 wickets in scoring 30 runs. Captain Suryakumar Yadav was the player of the match. A hero in the photo, who turned the match…

Axar Patel turned the match in India’s favor by bowling Pathum Nissanka on the first ball of the 15th over.

Match analysis in 4 points…

1. Match Winner- Suryakumar Yadav

Captain Suryakumar Yadav was India’s match winner. He played an explosive inning of 58 runs on 26 balls. Surya scored runs at a strike rate of 223.08. Surya hit 8 fours and 2 sixes. He came to bat at number-3 after Gill was out on the score of 74, Yashasvi Jaiswal was also out on the same score. In such a situation, Surya made an opening partnership of 76 runs with Pant on 43 balls.

2. Hero of victory

Rishabh Pant

Gil-Jaiswal were out on 74 runs. Here wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant came to the crease at number-4. He supported captain Suryakumar Yadav very well and rescued the team from two consecutive setbacks. Pant scored 49 runs on 33 balls. Pant’s strike rate was 148.48 with the help of 6 fours and one six.

Yashasvi Jaiswal

Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 40 runs on 21 balls. Along with Shubman Gill, he gave a fast start to the Indian team. Both of them made an opening partnership of 74 runs on 36 balls. This partnership laid the foundation of India’s score of 200+.

Shubhman Gill

Opener Shubhman Gill played an important inning of 34 runs on 16 balls. He scored runs at a strike rate of 212.50. On the basis of his and Jaiswal’s fast innings, India had crossed the 50-run mark in just 4 overs.

Riyan Parag

Riyan Parag bowled 1.2 overs and took 3 wickets giving just 5 runs. A batsman was also run out in Ryan’s over and he also took a catch in the field.

3 turning points-

Akshar Patel bowled the 15th over, dismissed Nissanka who had made fifty.
Chasing the target of 214 runs, the Sri Lankan team had scored 140 runs for one wicket in 14 overs. Here the match was almost on par. In such a situation, Akshar Patel came with the 15th over and bowled Pathum Nissanka who had scored 79 runs on the very first ball. He broke the partnership of 56 runs. The Sri Lankan team disintegrated as soon as Nissanka was out.

Fighter of the Match- Pathum Nissanka

Sri Lankan opener Pathum Nissanka was the fighter of the match. He scored 79 runs on 48 balls. Nissanka scored runs at a strike rate of 164.58. His innings included 7 fours and 6 fours. He made an opening partnership of 84 with Kusal Mendis and 56 runs for the second wicket with Kushal Perera.