India vs Sri Lanka, 2nd ODI, Highlights: India beat Sri Lanka by 3 wickets to clinch ODI series
Riding on solid knocks from Suryakumar Yadav and Chahar, India chased down the third-highest chase for a day-night ODI in Sri Lanka.
After Chamika Karunaratne guided Sri Lanka to a modest total of 275/9 in the 2nd ODI, the flambyount Indian batting line-up failed to impress. Unlike Sunday’s match, where the batting heavy Indian line-up chased down Sri Lanka’s target with 80 balls to spare, the visiting side found themselves in hot water, losing early wickets as Warindu Hasiranga threatened to take the game away with a three-wicket haul.
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Heroes of the previous game, Prithvi Shaw (13) and Ishan Kishan (1) fell cheaply. With India losing five wickets in the first 18 overs, the Dhawan-led side was staring at defeat. But Suryakumar Yadav, who made his debut in the previous match with Ishan Kishan, gave India the boost scoring his maiden ODI fifty. But Sandakan put the Lankans back in the driver’s seat removing Yadav, who had scored a solid 53 off 44.
With both Hardik Pandya (0) and Krunal Pandya (35) failing to take India over the ropes, Deepak Chahar was the hero of the day with an unbeaten 69 off 82. With Bhuvneshwar Kumar (19 off 28) on the other end, the two fended off a valiant Sri Lanka challenge to snatch a three-wicket victory and also seal the series 2-0.
