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IND vs SL 2nd T20I Gets Shortened; Suryakumar And Co Need To Chase 78 In 8 Overs

Rain in Pallekele during IND vs SL 2nd T20I (x.com)Rain in Pallekele during IND vs SL 2nd T20I (x.com)

India already kicked off their chase of 162 runs before rain started to pour down. During the three balls they faced, Yashasvi Jaiswal took off for India by smashing a boundary in the six runs he has hit. 

India have to score 72 more runs, which they have to score inside the next 7.3 overs. Now, in the match, there will be a two-over powerplay, with a bowler who can bowl a maximum of 2 overs. The reduced game is set to begin at 10:45 PM IST. 


Earlier in the evening, Kusal Perera and Pathun Nissanka scored a rapid 53 and 32, respectively. However, the Indian bowlers came back strongly in the middle overs as Arshdeep Singh, Hardik Pandya, and Axar Patel took two wickets apiece. Whereas, Ravi Bishnoi was the real game-turner for his 3 for 26.

In the end, the Sri Lanka could only score a total of 161 for the loss of nine wickets.

At the time of publishing, Jaiswal and Sanju Samson are there in the middle, with India needing 72 runs off next 45 balls.