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Men in Blue surrender
It was a tragic letdown by the Men in Blue. On a day when the colts entered the finals of the Under-19 World Cup, the host team came a cropper against the same opponent, albeit the seniors.
Pune: It was a tragic letdown by the Men in Blue. On a day when the colts entered the finals of the Under-19 World Cup, the host team came a cropper against the same opponent, albeit the seniors.
Coming from an impressive 3-0 win against Australia, the world No.1 India were outplayed at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune as Sri Lanka registered a comfortable five-wicket win in the first Twenty20 international.
Disaster lurked from the first ball India faced. Debutant Kasun Rajitha and 24-year-old Dasun Shanaka picked up three wickets each and captain Dinesh Chandimal made a crucial run-a-ball 35 as the visitors reached the target of 102 in 18 overs to take 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
Chasing a low total for 102 runs to win, SL didn't have a good start as Ashish Nehra dismissed Niroshan Dickwella (4) in the first over and then Danushka Gunathilaka (9) in the fifth over to give India a slight hopw. However, Chamara Kapugedera (25)and Chandimal had a 39-run stand for the third wicket to steady the visitors innings.
R Ashwin made a breakthrough at a crucial stage by trapping Kapugedra in front but it was still a very tough ask for India to defend 101. Chandimal was one of the rare batsmen who showed the skill to tackle the testing conditions as he was the highest scorer of the match. For India, Ashish Nehra (2/21 in 3 overs) and Ashwin (2/13 in 3 overs) got a couple of wickets each .
