IND v SL: Sri Lanka’s Madushanka injured, doubtful for second ODI at Eden
Upon getting the reports, the Sri Lanka team management will take a call on his participation in the second ODI on Thursday.
Upon getting the reports, the Sri Lanka team management will take a call on his participation in the second ODI on Thursday.
India middle-order batter Shreyas Iyer feels pressure is always there when one is representing the national team and that he prefers to stick to his processes instead of fretting about the tough competition for spots in the run-up to 2023 ODI World Cup.
Rohit and his men now have to win against Sri Lanka and then Afghanistan to keep their hopes alive in the Asia Cup title clash.
The visitors were forced to field a below strength team in Wednesday's and Thursday's final two T20Is since nine of their players, including Covid-affected Krunal Pandya, were in isolation
Sri Lanka, riding on Dhananjaya de Silva's 40 off 34 balls, won with two balls to spare after a few hiccups
Thakur, who also returned figures of 2 for 19, became the Man of the Match on Friday.
India on Friday scored 201 for 6 while batting first and dismissed Sri Lanka for 123 to complete a comprehensive win.
During India's emphatic victory at the Holkar Stadium, Kohli also surpassed team-mate Rohit Sharma, who has been rested for the series, as the top run-getter in the T20Is. Kohli now has 2663 runs from 71 innings.
In the 8th over of Sri Lankan innings, the right-arm pacer rattled the stumps of Danushka Gunathilaka (20) with an almost toe-crushing yorker which was accompanied by sheer pace.
Navdeep Saini grabbed the eyeballs and won the Player of the Match award.
