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Patna : Sri Lanka (SL) scored 142/9 in 20 overs in the 2nd T20I against India at Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India, on January 7, 2020, night. Fast bowler Shardul Thakur took 3/23 in 4 overs while fellow fast bowler Navdeep Saini took 2/18 in 4 overs. Spinner Kuldeep Yadav took 2/38 in 4 overs. Jasprit Bumrah and spinner Washington Sundar took one wicket each. India won the toss but opted to bowl. Kusal Perera was the top scorer for SL with 34 in 28 balls hitting 3 sixes.
SL were 82/3 after 11.3 overs but collapsed thereafter. Opener Danusha Gunathilaka and Avishka Fernando, scored 20 and 22 runs respectively. Avishka Fernando fell to Washington Sundar for 22 in 16 balls with 5 fours while Gunathilaka fell to Navdeep Saini for 20 in 21 balls with 3 fours.
Osadha Fernando fell to Kuldeep Yadav for 10 making it 82/3. Kusal Perera also fell to Kuldeep Yadav and it was 97/4. Bhanuka Rajapaksa fell to Saini for 9 making it 104/5. Dasun Sanaka fell to Bumrah for 7 and it was 117/6. Dhananjaya de Silva fell to Shardul Thakur for 17 making it 128/7. Thakur also took the wickets of Isuru Udana (1) and Lasith Malinga (0). Wanindu Hasaranga remained unbeaten on 16 in 10 balls with 3 fours. Thakurt ook 3 wickets in 5 balls.
India are 28/0 after 3 overs with Lokesh Rahul batting on 18 and Shikhar Dhawan batting on 10.