India defeated Sri Lanka by 4 wickets in the second match (India vs Sri Lanka, 2nd ODI) of the three-match series (India Sri Lanka) at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. Team India has taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the ODI series with this victory.
Playing first in India vs Sri Lanka, 2nd ODI, the Sri Lankan team scored 215 losing all their wickets in 39.4 overs. In response, the Indian team scored 219/6 in 43.2 overs to win the match. In India vs Sri Lanka, 2nd ODI, Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bat first.
This decision of Sri Lanka proved wrong; on the score of 29, the Sri Lankan team lost its first wicket. Avishka Fernando became the victim of Mohammad Siraj by scoring 20 runs in the sixth over. Nuwanindu Fernando, playing his debut match, shared a 73-run partnership for the second wicket with Kusal Mendis (34). On the score of 103, Dhananjay de Silva returned to the pavilion without opening the account.
Nuwanindu was successful in scoring a half-century in the debut match and was unfortunately run out on 118 after scoring 50 runs. In the 23rd over, Kuldeep Yadav dismissed Sri Lankan captain Dasun Shanaka and pushed the Lankan team to the backfoot. Shanaka returned to the pavilion on Yadav’s ball after scoring 2 runs.
Charith Aslanka scored 15 runs. In the lower order, Dunith Vellalaghe scored 32, Vanindu Hasaranga 21 and Chamika Karunaratne scored 17 runs. Kasun Rajita also remained unbeaten after scoring 17 runs. The Sri Lankan team was all out before 40 overs. India’s Mohammad Siraj and Kuldeep Yadav took three wickets each, while Umran took two.
Team India Performance
India vs Sri Lanka, Chasing the target in the 2nd ODI, India’s start was not special, and the team lost the wicket of captain Rohit Sharma (17) at 33 in the fifth over. After this, Shubman Gill also became the victim of Lahiru Kumara at 41 after scoring 21 runs. Virat Kohli also got bowled by Kumara after scoring 4 runs at 62 in the tenth over.
Shreyas Iyer played an inning of 28 runs in 33 balls and returned to the pavilion with a score of 86 in the 14th over. After this, there was a half-century partnership between KL Rahul and Hardik Pandya, and both took scores beyond 160. India vs Sri Lanka, 2nd ODI Hardik returned to the pavilion on 161 after scoring 36 runs.
Akshar Patel played an inning of 21 runs but was dismissed in the 40th over at a score of 191. However, Rahul batted cautiously to complete the 12th half-century of his ODI career. He took the team to victory by adding an unbeaten 28 runs for the seventh wicket with Kuldeep Yadav (10 *). Rahul remained unbeaten after scoring 64 runs.
Lahiru Kumara and Chamika Karunaratne took two wickets each for Sri Lanka. Siraj received the Game Changer of the Match award after winning India vs Sri Lanka, 2nd ODI. Kuldeep Yadav received the man of the match award. And KL Rahul got the Trusted Player of the Match award.
