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India vs Sri Lanka 1st T20I: The first T20 match between India and Sri Lanka got off to a great start and India defeated Sri Lanka by 43 runs. Gautam Gambhir as the head coach of the Indian team and Suryakumar Yadav as the T20 captain have started a new era in Indian cricket. In the first T20 match played against Sri Lanka, Suryakumar Yadav proved himself not only as a batsman but also as a captain. Surya batted aggressively and hit 8 fours and 2 sixes in 26 balls. And scored 58 runs at a strike rate of 233.08. He was awarded the Player of the Match award for his brilliant batting.
Suryakumar Yadav made a record
Suryakumar Yadav has become the first player to win the Player of the Match (POTM) title by playing the least number of matches. Surya has won 16 Player of the Match awards in 69 matches. Virat Kohli has also won 16 Player of the Match awards. Surya has also equaled this feat. But Virat achieved this milestone in 125 matches. However, now he has also retired from T20.
Sikandar Raza, Mohammad Nabi, Rohit Sharma are included in this list
Let us tell you that after Virat Kohli, Zimbabwe's star Sikandar Raza's name comes in the list of players who have won the most POTM awards. He won the title 15 times in 91 matches. While Malaysian player Virandeep Singh is fourth in this list by winning 14 awards in 78 matches. Afghanistan's star player Mohammad Nabi is at fifth place. Nabi has won 14 POTM awards in 129 matches. Former Indian captain Rohit Sharma is sixth in this list by winning 14 awards in 159 matches.
Indian team is leading 1-0 in the series
The Indian team is leading 1-0 in the 3-match T20 series. The team will play the second match against Sri Lanka in the same stadium on Sunday. While the third match will be played on 30 July. After the 3-match T20 series, the ODI series will start from August 2. In which Rohit Sharma will captain the team.
