India defeated Sri Lanka in the first match of the three-match T20 series. Team India batted first and scored 213 runs for the loss of 7 wickets. Chasing the score of 214 runs, the entire Sri Lankan team could score only 170 runs. In this match, 5 players played an important role in Team India's victory. So let's know which players were the heroes of Team India's victory in this match:
Suryakumar Yadav
After being made the regular captain of Team India, Suryakumar Yadav batted brilliantly against Sri Lanka. He scored 58 runs in 26 balls. He hit 8 fours and 2 sixes during his innings. Thanks to his innings, Team India was able to score a big score.
Yashasvi Jaiswal
Yashasvi Jaiswal gave Team India a quick start against Sri Lanka. Its initial effect was that even after the wickets fell, Team India never came under the pressure of run rate. He scored 40 runs in 21 balls. He hit five fours and two sixes during his innings.
Axar Patel
At one time, the Sri Lankan team was chasing the target strongly. Nishank was there to finish the match for Sri Lanka. After this, Akshar Patel dismissed Nishanka. After this, he also dismissed Kusal Perera. After the loss of these two wickets, the Sri Lankan team was never able to make a comeback in the match and the Indian team achieved a big victory.
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Although Riyan Parag could not do anything special with the bat against Sri Lanka, he created a sensation with his bowling. He took three wickets for 5 runs. Sri Lanka's lower order completely collapsed in front of his bowling.
Rishabh Pant
Today in the match against Sri Lanka, Rishabh Pant came to bat at number four. After two wickets fell, he handled the innings along with Suryakumar Yadav. During this, he played an innings of 49 runs. After Suryakumar Yadav was out, he scored runs quickly and took Team India to a big score.