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The first match of the three-match T20 series between India and Sri Lanka was played on Saturday (27 July). Team India won this match by 43 runs. In this match, Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav's strong batting was seen. With this explosive batting, Surya created history and left behind the legendary Virat Kohli. By defeating King Kohli, Surya became the new 'Don' of T20 International
Suryakumar Yadav played a brilliant innings
Let us tell you that in the first match against Sri Lanka, Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav scored 58 runs in 26 balls with the help of 8 fours and 2 sixes. Surya was given the title of 'Player of the Match' for this brilliant innings. This was his 16th 'Player of the Match' title in T20 International. Virat Kohli also won 16 'Player of the Match' titles in T20 International. Surya has equaled King Kohli in terms of winning 'Player of the Match', but in terms of matches, Surya has left Kohli behind.
Virat Kohli has won 16 'Player of the Match' awards in 125 matches, while Surya has won 16 'Player of the Match' awards in just 69 matches.
Most 'Player of the Match' players in T20 International
- 16 – Suryakumar Yadav (69 matches)
- 16 – Virat Kohli (125 matches)
- 15 – Sikandar Raza (91 matches)
- 14. Mohammad Nabi (129 matches)
- 14 – Rohit Sharma (159 matches)
- 14 – Virandeep Singh (78 matches).
Scorecard of the first T20 between India and Sri Lanka
In this match, Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bowl. Team India batted first and scored 213/7 runs in 20 overs. Captain Suryakumar Yadav played the biggest innings for the team. Apart from this, Rishabh Pant, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill also batted brilliantly. While chasing the target, Sri Lanka looked very strong in the beginning, but in the end the team was all out for just 170 runs.