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IND vs SL: Shreyas Iyer, Ravindra Jadeja shine as India win 2nd T20 by 7 wickets to clinch sequence

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Shreyas Iyer smashed a advanced fifty sooner than Ravindra Jadeja slammed 45 in 18 balls to abet India beat Sri Lanka in the 2nd T20I by seven wickets on Saturday.

Shreyas Iyer smashed a advanced fifty sooner than Ravindra Jadeja slammed 45 in 18 balls to abet India beat Sri Lanka in the 2nd T20I by seven wickets on Saturday.

With this win, India also sealed the 2-match T20I sequence (2-0) with a sport to plug. The third T20I between both facets will most likely be played on Sunday.

Chasing 184, India purchased off to a hideous commence because the aspect lost skipper Rohit Sharma in the principle over. Dushmantha Chameera eliminated Rohit because the batter edged the ball onto the stumps.Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer stitched a 35-bustle stand however Lahiru Kumara eliminated the batter in the sixth over.

Shreyas and Sanju Samson then carried the innings and accelerated on the finest time to fetch stop to the target.Samson purchased out in the 13th over as Binura Fernando grabbed a one-handed rob to reduced India to 128/3. Nonetheless, Jadeja and Shreyas Iyer (74) took India residence with an straightforward win over Sri Lanka in the 2nd T20I.

11th T20I win on the soar for #TeamIndia __@Paytm #INDvSL pic.twitter.com/zsrm3abCls

— BCCI (@BCCI) February 26, 2022

Jadeja and Shreyas stitched a obligatory 58-bustle stand in 25 balls.

Earlier, keep into bat first, Sri Lanka purchased off to a correct commence because the aspect scored 32 runs after the completion of powerplay.

The mates continued scoring runs at a brisk payment sooner than Ravindra Jadeja eliminated opening batter Danushka Gunathilaka in the ninth over.Within the next couple of overs, Sri Lanka lost two extra wickets as Harshal Patel picked his first wicket of day.

Sri Lanka were 102/4 in the 15th over however Pathum Nissanka and skipper Dasun Shanaka played some lusty photos and took Sri Lanka over the 150-bustle label in the 19th over.Sri Lanka scored 183 runs in the disbursed 20 overs as Shanaka smashed the last two balls for six to total the innings on a high.

Short Scores: Sri Lanka 183/5 (Pathum Nissanka 75, Dasun Shanaka 47; Yuzvendra Chahal 1-27) vs India 186/3 (Shreyas Iyer 74, Ravindra Jadeja 45; Lahiru Kumara 2-31)

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