Sri Lankan captain Dasun Shanaka heaped reward on the openers for setting the sport up for them after beating India by 16 runs in Pune. Shanaka was the person of the match for his all-round efficiency.
New Delhi,UPDATED: Jan 5, 2023 23:25 IST
Shanaka bowled the ultimate over and received his crew over the road (Courtesy: AP)
By India Today Web Desk: Dasun Shanaka has heaped reward on the Sri Lankan openers after their 16-run win over India within the second T20I in Pune on Thursday.
Kusal Mendis and Pathum Nissanka received the guests off to a flyer with Mendis scoring a fifty and getting his crew to 80 in 8.2 overs. The Indian bowlers did combat again within the center however Shanaka made them pay for his or her indiscipline as they conceded seven no balls within the innings.
The Indian prime order struggled as soon as once more as they have been 5 down for 57 whereas chasing 207 for the win. Axar Patel and Suryakumar Yadav scored fifties to maintain the hosts within the hunt, however in the end, Sri Lanka have been in a position to get the win.
Speaking on the post-match presentation, as quoted by Cricbuzz, Shanaka mentioned he thought it was a captain’s efficiency from him as was awarded the Man Of The Match for scoring the quickest fifty by a Sri Lankan batter and likewise bowled the ultimate over.
The Sri Lankan skipper mentioned they may have performed effectively within the center half and praised the openers for setting the sport up. Shanaka additionally praised the ability of the Indian batters for taking the sport all the way in which.
Shanaka mentioned it felt good to defend the full towards India in Pune regardless of the robust situations.
“I think so (a captain’s performance?). We could’ve done well in the middle part. Game was set by the openers. Need to play well in the middle order to allow finishers to finish well. It’s not the dew factor, it’s the skill of Indian batters. They took the game away from us but still we managed to hold the nerve. Really good to defend the total especially against India in these conditions,” mentioned Shanaka.
The motion will now shift to Rajkot for the collection decider on Saturday.
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Jan 5, 2023
