IND vs SL: Indian cricket team were taking on Sri Lanka cricket team in the first T20I game on Tuesday, January 3. Moreover, the match was taking place at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
Dasun Shanaka, the Sri Lanka captain won the toss and he went on to bowl first at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, Maharashtra. The Indian cricket team had an average start to the first T20I match against Sri Lanka.
Shubhman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, and Sanju Samson were dismissed for cheap scoring single-digit scores. Deepak Hooda scored 41 runs from 23 balls with a stroke rate of 178.26. Even Axar Patel played well toiling the score further with an aggressive batting approach.
India posted 162 runs with a loss of five wickets and Sri Lanka were all out for 160 runs. The men in blue won the first T20I match against Sri Lanka by two runs.
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Axar Patel scored 31 runs against Sri Lanka on Tuesday. Moreover, he did so from 20 balls with a strike rate of 155.00. Axar Patel hit 3 fours and 1 six.
Dasun Shanaka scored 45 runs against India on Tuesday. Moreover, he did so from 27 balls with a strike rate of 166.67. Dasun Shanaka hit 3 fours and 3 sixes.
IND vs SL: Deepak Hooda hurls abuse at Umpire, says “Behn ke l*de”
The men in blue were gaining momentum through the partnership of Deepak Hooda and Axar Patel. However, things did not go well in the 18th over of the first inning.
Deepak Hooda was expecting a wide from the umpire but the umpire did not call it wide. That is when Deepak Hooda lost his cool and said, “Behn ke l*de”.
Playing XI:
India: Ishan Kishan (wk), Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Sanju Samson, Hardik Pandya (c), Deepak Hooda, Axar Patel, Harshal Patel, Shivam Mavi, Umran Malik, Yuzvendra Chahal.
Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wk), Dhananjaya de Silva, Charith Asalanka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dasun Shanaka (c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Maheesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha, Dilshan Madushanka.
