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2nd T20I: Shanaka stars as Sri Lanka draw level in series; Axar, Surya fightback in vain

PUNE: If there was a template to chasing a 200-plus score in T20Is, Axar Patel almost created it on Thursday. The Gujarat batter couldn't finish the business, though, as India lost the second T20I by 16 runs to Sri Lanka at the MCA Stadium.

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India vs Sri Lanka 2nd T20I Highlights: Axar Patel, Suryakumar Yadav heroics go in vain as all-round Dasun Shanaka keeps series alive

NEW DELHI: Axar Patel (65 off 31) and Suryakumar Yadav (36-ball 51) half-centuries in a stunning 91-run sixth wicket partnership went in vain as Sri Lanka got the better of India in the second T20I in Pune. A 16-run win helped the Lankans level the three-match series 1-1 on Thursday.

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2nd T20I: Dasun Shanaka, Kusal Mendis power Sri Lanka to 206/6 against India

PUNE: Skipper Dasun Shanaka made a rear-guard unbeaten 56 off 22 balls, while wicket-keeper Kusal Mendis hit a 31-ball 52 to power Sri Lanka to an imposing 206 for 6 against India in the second T20 International of the three-match series on Thursday.

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India vs Sri Lanka: I want to put this team in difficult situations, says T20I skipper Hardik Pandya

MUMBAI: Going ahead, India's new T20I captain Hardik Pandya is eager to see how his team tackles difficult situations as he seeks to mould it into an outfit capable of ending the country's barren run in world events.

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Umran Malik dismisses Dasun Shanaka with 155kph scorcher to break Jasprit Bumrah's record

NEW DELHI: Tearaway fast bowler Umran Malik broke Jasprit Bumrah's record of bowling the fastest delivery by an Indian pacer when he dismissed Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka in the first T20I, which India won by 2 runs at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Tuesday.

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India vs Sri Lanka Highlights, 1st T20I: Shivam Mavi shines on debut as India register a thrilling 2-run win over Sri Lanka

NEW DELHI: Debutant Shivam Mavi made a dream debut on Tuesday, but India were in a spot of bother before eking out a narrow two-run victory against Sri Lanka at the Wankhede stadium. The thrilling last-ball win in the opener gave India a 1-0 lead in the three-match T20I series.

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1st T20I: Shivam Mavi and Shubman Gill make debuts as Sri Lanka opt to field against India

NEW DELHI: Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka won the toss and opted to field in the first T20 International against India at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Tuesday.

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'We've got experience': SL skipper Shanaka wants to seize momentum against new look Pandya-led India

MUMBAI: Wearing a more settled look than Hardik Pandya-led Team India, Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka feels they have got "some experience" to call the shots in the first T20I on Tuesday.

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Transitions are inevitable but Hardik Pandya has ingredients to be successful: Sangakkara

NEW DELHI: Transition period in an international team is always "difficult to handle" but India has abundant talent and a potentially good leader in Hardik Pandya to smoothly see through the phase in T20 cricket, feels former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara.

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LPL performers rewarded as Avishka Fernando makes comeback for India tour

COLOMBO: Top-order batter Avishka Fernando on Wednesday earned a recall to Sri Lanka's limited overs squad for the away series against India beginning January 3 in Mumbai.

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Sri Lanka set England 142 to reach semis

England will need to chase down Sri Lanka's 8-141 to reach the Twenty20 World Cup semi-finals and knock defending champions Australia out of the tournament.

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Marcus Stoinis smashes Australia to T20 win over Sri Lanka at record pace

Australia were on the brink but Marcus Stoinis’s 59 from 18 balls steered them to victory over Sri Lanka

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T20 World Cup: My innings was unusual, poor, says Aussie skipper Aaron Finch

PERTH: Australia skipper Aaron Finch termed his knock "unusual" and "poor" after struggling to 31 off 42 balls in his side's seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the T20 World Cup on Tuesday.

The Times of India

T20 World Cup: Knew spin would play a major role, says Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka after win over Ireland

HOBART: Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka on Sunday credited the spinners for their dominating nine-wicket win over Ireland in a T20 World Cup match, saying keeping spin options for the death overs did the trick.

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Ireland bat first in Sri Lanka T20 clash

Ireland will bat first against Sri Lanka in their Twenty20 World Cup clash at Bellerive Oval in Hobart after winning the toss.

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T20 World Cup: Clinical Sri Lanka seal Super 12 berth with 16-run win over Netherlands

GEELONG (Victoria): Kusal Mendis stood tall with a gritty 79 as Asian champions Sri Lanka bounced back from their early debacle to seal their Super 12 berth with a 16-run win over the Netherlands in the T20 World Cup here on Thursday.

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Asia Cup title is history, need to get into Super 12s of T20 World Cup, says Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka

GEELONG (Australia): The Asia Cup title is a thing of the past now, insists Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka, saying their only focus right now is to produce a perfect performance in their must-win match against the Netherlands to qualify for the Super 12 stage of the T20 World Cup.

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Three things Sri Lanka got right that Team India will be looking to improve on ahead of the T20 World Cup

NEW DELHI: A prolonged political and economic crisis at home, a below-par run on the cricket field in the last five-six years and a humiliating eight-wicket defeat against Afghanistan in the tournament opener - Not too many people would have bet on Sri Lanka, going through one of the most…

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Asia Cup: How crisis-hit Sri Lanka are rebuilding their brand

Sticking together for each other over the past 18 months, SL team becomes joy factor all over again

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Asia Cup 2022 Final: The variation we have in bowling is amazing, says Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka

DUBAI: Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka heaped praise on their bowling line-up ahead of the T20 Asia Cup final against Pakistan here on Sunday and said that his bowlers can challenge any batting line-up going around.

The Hindu

Asia Cup 2022 final | Pakistan stand in way of Sri Lanka cricket's rebirth

Asia cup 2022 final will be played between Sri Lanka and Pakistan on Sepetmeber 11, 2022

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Asia Cup 2022 Final: Pakistan stand in way of Sri Lanka cricket's rebirth

DUBAI: Coming off a socio-economic crisis and the worst turmoil in its country's history, the Sri Lankan cricket team would like to provide the island nation with an emotional catharsis by beating fancied Pakistan in the Asia Cup final here on Sunday.

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Asia Cup 2022: Sri Lanka drub Pakistan in dress rehearsal for final

DUBAI: Sri Lanka’s resurgence as a T20I team continued on Friday night as they convincingly beat Pakistan by five wickets, with three overs to spare, after dismissing them for a paltry 121 just two days before the same teams clash in Sunday’s final.

The Times of India

India vs Sri Lanka Highlights: India all but out of Asia Cup after Sri Lanka outsmart Rohit Sharma’s men in another thriller

DUBAI: For a team that came to the Asia Cup boasting it to be more of a preparation for the T20 World Cup, India were dealt a harsh lesson by Sri Lanka on Tuesday night. All of Team India’s inadequacies came to the surface as Sri Lanka, with immaculate planning…

The Hindu

Asia Cup, Super 4 | Men in Blue on the brink of elimination after losing to Sri Lanka

However, Rohit’s dismissal triggered a slide as India added 63 runs after being 110 for three in the 13th over

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