Columbo: A stunning unbeaten 69 from Deepak Chahar helped India snatch win from the jaws of defeat in the second ODI against Sri Lanka, thus taking an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
India were 193 for 7 chasing 276 when Chahar, along with Bhuvneshwar, produced a rearguard effort to help India win in the last over. Bhuvneshwar was unbeaten on 19 off 28, providing ample support to Chahar. The duo had also bagged five wickets between them with the ball and capped it with an unbroken 84-run stand.
Earlier, Leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal led India’s decent effort with the ball as a self-destructing Sri Lanka slipped to 275 for 9.
Brief Scores
Sri Lanka: 275/9 (50) [Charith Asalanka 65 (68), Avishka Fernando 50 (71), Chamika Karunaratne 44* (33); Yuzvendra Chahal 3/50 (10), Bhuvaneshwar Kumar 3/54 (10), Deepak Chahar 2/53 (8)] lose to India: 277/7 (49.1) [Deepak Chahar 69* (82), Suryakumar Yadav 53 (44), Manish Pandey 37 (31); Wanindu Hasaranga 3/37 (10), Dasun Shanaka 1/10 (3), Kasun Rajitha 1/53 (7.1)]
This post was published on July 21, 2021 6:00 pm