Suryakumar Yadav, the batting sensation of the Indian cricket team, put up another sizzling show on Thursday night, this time in the second T20I of the three-match series against Sri Lanka at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. The star batter had failed to score big in the first game, but he made sure he played a key role for India in the game that followed. Chasing a big total of 207 against the guests, India kept their hopes alive in the game and Suryakumar's knock was one of the prime reasons.
Watch: Suryakumar Yadav's Effortless Six To Reach Fifty In 2nd T20I vs Sri Lanka
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It was a scoop-shot played to perfection as Suryakumar added a 13th fifty to his glittering T20I career that also has two centuries.
Suryakumar Yadav plays a scoop-shot on the bowling of Dilshan Madushanka in 2nd T20I vs Sri Lanka.© Twitter
Besides Suryakumar, Axar Patel also struck a blistering fifty in a stunning 91-run stand between them, but India lost the match as Sri Lanka tightened the screws in the nick of time to bag the game by 16 runs. The three-match series is now levelled at 1-1.
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. India had a nightmarish start to their chase slumping to 57 for 5 before Axar (65 off 31) and Surya (51 off 36) raised hopes of an improbable win with a scintillating sixth-wicket stand.
(With PTI Inputs)
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