Sri Lanka beat India by 16 runs to level series

Pune: Sri Lankan bowler Wanindu Hasaranga celebrates with teammates after the wicket of Indian batter Deepak Hooda during the T20 cricket match between India and Sri Lanka, in Pune, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. (PTI Photo/Shashank Parade)(PTI01_05_2023_000233B)

Pune, Jan. 5 (PTI): Sri Lanka defeated India by 16 runs in the second T20I to level the three-match series 1-1, here on Thursday,

Put into bat, skipper Dasun Shanaka (56 not out) and Kusal Mendis (53) scored sizzling fifties to power Sri Lanka to an imposing 206 for 6.

Chasing a 200-plus target, the hosts' top-order crumbled under pressure before Axar Patel (65) and Suryakumar Yadav (51) ignited Indian hopes with a 91-run partnership.

However, once the partnership was broken the hosts couldn't get over the line.

Earlier, openers Mendis (53) and Pathum Nissanka (33) shared a 80-run stand to give Sri Lanka a solid start.

The visitors then lost momentum as Indian bowlers, led by pace sensation Umran Malik (3/48), picked a flurry of wickets.

Pune: Sri Lankan bowler Chamika Karunaratne celebrates with teammates after the wicket of Indian batter Hardik Pandya during the T20 cricket match between India and Sri Lanka, in Pune, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. (PTI Photo/Shashank Parade)(PTI01_05_2023_000229B)

However, Shanaka (56 not out) and Charith Asalanka (37) managed to take their side over the 200-run mark.

Brief Scores:

Sri Lanka 206 for 6 in 20 overs (Kusal Mendis 53, Dasun Shanaka 56 not out; Umran Malik (3/48).

India 190 for 8 in 20 overs (Axar Patel 65, Suryakumar Yadav 51; Kasun Rajitha 2/22).

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