India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd T20I: Pandya finishes it off two fours. India have just sauntered to their first series win under head coach Gautam Gambhir and new T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav. A 43-run win and a seven-wicket win. As comprehensive as they come. The dead-rubber third T20I will now be played on Tuesday at the same ground and then we move to the three-match ODI series in Colombo. Good

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd T20I: Well that wicket of Jaiswal simply doesn't matter at the end of it all for Sri Lanka. Pandya smashes the last ball of that over above cow corner for a six. India need six to win off 12 balls. This has been a walk in the park for them.

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd T20I: Hasaranga was tonked for a four off the first ball of the sixth over by Pandya and a six off the third by Jaiswal. Then Jaiswal holes out on the boundary line as he tried to hit the fourth ball over cow corner.

Jaiswal c Shanaka b Hasaranga 30 (15)

IND vs SL Live Score: India 65/3 in 5.4 overs

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd T20I: SKY welcomed Pathirana with a truly spectacular shot off a low full toss on leg. SKY moved across and exposed his leg stump, then clipped it over fine leg for a six. Pathirana then comes back strong as SKY mistimes his next swing. Long on takes a simple catch. India need just 26 to win off 23 though, it is a real uphill struggle for Sri Lanka.

Suryakumar Yadav c Shanaka b Pathirana 26 (12)

IND vs SL Live Score: India 51/1 in 4.2 overs

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd T20I: Theekshana bowling the fourth over, the first ball is full around off, SKY sweeps it mightily behind square. That almost went for six. The next ball is a full toss and SKY sweeps it again past deep square leg for four. The third is full around off, SKY tries to sweep again but he top edges it. It lands out of reach of the deep midwicket fielder and the ball spins sharply on bouncing, thus deceiving the fielder and going for a four again. Three runs off the last three balls, SKY on 20 off 10, Jaiswal on 24 off 13.

IND vs SL Live Score: India 45/1, need 33 to win from 24

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd T20I: Jaiswal slog sweeps the first ball of the third by Hasaranga and it goes flat over deep square leg for a six. Then he brings out the reverse sweep and hits the second ball past point for a four. A single and then SKY latches on to one floated up outside off, sweeps it hard to the boundary for a four. A single off the next ball and then a big appeal for LBW by Hasaranga against Jaiswal. The umpire shakes his head and Asalanka takes the review. It pitched outside leg.

IND vs SL Live Score: India 30/1 in 3 overs

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd T20I: Flat and quick angling into the stumps by Theekshana first up in the second over. Samson swings and misses, the ball takes the stumps. That brings on captain Suryakumar Yadav.

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd T20I: All right, back to your seats everyone, this could be quite a ride. Yashasvi Jaiswal on strike. Shanaka to bowl the fourth ball of the first over.

IND vs SL Live Score: India 6/0 in 0.3 overs

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd T20I: At long last, we have some proper details. India's target has been reduced 78 in 8 overs. The match is set for an imminent restart. Jaiswal is already all kitted up, his opening partner Samson also has his pads on and the pair are having a relaxed chat with SKY. India had scored 74 in the first six overs yesterday, this is pretty much their game to lose now./

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd T20I: The good news is that we are seeing green in the stadium and not the gleaming tarpauline blue of the covers.

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd T20I: A lot of chats seen between the umpires and the leaders of the two teams, that is the captain and the head coaches. But so far, we have no news of a restart time.

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd T20I: The umpires are having a chat with Suryakumar Yadav and Sri Lanka head coach Sanath Jayasuriya. There is no rain but we are not exactly close to a restart. Most of the covers are still on.

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd T20I: Shanaka hit Jaiswal's pads first ball, beating his attempted flick through midwicket. Jaiswal then charges down the pitch, trying to send Shanaka out of the stadium and ends up getting it off the bottom half of the bat. Two men run after it, Pathirana reached out with both hands and fell over but couldn't catch it. It is technically a drop. The batters run two and then Jaiswal sends the next ball, which is full, through cover and mid-off for a four. And then came the rain.

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd T20I: Well restart seems imminent. That was all quite strange. It poured so heavily that match seemed to be done. And now its as clear as, well, a clear night. The ground staff preparing to pull those extensive covers off.

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd T20I: Oh the players run off the field and the ground staff hurry on with the covers in tow. Just three balls into the first over and we have an interruption. It looks like the players could be off the field for a while as well. It is coming down in sheets in Pallekele. The three balls that have been bowled were quite eventful though, and we will get down to describing them for you in a moment. For now, Jaiswal has faced all the deliveries and he is on six runs.

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd T20I: Here are Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill. Dasun Shanaka, who didn't bowl a single over last match, bowls the first this time.

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd T20I: Ramesh Mendis stumped off the last ball as he goes for a hail mary and misses. Sri Lanka have managed to score just 31 runs and lost seven wickets in the last five overs. Axar dismissed Theekshana off the second ball of that last over. A very interesting innings really and Sri Lanka know that they have every chance to draw level in this series if they keep their eyes on the money.

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd T20I: Sri Lanka's finishing act is getting derailed here. That makes it four wicketrs for India in 10 legal deliveries. Hasaranga tries a big slog sweep, misses it entirely and the ball takes the stumps.

Hasaranga b Ravi Bishnoi 0 (1)

IND vs SL Live Score: Sri Lanka 140/6 in 16.4 overs

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd T20I: Lengthn ball outside off for the third of the 17th, Shanaka comes towards the ball and tries to cut. But he ends up chopping on to his own stumps.

Dasun Shanaka b Ravi Bishnoi 0 (1)

IND vs SL Live Score: Sri Lanka 140/5 in 16.3 overs

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd T20I: Very sharp catch indeed by Rinku Singh this time. Short and quick by Pandya for the last ball of the over on middle stump. Perera goes flat and hard towards Rinku at deep square leg but it is dying on him. Rinku keeps his eye on it though and takes the low catch. Pandya gives Perera a little dead-eyed stare as he walks back.

IND vs SL Live Score: Sri Lanka 139/4 in 16 overs

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd T20I: Kamindu Mendis tries to smash the first ball of the 16th over cow corner, he ends up putting right down the throat of the deep square leg fielder where Rinku this time gets an easy one

Mendis c Rinku b Pandya 26 (23)

IND vs SL Live Score: Sri Lanka 130/3 in 15 overs.

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd T20I: He gets there with a six and Perera has scored his half-century in 31 balls.

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd T20I: TV umpire goes upstairs to check for a stumping last ball of the 13th bowled by Riyan Parag. Perera tried to make room and cut, missed it entirely and lost balance. However, he gets his foot back just in time.

IND vs SL Live Score: Sri Lanka 108/2 in 13 overs

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd T20I: Riyan Parag bowls his first over and eight runs come from it. Kamindu Mendis slaps the fourth ball in front of square for a four. Then two runs off the next and then a single.

IND vs SL Live Score: Sri Lanka 88/2 in 11 overs

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd T20I: Well there was hardly an appeal from the Indians and the umpire raised his finger. The batter reviewed and the Indians seemed to be just as surprised as him. Quick googly from Bishnoi, it comes in and pings Nissanka's back pad. Pant made a half shout before running off to collect the ball, Bishnoi didn't even appeal and was looking here and there to see if it is worth reviewing and in between all that, the umpire just raised his finger. It is umpire's call on impact. Incredible call there from Palliyaguruge.

Nissanka lbw b Ravi Bishnoi 32 (24)

IND vs SL Live Score: Sri Lanka 80/2 in 9.3 overs

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd T20I: Ravi Bishnoi bowls the first over after powerplay. Nissanka off strike first ball and then Perera latches on to a dragged down third ball, sends it between deep mid and wide long-on for a four. Then another four off the last ball takes Perera to 26 off 14, Nissanka on 25 off 17.

IND vs SL Live Score: Sri Lanka 63/1 in 7 overs

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd T20I: The ground staff are positioning themselves by the covers, which is never a good sign.

IND vs SL Live Score: Sri Lanka 54/1 in 6 overs

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd T20I: Kusal Perera has the bit between his teeth. Four runs off the first three balls from the fifth, for which Siraj returns. Then Perera pulls the fourth ball over the square boundary. Then he hits the next ball past mid-on for a four. Perera is on 18 off eight, Nissanka is on 15 off 11.

IND vs SL Live Score: Sri Lanka 45/1 in 5 overs

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd T20I: He did it yesterday and he does it today as well. Kusal Mendis falls to Arshdeep Singh and there is the first wicket for India. Slower one from Arshdeep, back of a length off cutter wide outside off. Mendis miscues his shot and Bishnoi moves to his left from mid-on to take the catch.

Mendis c Ravi Bishnoi b Arshdeep Singh 10 (11)

IND vs SL Live Score: Sri Lanka 26/1 in 3.3 overs

India vs. Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs. SL 2nd T20I: Arshdeep starts off with a wide as well but then follows that up with a good length delivery on the middle. Nissanka works it through point for a single. There are two more singles in that over and then two back-to-back dots to Kusal. Mendis then sends the last ball over mid-on to the boundary for a four, and that makes it eight off the over.

IND vs SL Live Score: Sri Lanka 18/0 in 2 overs

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd T20I: Siraj starts off with a wide down the leg side. He then bowls short wide outside off and Nissanka sends it through the covers for a four. Siraj comes back two dots and then Nissanka gets off strike. Kusal then sends the first ball he faces to long leg for a four and then a dot.

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd T20I: Allright then, Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Mendis open for Sri Lanka. Mohammed Siraj has the ball in his hands for India.

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd T20I: He last played a T20I three years ago. Sri Lanka have three players called “Mendis” today.

Sri Lanka XI: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis(w), Kusal Perera, Kamindu Mendis, Charith Asalanka(c), Dasun Shanaka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Ramesh Mendis, Maheesh Theekshana, Matheesha Pathirana, Asitha Fernando

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd T20I: SKY says that Gill woke up with a neck spasm and is sitting this one out.

India XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Hardik Pandya, Riyan Parag, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Siraj

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd T20I: Suryakumar Yadav wins the toss and India are bowling first

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd T20I: Rishabh Pant maybe the first choice wicketkeeper but no position can be taken for granted in Indian cricket. He had scored 49 off 33, struggling to connect for much of his innings. This comes after a tail off in his performances in the T20 World Cup after he had made a good start. There is the belligerent Sanju Samson waiting in the wings and so Pant would be very much on his toes.

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd T20I: And the match will start at 7.45pm IST. The ground is bone dry, thanks to the famously efficient ground staff that we find in every ground of Sri Lanka.

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd T20I: Unfortunately, though, those players are in their training kits instead of their game jerseys. We can see some Indian playere jogging around the grounds, coaching staffs of both teams are out there as well. The ground is nice and alive.

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd T20I: The outfield covers have been taken off as well. The square and the pitch remain covered but it does look like the ground staff is preparing to take them off as well. All looking good so far.

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd T20I: Well it is drizzling in different parts of Kandy and it is the same at the stadium. It isn't to bad though but the covers are yet to be taken off. Stay tuned for more updates.

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd T20I: This is just in, it is not all good news for India in sports today. Sri Lanka have thrashed Harmanpreet Kaur's India by eight wickets to win their maiden Women's Asia Cup title. How about that for an unexpected result.

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd T20I: Usually Shubman Gill is the man who hangs back while Yashasvi Jaiswal does the attacking while they open for India but not on Saturday. Gill finished his innigns with a strike rate of 212.50, while Jaiswal finished on 190.47. Gill hit six fours and an elegant six downtown in his 16-ball 34.

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd T20I: Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill smashed 11 fours and three sixes between them. There was no respite for Sri Lanka as both batters made the most of any loose deliveries they got, and they got a lot of those.

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd T20I: Axar Patel ending Pathum Nissanka's innings was one of the turning points of the match yesterday. Another early duel between Pathum Nissanka and Axar Patel is on the cards. The left-arm spinner has dismissed the Sri Lankan opener twice in 23 balls in T20Is, including in the series opener. Nissanka did take him on in the PowerPlay in the first T20I on his way to a big score.

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd T20I: There are some thunderstorms expected to hit Pallekele before the match starts in the afternoon. They are all expected to clear out though. There were some foreboding clouds over the hills before the match yesterday, remember, but absolutely no trouble with the rain at all. Expect the same today.

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd T20I: Kusal Mendis may have fallen to Arshdeep Singh in the last match but it is Mohammed Siraj who has been his chief tormentor. Before yesterday, the Sri Lankan opener had been dismissed four times in 29 deliveries from Siraj. He faced just three balls from the pacer in the first T20I and came away unscathed, but Siraj will be gunning for another face-off on Sunday.

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd T20I: His half-century yesterday was his third 50-plus score against Sri Lanka in T20Is. Suryakumar has 312 runs in six matches against Sri Lanka at a strike rate of 167.74 with three half-centuries and a century.

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd T20I: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis(w), Kusal Perera, Kamindu Mendis, Charith Asalanka(c), Dasun Shanaka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Matheesha Pathirana, Asitha Fernando, Dilshan Madushanka, Avishka Fernando, Binura Fernando, Dinesh Chandimal, Dunith Wellalage, Chamindu Wickramasinghe

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd T20I: Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Riyan Parag, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj, Washington Sundar, Sanju Samson, Khaleel Ahmed, Shivam Dube

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, IND vs SL 2nd T20I: There was good news for India from Paris with Manu Bhaker opening the medal account for the country at the 2024 Olympics. Good news also seems to be in store from Dambulla where the women's team are dominating the Asia Cup final against Sri Lanka. Upto the men's cricket team now to keep up the so-far-so-good Sunday. Stay tuned for more updates.

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