IND vs SL 1st T20: India thrash Sri Lanka to extend winning streak in T20I to 10 games

Updated : Feb 24, 2022 23:52
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Editorji News Desk

Team India continued its dominance in the shortest format of the game as Rohit Sharma's men thrashed Sri Lanka in the 1st T20 by 62 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the 3-match series.

Put into bat, Ishan Kishan smashed a fiery 89 and powered India to 199/2. Shreyas Iyer also gave a big push with an unbeaten 28-ball-57. 

Chasing which Sri Lanka never got going and lost wickets at regular intervals. Bhuvneshwar Kumaar and Venkatesh Iyer took 2 wickets each as the visitors could manage 137/6.

It was India's 10th consecutive win in T20I. They are only the 2nd Test-playing nation after Afghanistan to get to 10 or more victories in the shortest format.

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