IND vs SL 2nd T20I Live: Nissanka's knock in vain as Iyer wins it for India

India won the 2nd T20I vs Sri Lanka to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series courtesy of a brilliant showing from Shreyas Iyer, Ravindra Jadeja and Sanju Samson. Catch the Highlights

9:37 PM

IND vs SL | 2nd T20I Live Score Updates | IND 70-2 | Over 09

 

Six!! That was needed as Shreays Iyer comes down the crase and takes on the left arm spinner and hit him over his head for a sixer

 

Six!! Once again a similar ball and once again it's a six from Shreyas Iyer 

9:32 PM

IND vs SL | 2nd T20I Live Score Updates | IND 56-2 | Over 08

 

It's Chamika Karunaratne into the attack. The over has so far been great and Sanju Samson is now stuck in the crease, he is unable to move the score along. Five runs come from the over

9:28 PM

IND vs SL | 2nd T20I Live Score Updates | IND 51-2 | Over 07- 50 up for India

 

Praveen Jayawickrama with his left-arm spin comes into the attack and this might be a relief for the Indian batters from the pace of Chameera and Kumara

 

Iyer and Sanju Samson, the two people who badly needed a situation like the one they have been served to win India a tough game, have their task cut out here 

9:24 PM

IND vs SL | 2nd T20I Live Score Updates | IND 46-2 | Over 06- Sri Lanka lose review

 

This is good bowling from Kumara as he hits Samson on the pads and the umpire has given it not out, though it has hit him on the pads. But the review has been taken and it seems to have hit the bat and a review is wasted by Sri Lanka here

 

Sanju Samson opens his account

 

And a great over from Kumara comes to an end as it also ends the Powerplay. The only fault in this over was that Sri Lanka lost the review 

9:20 PM

IND vs SL | 2nd T20I Live Score Updates | IND 44-2 | Over 06th- Kishan gone

9:17 PM

IND vs SL | 2nd T20I Live Score Updates | IND 44-1 | Over 05- Three fours in a row

 

Binura Fernando comes back into the attack 

 

Four!! That was a very bad ball from Fernando as it was neither too short nor too full and Iyer hits it through the line for four towards long-on 

 

Four!! Once again the same length and this is very poor bowling from Binura as Iyer pulls this one for four as well 

 

Four!! Three in a row that's brilliant from Iyer and poor from Binura as this was very full and Iyer needed no second invitation to lash on to it 

9:13 PM

IND vs SL | 2nd T20I Live Score Updates | IND 30-1 | Over 04- Brilliant over from Kumara

 

Edge and it just passes the slips. That is brilliant bowling from the Sri Lankan pacers as Kumara gets a thick outside edge of Iyer and it passes the first slip. This is the second time that not having the second slip has caused Sri Lanka a wicket, India would have been three down by now has there had been two slips 

 

And Ishan Kishan swings for the hills without any connection whatsoever 

9:10 PM

IND vs SL | 2nd T20I Live Score Updates | IND 24-1 | Over 04- Concussion test for Kishan

Lahiru Kumara comes into bowl and starts with a great ball to Shreaqys Iyer but doesn't get the wicket

 

Serious pace!! And on the helmet of Ishan Kishan this one. It has hit the Indian opener on the back of his helmet as he tried to pull a short ball and the concussion test has been asked for as mandated by ICC rules

 

And Ishan Kishan is fine it seems as he has chosen to bat on 

9:07 PM

IND vs SL | 2nd T20I Live Score Updates | IND 23-1 | Over 03- Great over from Chameera

 

Chameera comes in for the second over and starts with a wide 

 

Chameera surprises Ishan with the bounce and the leading-edge goes in the gap 

 

Oh!! That was a bulldozer of a ball as this was a strange shot from Iyer who went towards the off stump and then came back and a pitch-perfect full ball from Chameera just misses the off stump by a whisker

 

A great over from Chameera comes to an end as he decides Iyer once again and hit him on the pads, but just way too high to be appealed for 

9:01 PM

IND vs SL | 2nd T20I Live Score Updates | IND 18-1 | Over 02- Eventful over

 

Edge and just away from the first slip as he eludes the slip fielder and goes for four runs 

 

Oh !! And that might have been yet another Played on but misses Kishan's stumps 

 

Four!! This is has been a good over from Binura Fernando until this one as a straight drive from Iyer takes the ball for four runs 

8:58 PM

IND vs SL | 2nd T20I Live Score Updates | IND 09-1 | Over 01- Bowled him

 

Bowled him!! And that's the wicket Sri Lankan was looking for as Rohit Sharma is deceived by the pace of Dushamnatha Chammera and he played the ball on to his stumps 

 

In the over, Ishan Kishan had hit a four already 

8:41 PM

IND vs SL | 2nd T20I Live Score Updates | SL 183-5 | Over 20- Shanka shuns Harshal

 

Appeal for LBW and the umpire gave it out but the batter takes the review and the review is successful and Shanaka survives 

 

And that is a huge six probably the biggest we have seen all season. Shanaka has hit that ball down to Solan it seems 

 

Six!! It rained in the daytime and in the night it is raining sixes from Shanaka as he hits yet another to finish the Sri Lankan innings at 183, a very very competitive total indeed. 

8:37 PM

IND vs SL | 2nd T20I Live Score Updates | SL 171-5 | Over 19.3- Funny scens here

 

And for the final over, here is Harshal Patel and he starts with a wide 

 

And that's lucky for the batter as he wanted to play it on the on-side and was on  his knees to sweep that but the ball hit his pads and went past the short third man for four runs of a leg bye 

 

A close double here from the Sri Lankan skipper as he dives to save himself 

 

This was funny as everyone was running on that ball. Hartshal comes charging in and so does the batter and so does the non-striker and the bowler doesn't deliver the ball 

 

Four!! This time around he gets the shot and it goes for four runs as there is no deep square leg 

8:32 PM

IND vs SL | 2nd T20I Live Score Updates | SL 160-5 | Over 19- Nissanka goes for well made 75

 

Six!! Boom says Shanaka once again as he heaves this over long-on for a huge six once again 

 

This is going well for Sri Lanka as 150 comes up for them 

 

Four!! And that was a high bouncer and Shanka went for the pull and connected it to go ver the wicket-keeper for four runs 

 

Wicket!! And the reverse sweep brings the demise fo Nissnka as he misses this and Bhuvin strikes his pads to break the best partnership of the Sri Lankan innings so far 

8:26 PM

IND vs SL | 2nd T20I Live Score Updates | SL 144-4 | Over 18- Nissanka reverse sweeps Bumrah

 

Four!! That's cheeky from Nissanka as he goes across the wicket and picks the slower one for four over the wicket-keeper 

 

Four!! On the legs and Nisssnka batting for so long won't miss out as he helps this for four to the fine leg 

 

And finally the yorker lands for Bumrah 

 

Shanka needs to play smart here as a single could have done well than a dot ball her as nine have already come from the over 

 

Wow!! That was a Rishabh Pant in reverse from Pathum Nissnak as he literally reverse swept Bumrah for four runs. yes, read that again, reverse swept Bumrah for four