Following the match performance against India in the 1st ODI, Sri Lanka all-rounder Dunith Wellalage opened up on the reason behind his magnificent batting on Friday.
India handed a debut to two youngsters in Shubhman Gill and Shivam Mavi. Captain Hardik Pandya presented the T20I cap to Mavi while vice-captain Suryakumar Yadav gave Gill his T20I cap before the toss.
Shanka talked about the Indian team stepping into the T20I series without regular captain Rohit Sharma and said that it is always challenging to play against the hosts irrespective of key players missing from the lineup.
Team India defeated Sri Lanka by four wickets in the first ODI of the three-match series at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele on Friday.
For Women in Blue, Harmanpreet Kaur and Shafali Verma played knocks of 44 and 35 respectively as visitors chased the target of 172 with 12 overs still to go.
For India, Renuka Singh and Deepti Sharma bagged three wickets respectively while Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Harmanpreet Kaur, and Pooja Vastrakar settled for one wicket each.
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 29 (ANI): Indian skipper Shikhar Dhawan on Thursday admitted that players not being available for the last two T20I against Sri Lanka was a "difficult situation" for the visitors but they still decided to stay and play.
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 29 (ANI): Indian skipper Shikhar Dhawan won the toss and opted to bat against Sri Lanka in the third T20I of the three-match series here at the R Premadasa Stadium on Thursday.