In the first T-20 encounter of three-match series India beat Sri Lanka at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, Shivam Mavi was the star of the show as India defeated Sri Lanka by two runs on Tuesday in a last-over thriller. Mavi picked up four wickets as the hosts defeated Sri Lanka in the final over of the game which had the fans on the edge of their seats till the last ball. Asked to bat first, Team India lost some wickets initially before Hooda (41*) and Axar Patel (31*) took Team India to a total of 162/5 in 20 overs.
That's that from the 1st T20I.#TeamIndia win by 2 runs and take a 1-0 lead in the series.
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 3, 2023
Scorecard - https://t.co/uth38CaxaP #INDvSL @mastercardindia pic.twitter.com/BEU4ICTc3Y
Chasing 163, Sri Lanka kept on losing wickets at regular intervals but Chamika Karunaratne played an unbeaten innings of 23 runs. Sri Lanka had a woeful start to their chase as they lost Pathum Nissanka for just one run as he was bowled by Shivam Mavi. The debutant would pick up the wicket of Dhananjaya de Silva in his second over to leave the visitors at 24 for two in 3.5 overs.
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