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IND vs SL T20 Live Updates: Hardik Pandya-led India will look to clinch the series against Sri Lanka.

India chose to bowl vs Sri Lanka. India won the toss and elected to field first in the second T20I at the MCA stadium in Pune. The hosts made two changes to ...

Meanwhile, [Arshdeep Singh](http://www.espncricinfo.com/player/arshdeep-singh-1125976), who had missed the opening game due to an illness, came back to replace [Harshal Patel](http://www.espncricinfo.com/player/harshal-patel-390481). [Hardik Pandya](http://www.espncricinfo.com/player/hardik-pandya-625371), the India captain, expected the surface to remain the same throughout the game, and suggested dew as one of the reasons behind him electing to field first. Sri Lanka, on the other hand, went with the same side from the first T20I.

India vs Sri Lanka 2nd T20 Live Score: Hardik Pandya won the toss and opted to field. A win at Pune will help India take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the ...

India eventually won the game by 2 runs; but will he lose his place in the XI tonight? The pair added 68 runs in 35 balls, driving India to a respectable 162/5 in 20 overs. Shivam Mavi had a phenomenal outing in the first T20I, which was also his India debut. While the Indian bowlers did a decent job in the previous T20I, Yuzvendra Chahal was a rare exception. It was a high scoring encounter as piled over 200 and won the contest by a huge margin. Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis will open the innings for the tourists. Arshdeep Singh bowls it full and on the pads of Nissanka, which is flicked for a boundary. Mendis smashes the freehit on the leg side, which races away for a four towards the square leg region. The final delivery takes a leading edge of Mendis' bat and is caught, but it was a freehit. The freehit is also smashed in the same region but the timing was missing, hence it only results in a double. Excellent piece of fielding by Rahul Tripathi as Mendis whacks it straight over the bowler, which looked like a sure boundary. Spin introduced from both ends and it puts a brake on the brisk scoring.

India vs Sri Lanka LIVE Score 2nd T20I: Follow the live score updates, match commentary and highlights from the IND vs SL 2nd T20I at the MCA Stadium, Pune.

Arshdeep strays to the pads and Mendis flicks the ball behind square for FOUR. While the locals will be hoping for both of them to feature in the game, Samson’s injury has opened the doors for Tripathi to be given a go. An hour to go for the toss in Pune. Mendis flicks the ball way into the stands for SIX as Arshdeep angles the ball into the pads once again. A couple of away-swingers from Arshdeep and Nissanka opens the face of the bat to guide them to cover and point. Arshdeep strays to the pads and Nissanka easily flicks it past mid-wicket for FOUR. Mendis with another hoick and the ball clips the outside-edge and races away to third-man. Full and straight this time and Nissanka blocks the ball down the strip. Mendis drives the ball to mid-on for one run. Mendis works the ball to backward square-leg for one run. and credit to Chahal for persisting for a review. The umpire is unmoved and India opts for a review.

IND vs SL, 2nd T20 LIVE SCORE: Karunaratne removes India skipper Pandya in his very first over to join Rajitha, Madushanka in the wickets column.

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Live IND vs SL 2nd T20I Updates: Hello and welcome to our live coverage of India vs Sri Lanka 2nd T20I match from Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, ...

IND 28/3 in 4 overs IND 21/2 in 2 overs IND 39/4 in 6 overs India in all sorts of trouble here but the number 1 ranked ICC T20I batter – Suryakumar Yadav is still in the middle. IND 174/6 in 18 overs Axar Patel smashed Wanindu Hasaranga for a hat-trick of sixes as India are back in the game now and Sri Lanka are feeling some pressure as Suryakumar Yadav also connected one in the over for a maximum. IND 139/5 in 15 overs Suryakumar Yadav hits his first fifty of 2023 and he reaches the mark in style with a maximum and Sri Lanka are under pressure now. IND 148/6 in 15.5 overs Big blow for India at this stage as the new batsman in the middle is Shivam Mavi. Excellent final over from Dasun Shanaka as he gave just 4 runs from the final over and took the wickets of Axar Patel and Shivam Mavi to seal the game for Sri Lanka. In the end, Shanaka bowled a sensational final over to seal the game for the visitors.

India vs Sri Lanka 2nd T20 is all set to take place on 5 January 2023. Here are the live streaming details you should know before the match begins at the ...

The India vs. Take note of the live streaming details of the match. Sri Lanka 2nd T20 will take place at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. Viewers in India can watch the India vs. The toss is scheduled to take place half an hour before the beginning of the play. People are looking forward to watching the India vs.

Hardik mincing no words about the no-balls there. India bowled 7 of them today. And their batting didn't deliver either, collapsing to 57/5 and it was left ...

Was a highish full toss, Axar sliced it a little and the man at long-off balanced himself, caught it and before tripping over lobbed it and came back to complete the catch. Full toss, Axar clobbers that down the ground for a four. Need to play well in the middle order to allow finishers to finish well. Axar tried hard but has fallen to an excellent catch in the deep. The man at cover back-tracked and took it. The 11 game losing streak has come to an end. India on the other hand conceded close to 40 runs in their last two overs. As said earlier, India lost the game mostly because of their indiscipline with the ball. The no-balls from India has come back to hurt them pretty badly. But it was Sri Lanka who prevailed in the end, led by their captain Dasun Shanaka who continues to make merry against this opposition. Series is level at 1-1 and it's all to play for in Rajkot on Saturday. We could've done well in the middle part.

All the live updates from the second T20I between India and Sri Lanka at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune.

The hosts, though not flawless in the last game, have a 1-0 lead but Sri Lanka will back themselves to succeed at a venue where they have tasted success before. Mendis brings up a 27-ball fifty with a six off Malik in the eighth over. The batter comes in for Sanju Samson as one of the two changes India have made (the other one being the inclusion of fit-again Arshdeep Singh). Sri Lanka are 83/2 in the 10th over. Sri Lanka are 96/3 in the 12th over. He also just about clears Gill in the deep, pulling a short delivery from Malik in front of square for a six. Shanaka sends the next ball over the fence and Arshdeep ends up overstepping a second time in the over. The Sri Lankan captain is key as the visitors look to capitalise on the last two overs. If not for a wild throw from the 'keeper to the bowler, Axar would have been back in the hut. Suryakumar scoops Madushanka for a six to register a 33-ball fifty But the partnership, worth 91, comes to an end as Suryakumar mistimes one to long-on. With a hat-trick of sixes off Hasaranga in the 14th over, Axar pulls down the required rate below 15. He also bags the wicket of Mavi and concedes only four runs to star in Sri Lanka's 16-run win that helps them level the series.

Suryakumar Yadav and Axar Patel struck blistering fifties in a stunning 91-run stand, albeit in a losing cause as Sri Lanka levelled the series as they beat ...

Sri Lanka's Kusal Mendis bats during the second Twenty20 cricket match between India and Sri Lanka in Pune. Suryakumar Yadav and Axar Patel struck blistering fifties in a stunning 91-run stand, albeit in a losing cause as Sri Lanka levelled the series as they beat India by 16 runs in the second T20I in Pune on Thursday. India's Suryakumar Yadav bats during the second Twenty20 cricket match between India and Sri Lanka in Pune.

India vs Sri Lanka: India head coach Rahul Dravid has hinted at big changes in the Indian T20 side. The coach made his comments after his team's loss ...

India vs Sri Lanka: India head coach Rahul Dravid has hinted at big changes in the Indian T20 side. So, to play a quality side like Sri Lanka is really good for us," the coach further added. India fell to a 16-run loss on Thursday, 5 January after [Dasun Shanaka's men hit 206 runs in 20 overs](https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/not-blaming-arshdeep-singh-but-bowling-no-ball-is-a-crime-hardik-pandya-after-india-lose-2nd-t20i-2317953-2023-01-05).

Here are some crucial points that Team India and skipper Hardik Pandya must look at in the crucial third T20I in Rajkot on Saturday.

With the openers misfiring, the onus then comes on the middle-order and the likes of Suryakumar Yadav and Axar Patel have too much to do as it was seen in the second T20I. Though Maharashtra lost the Vijay Hazare Trophy final to Saurashtra, Gaikwad scored a brilliant 108 in the final, in addition to exploits earlier in the tournament. Maharashtra's Ruturaj Gaikwad was one of the standouts of the recent Vijay Hazare Trophy, which earned him an India call-up. As a result, the left-arm quickie bowled just two overs and conceded 37 runs at an economy rate of 18.50 per over. The likes of Arshdeep Singh and Shivam Mavi were inconsistent with their lines and lengths and conceded too many extras. It was one of the causes for India's first defeat of the New Year.

CRR: 10.67. RR : 10.32. Batting, R(B), 4s, 6s, SR. Rahul Tripathi*, 4(2), 1, 0, 200. Shubman Gill, 5(2), 1, 0, 250. Bowling, O, M, R, W.

Was a highish full toss, Axar sliced it a little and the man at long-off balanced himself, caught it and before tripping over lobbed it and came back to complete the catch. Full toss, Axar clobbers that down the ground for a four. Need to play well in the middle order to allow finishers to finish well. Axar tried hard but has fallen to an excellent catch in the deep. The man at cover back-tracked and took it. The 11 game losing streak has come to an end. India on the other hand conceded close to 40 runs in their last two overs. As said earlier, India lost the game mostly because of their indiscipline with the ball. The no-balls from India has come back to hurt them pretty badly. But it was Sri Lanka who prevailed in the end, led by their captain Dasun Shanaka who continues to make merry against this opposition. Series is level at 1-1 and it's all to play for in Rajkot on Saturday. We could've done well in the middle part.