1st T20I: Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer dazzle as India drub Sri Lanka

Kishan and Shreyas Iyer may not be certainties in India's first-choice T20 eleven yet, but the duo threw their hats in the ring with explosive knocks in the first T20 International Sri Lanka at Lucknow's Ekana Cricket Stadium on Thursday. Bolstered by the duo's stirring show, India gave the Lankans a total of 200 to chase, which as expected proved to be a tall order for the Islanders. Charith Asalanka (unbeaten 53 off 47b; 5x4) got some welcome runs and Chamika Karunaratne (21 off 14b; 2x6) and Dushmantha Chameera (24 off 14; 2x4, 1x6) hit a few lusty blows towards the end but the die had been cast by then.

Sri Lanka fell short by 62 runs. For India, Bhuvneshwar Kumar got things going with a wicket off the first ball of the Lankan innings. The in-form Pathum Nissanka was castled by a delivery that kept low. Bhuvi got another wicket in his next over, having Kamil Mishara caught at mid-wicket while trying to pull a good length ball. The Lankans couldn't recover after the poor start and kept losing wickets at regular intervals, finishing at 137/6. Kishan was back to his belligerent best after a below-par series against West Indies. The diminutive southpaw got off the blocks as if he had to catch a train, taking a special liking for Karunaratne in the third over. He smashed three back-to-back boundaries and took 15 runs off the over that got India rolling.

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