In the second match of the three-match ODI series being played between India and Sri Lanka, the Indian team got a thrilling victory by 4 wickets. With this victory, India has captured the series 2-0.
Let us tell you that in the second match, wicket-keeper batsman KL Rahul played an important role in the victory of the team by scoring a strong half-century. And the Sri Lankan team led by Dasun Shanaka lost the series. Sri Lankan cricket team captain Dasun Shanaka looked very disappointed after the defeat in the second match.
IND vs SL: What did Dasun Shanaka said after the defeat in the second ODI?
In fact, in the second ODI between India and Sri Lanka (IND vs SL 2nd ODI) played at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, the Indian team defeated the Sri Lankan team led by Dasun Shanaka by 4 wickets to take the series 2-0. Ajay took the lead.
Sri Lankan captain Dasun Shanaka looked disappointed after the defeat in this match. During the post-match presentation, he blamed his team’s batsmen for the defeat and said,
“We had put a very low score on the board. I had thought of scoring more than 300 runs, but we failed to do so because of the excellent bowling of Kuldeep Yadav. We had chances after taking wickets in the beginning and our bowlers played well, but KL Rahul batted brilliantly by holding one end and took us away from the match.”
IND vs SL: The condition of the second ODI was like this –
Let us tell you that while batting first in the second ODI, Sri Lanka set a target of 216 runs in front of India. In response to this, the Indian team appeared to be faltering in the beginning. Where captain Rohit Sharma (17) and Shubman Gill (21) returned cheaply to the pavilion.
So there Virat Kohli, who came to bat at number 3, lost his wicket after playing an innings of just 6 runs. After this, even Shreyas Iyer could not do anything special. In the end, the Indian team won by 4 wickets with the half-century partnership of Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul.