IND vs SL, 2nd T20: India beat Sri Lanka by 7 wickets, 5 records created during the match

The 2nd T20 match between India and Sri Lanka was played at Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore. In this match, The host defeated Sri Lanka by 7 wickets and took a 1-0 lead in the series.

Navdeep Saini was adjudged 'Man of the Match' for his outstanding pace bowling, he took 2 wickets for 18 runs.

Earlier, India won the toss and asked the Sri Lankan team to bat first. Batting first, Sri Lanka had a good start but struggled in middle and gave a modest target of 143 runs.

Indian bowlers were the stars in this match, Shardul Thakur took 3 wickets for 23 runs, while Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Yadav took 2 wickets each, and Bumrah got one wicket his name.

In response to the chase, both the Indian openers, KL Rahul (45) and Dhawan (32) added 71 runs for the opening wicket. While Shreyas Iyer scored 34 runs, Kohli remained unbeaten after scoring 30 off 17 balls. India chased the target in the 18th over and won the match with 15 balls to spare. 

5 Records created during the 2nd T20 between India and Sri Lanka:

1. Fastest to 1,000 T20I runs as a captain - by innings:

Indian captain Virat Kohli becomes the fastest to score 1000 runs in T20Is as a captain, he left Faf du Plessis behind who completed this feat in 31 innings, while Kohli achieved this milestone in 30 innings.

30 - VIRAT KOHLI*

31 - Faf du Plessis

36 - Kane Williamson

42 - Eoin Morgan

54 - William Porterfield

57 - MS Dhoni

2. Most wins against a team in T20Is:

With this victory, the Indian team has defeated Sri Lanka on 12 occasions and needs just one more victory against the neighbors to equal the record of the most win against a single opponent.

13 - PAK v NZ

13 - PAK v SL

12 - AFG v IRE

12 - Eng v NZ

12 - Pak v Aus

12 - IND v SL

3. Virat Kohli's amazing January records:

January 2017: Kohli became the fastest to complete 1,000 ODI runs as a captain.

January 2020: Kohli became the fastest to complete 1,000 T20I runs as a captain.

4. Most defeats in T20Is:

62 - Sri Lanka*

61 - West Indies

60 - Bangladesh

5. India's leading wicket-taker in T20 Internationals:

Jasprit Bumrah took one wicket in this match, with this he has become the joint-most wicket-takers for India in this format. Bumrah has taken 52 wickets so far, while Ashwin and Chahal have also 52 wickets to their name

Ravichandran Ashwin - 52

Yuzvendra Chahal - 52

Jasprit Bumrah - 52