IND vs SL 1st T20: India thrash Sri Lanka to extend winning streak in T20I to 10 games

Updated : Feb 24, 2022 23:52
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Team India continued its dominance in the shortest format of the game as Rohit Sharma's men thrashed Sri Lanka in the 1st T20 by 62 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the 3-match series.

Put into bat, Ishan Kishan smashed a fiery 89 and powered India to 199/2. Shreyas Iyer also gave a big push with an unbeaten 28-ball-57. 

Chasing which Sri Lanka never got going and lost wickets at regular intervals. Bhuvneshwar Kumaar and Venkatesh Iyer took 2 wickets each as the visitors could manage 137/6.

It was India's 10th consecutive win in T20I. They are only the 2nd Test-playing nation after Afghanistan to get to 10 or more victories in the shortest format.

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