Sri Lanka won a thrilling contest against India by 6 wickets and almost eliminated India's mathematical chances of playing the all important Asia Cup 2022 final game. After inviting India to bat first, Sri Lanka put the Indian team under pressure by picking early wickets of KL Rahul and Virat Kohli. However, Indian skipper Rohit Sharma's brilliant knock off 72 from 41 balls helped them to post a very good total of 173/8 on board. Among Lankan bowlers, Dilshan Madushanka was the star player by picking 3 wickets in that innings, while Chamika Karunaratne and Dasun Shanaka also picked 2 wickets each.
In reply, Sri Lanka started off brilliantly with a 97-run opening stand between Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Mendis, which laid a solid foundation for them, while Bhanuka Rajapaksa and the Lankan skipper Dasun Shanaka ensured they completed the formalities off chasing down 174 runs successfully. Yuzvendra Chahal and Ravichandran Ashwin in the middle overs did put pressure on Sri Lankan batters by picking 4 wickets quickly, but unfortunately this effort from Indian bowlers wasn't enough to stop the Lankan lions from hunting down their target.
Numbers and Stats from IND vs SL game:
1 - For first time India have lost two consecutive T20I matches under Rohit Sharma's captaincy. Overall this has been Rohit's 8th loss in T20Is as captain. Rohit Sharma as captain has lost 2 T20I matches to NZ, 2 T20I matches to SL and 1 T20I match to BAN, ENG, WI & PAK respectively.
2 - Sri Lankan skipper Dasun Shanaka won Man of the Match award for the 2nd time in T20Is.
Instances of Dasun Shanaka winning MoM award in T20Is:
54*(25) vs Australia in Pallekele, 2022
33*(18) & 2/26 (2) vs India in Dubai, 2022
Dasun Shanaka's last three innings vs India with the bat in T20Is:
47*(19) in Dharamsala, 2022
74*(38) in Dharamsala, 2022
33*(18) in Dubai, 2022
Shanaka hasn't been dismissed even once in his last three T20I innings against India. He has smashed 154 runs vs India in his last 3 T20I innings at a strike rate of 205.33.
3 - Rohit Sharma became 3rd batsman after Sanath Jayasuriya and Tillakaratne Dilshan to smash more than 1000 runs in Asia Cup tournament (ODIs + T20Is).
Most runs in Asia Cup (T20Is + ODIs):
Sanath Jayasuriya - 1220 (24 inns)
Kumar Sangakkara - 1075 (23 inns)
Rohit Sharma - 1016 (30 inns)
4 - Virat Kohli got dismissed on a duck for 4th time in T20Is overall. Only Rohit Sharma (8) & KL Rahul (5) have more ducks than him in T20Is for India.
17 - In Dubai International Cricket Stadium, teams chasing have won 17 out of last 19 T20I matches since 2021 T20 WC.
32 - Rohit Sharma has joint-most fifty-plus scores (32) with Virat Kohli in T20Is.
38 - Sri Lanka have joint-most wins (38) with India in Asia Cup (both ODI & T20I format combined) now.
97 - Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Mendis had a 97 run opening stand between them.
Highest opening partnership for Sri Lanka in men's T20I:
Tillakaratne Dilshan-Sanath Jayasuriya : 124 vs WI in Nottingham, 2009
Dinesh Chandimal-Tillakaratne Dilshan : 110 vs PAK in Mirpur, 2016
Tillakaratne Dilshan-Kusal Perera : 100 vs PAK in Dubai, 2013
Danushka Gunathilaka-Kusal Mendis : 98 vs BAN in Sylhet, 2018
Pathum Nissanka-Kusal Mendis : 97 vs IND in Dubai, 2022
200 - Yuzvendra Chahal completed the milestone of taking 200 wickets in international cricket. He became 22nd player to achieve the feat of taking 200 wickets for India in international cricket.
411 - Rohit Sharma has smashed 411 runs vs Sri Lanka in men's T20I overall.
Most runs vs Sri Lanka in men's T20I:
David Warner - 642 (16 inns)
Glenn Maxwell - 459 (12 inns)
Aaron Finch - 446 (17 inns)
Rohit Sharma - 411 (17 inns)
Shoaib Malik - 397 (16 inns)
Rohit Sharma has become 4th batsman to smash more than 400 runs vs SL in T20Is.
