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WATCH] Hardik Pandya Gives A Glaring Stare To Kusal Perera After Dismissing Him

Sri Lanka vs India: [WATCH] Hardik Pandya Gives A Glaring Stare To Kusal Perera After Dismissing Him: The Gautam Gambhir era started with a win. India beat Sri Lanka in the first match of the 5-game T20I series by 43 runs. They were sensational with the bat as they scored 213 runs. In reply, Sri Lanka were all out for 170 runs. Today, both the teams face each other in the second T20I in Palekelle.

Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and elected to field first. There was one notable change made in the Indian playing XI. Sanju Samson replaced vice-captain, Shubman Gill in the playing XI. At the toss Sky said that Shubman Gill woke up with neck spasm on the day of the second T20I. So, he was rested in the game and Samson was included in the playing XI. Samson will likely open the innings with Yashasvi Jaiswal when India comes to chase the total.

Sri Lanka have managed to score 161 runs in their 20 overs. Pathum Nissanka scored 32 runs off 24 balls, Kusal Perera scored 53 runs off 34 balls, and Kamindu Mendis scored 26 runs off 23 balls. For India, Arshdeep Singh, Hardik Pandya and Axar Patel picked up 2 wickets each. On the other hand, Ravi Bishnoi picked up 3 wickets.

Sri Lanka vs India: [WATCH] Hardik Pandya Gives A Glaring Stare To Kusal Perera After Dismissing Him

Meanwhile, Kusal Perera was going all guns blazing. He was smashing the Indian bowlers to all parts of the ground and was threatening to take the Sri Lankan innings to a dangerous total. Hardik Pandya provided the breakthrough for India by picking up the crucial wicket of Kusal Perera. Pandya bowled a short ball on the body and Perera played the pull shot with no timing. Rinku Singh completed an easy catch. Pandya gave Perera a death stare after picking up his wicket.

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Sri Lanka Playing XI: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wk), Kusal Perera, Kamindu Mendis, Charith Asalanka (c), Dasun Shanaka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Ramesh Mendis, Maheesh Theekshana, Matheesha Pathirana, Asitha Fernando

India Playing XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Hardik Pandya, Riyan Parag, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Siraj

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