IND vs SL 2023 2nd T20I Live: Batters Axar Patel, SKY brought the game till the end but Sri Lanka level series 1-1

With Shivam Mavi's wicket on the last ball, Sri Lanka win the series and make it 1-1. The 11 game losing streak of Lanka has come to an end. 

Shivam Mavi c Theekshana b Shanaka 26(15) [4s-2 6s-2]

But need to talk about the batting of SKY, Axar Patel and the cameo by Mavi who brought the game till the end, which did not even look will reach the last over.

Axar tried hard but fell to an excellent catch in the deep. Axar had sliced it a little and the man at long-off balanced himself, caught it and before tripping over lobbed it and came back to complete the catch. 

Axar c Karunaratne b Shanaka 65(31) [4s-3 6s-6]

India were in trouble and this has just added to the pressure. It was a fuller ball, outside off and Suryakumar Yadav fails to get under it and lofts it high. 

Suryakumar Yadav c Hasaranga b Madushanka 51(36) [4s-3 6s-3]

India were in trouble and this has just added to the pressure. It was a fuller ball, outside off and Suryakumar Yadav fails to get under it and lofts it high. 

Suryakumar Yadav c Hasaranga b Madushanka 51(36) [4s-3 6s-3]

Same as Axar, SKY brings up his fifty off 33 balls with a SIX. 

Its a 89* stand between Surya and Axar - the highest for India for sixth wicket or below in T20Is. 

The previous partnership was 70 runs between Virat Kohli and Hardik Pandya vs Eng Ahmedabad.

Axar brings up his fifty off 20 balls. He has build a 81-run partnership along with Suryakumar Yadav.

Hasaranga does an animated celebration and the crowd is silenced. Hooda goes for the ball and slices it down to long-on where Dhananjaya runs in and takes it. hangs on. Hooda won't be getting India out of a hole tonight. 

Hooda c Dhananjaya b Hasaranga 9(12)

The captain looked to drive and edges behind. The keeper took a brilliant diving as Mendis does a full stretch to his right. 

Hardik Pandya c Kusal Mendis b Karunaratne 12(12) [4s-1 6s-1]

Not the start India were expecting as Ishan Kishan, Shubman Gill and Rahul Tripathi all depart within three overs of the game.

Kasun Rajitha takes 2 while Dilshan Madushanka gets ones.

First time Sri Lanka have scored 200+ in a T20I vs India since Jan 2010.

Talking about the 1st innings, it was Shanaka, Mendis and the no-balls.

Arshdeep's return proved to be a nightmare as he bowled 5 no-balls in his two over spell. 

While Lanka do have enough, India surely won't go down without a fight.

With a SIX, it is a fifty for Shanaka off 20 balls. Shanaka didn't time it but got enough wood on it. 200 up as well.

First Asalanka and then Hasaranga, Umran Malik sent back two batters in one over. 

It was a length delivery by Umran Malik, and Asalanka flogged the ball across the line. The man at deep takes it with ease.

Asalanka c Shubman Gill b Umran Malik 37(19) [6s-4]

As for Hasaranga, he did not get a chance to even settle, as Umran Malik bowled a fuller, quicker delivery. The ball goes and smashes into the sticks. 

Hasaranga b Umran Malik 0(1)

Axar Patel gets another to his name. Dhananjaya dances down the track and heaves it down but finds the man at long-on. Lanka lose an important strike. 

Dhananjaya c Hooda b Axar 3(6)

A short ball by Axar Patel Nissanka hammers the pull away but finds the man at deep mid. The local boy Tripathi takes an excellent one in the deep. The third umpire had a look but out was the signal. 

Nissanka c Tripathi b Axar 33(35) [4s-4]

Bowled and Umran Malik gets the work done. Rajapaksa's poor run continues as he gets cramped for room. While looking to angle the ball down to third man, he chops it off the inside edge onto the stumps. 

Rajapaksa b Umran Malik 2(3)

Chahal screams for OUT, but the umpire says no. India go for the review and the ball is fairly full around middle. The ball slides past the inside edge and hits the front pad. 

Three reds on ball-tracking shows that the umpure had to change his decision 

Kusal Mendis lbw b Chahal 52(31) [4s-3 6s-4]

Fifty off just 27 balls for Kusal Mendis. Indian bowlers are surely under pressure.

Teams:

Sri Lanka (Playing XI): Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis(w), Dhananjaya de Silva, Charith Asalanka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dasun Shanaka(c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Maheesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha, Dilshan Madushanka

India (Playing XI): Ishan Kishan(w), Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Rahul Tripathi, Hardik Pandya(c), Deepak Hooda, Axar Patel, Shivam Mavi, Umran Malik, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal.

Rahul Tripathi makes his India debut, gets his cap from Vikram Rathour.

The All-India Senior Selection Committee has named Jitesh Sharma as replacement for Sanju Samson.