2nd ODI: Deepak Chahar scripts India’s series-sealing win over Sri Lanka Cricket News – Times of India

Colombo: The Tell-Ender Deepak Chahri In the second ODI against Sri Lanka on Tuesday, India came back with a blistering 69 off 82 balls by the visiting team.
Chasing 276, India were bowled out for 193 for seven before Chahar and 7 Bhuvneshwar Kumar (28 not out 19) scored an unbeaten 84 to seal a memorable win for the visitors, furthering their record of not losing an ODI on Sri Lankan soil since 2012.
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A struggling Sri Lankan organization badly needed a morale-boosting victory, but has only itself to blame for not finishing the job from a commanding position.
Chahar, whose highest score before this game was 12, showed remarkable determination and restraint under the pressure of taking his team over the line with five balls to spare. He hit the winning boundary very well.

This was India’s ninth consecutive bilateral series win over Sri Lanka. The third ODI will be played on Friday.
It was expected to be another comfortable chase for India after Sri Lanka put up a better batting effort of 275 for nine.
However, questionable shot selection from most of the Indian batsmen gave hope to their struggling opponents.

except chahar and Suryakumar Yadav (53) Indian batsmen stumbled. leg spinner Wanindu Hasaranga Troubled Indians with his variations and became a stand out bowler for his team.
India initially felt the heat in the chase with Prithvi Shaw and Ishan Kishan, who blew away the opposition in Sunday’s opener, getting out on poor shots.
Shaw failed to take the wrong wicket off Hasranga’s delivery and got bowled while going for the cut. The opener once again showed stellar form with three delightful fours during his short stay in the middle.

Kishan, with his foot nowhere near the bat, tried to hit it through off-side pacer Kasun Rajita to play it over the stumps, leaving India at 39 for two in four overs.
captain Shikhar Dhawan (29 of 38) was not at his best for the second game in a row and was trapped in front of Hasaranga.
Manish Pandey (37) Running out from a deflection from the bowler’s hand was unfortunate and Hardik Pandya hit it straight over mid-wicket to bowl India out for 116 for five.
Suryakumar and Krunal put on a 44-run partnership before Chahar produced a stunner out of nowhere for a remarkable win.
Earlier, leg spinner Yuzvendra Chahal Led India’s good effort with the ball.
Just like in the series opener, most of the Sri Lankan batsmen started but failed to capitalize on them after the hosts opted to bat.
Avishka Fernando (50 out of 71) and Charit Aslanka (65 out of 68) scored a brilliant half-century, but the home team was not disciplined enough to post an impressive total.
Chamika Karunaratne (44 not out off 33) came up with a cameo at another time to take the team past 270.
Chahal (3/50) was the pick of the bowlers, while pacers Deepak Chahar (2/53) and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (3/54) also got wickets mainly due to the negligence of the home team’s batsmen.
Openers Fernando (50 off 71) and Minod Bhanuka (36 off 42) lost Sri Lanka for 59 in the first 10 overs.
India’s pace changed drastically after Chahal dismissed Minod and Bhanuka Rajapaksa in successive deliveries in the 14th over.
Sri Lanka, who are among the worst performers in the middle overs, struggled again at a crucial stage of the game. He took 97 balls to find his next boundary after eight overs.
In the 14th over, Sri Lanka were reduced to 134 for four in the 28th over after scoring 77 runs for no loss.
Aslanka and captain Dasun Shanaka tried to revive the innings, but their 38-run stand fell with a smattering of captain K Chahal.
Chahar took his second wicket with a perfect knock ball that crashed into Wanindu Hasaranga’s defence.
Aslanka played some bold strokes with Karunaratne to give the innings some momentum towards the end.
Asalanka completed her maiden half-century with a high boundary over extra cover off Kuldeep Yadav and another boundary in the same over to the left-arm wrist spinner.
Bhuvneshwar kept things tight but bowled at a slower pace than usual.