SL VS IND - 2nd T20I, India tour of Sri Lanka, 2024

India have sealed the series with a game to go. SKY wasn't afraid to use the spinners in the death overs on a spin-friendly pitch and they didn't disappoint him. With the series in the bag, they might experiment a few things. Sri Lanka, on the other hand, have to find a way to stop collapsing - 9/30 yesterday and 7/31 today! Let's see if they can come up with a better performance in the final match and avoid a series whitewash. After a day's break we'll be back for the third T20I on Tuesday. Until then, goodbye...

Remember, Dinesh Karthik will answer your questions after the 3rd T20I vs. Sri Lanka! Send them in using #heyCB on X to be featured in our next episode.

Suryakumar Yadav: We spoke about this before this tournament - what brand of cricket we want to play. Even if it's a shorter target or whatever target we are chasing, this is the template which we would like to go ahead with. With the weather around, anything below 160 would have been nice. The games which we have seen here before have always been tricky. Rain helped us. The way the boys batted, it was wonderful. We'll sit and decide what we want to do going forward (when asked if they'll test their bench strength). Very happy for the boys the way they showed their skill and talent and lot of character in tough situations.

Charith Asalanka: I am really disappointed with the way we batted at the death and about our middle order and lower middle order including me. We must really improve in our batting. On this pitch, when the ball gets older, it gets really hard to bat. As professional cricketers, we have to do well. We were behind by 15-18 runs. Unfortunately weather also played something, we can't control that. It's easy when it comes to an 8-over game with a wet outfield.

Ravi Bishnoi | Player of the Match: The pitch was a little different from yesterday. It was turning a bit. Today, in the first innings it was helping the spinners. What I bowl, that's good pace for me. I stick to my plans. I just love bowling the wrong 'uns. The things which work for me, I try to bowl that and wrong 'uns work for me against the left-handers. It's a good responsibility to have (to bowl at the death), it means that the management and captain trust in you. I would love to take that responsibility.

23:16 Local Time, 17:46 GMT, 23:16 IST: A stroll in the park for India with the bat. Chasing 78 in 8 overs, they scored 10 runs off Shanaka's over. Theekshana cleaned up Samson for a duck and bowled a superb over. In walked Suryakumar Yadav and he joined hands with Jaiswal to take the attack to the Lankan bowlers. While the captain swept for fun, the young left-hander continued his good form. Pathirana dismissed SKY after conceding a six but that hardly had an effect on the Indian batters. Hardik Pandya hit a six and three fours to seal the deal as they hunted down the total with 9 balls to spare. Earlier in the day, Kusal Perera notched up a half-century and was involved in a couple of fifty partnerships. Sri Lanka were in a pretty good position at 130/2 after 15 overs. But they faltered in the latter part of their innings for the second time in as many days to finish with an under-par score. The heavens opened up three balls into India's innings and play was stopped for more than an hour. The strong Indian batting line-up made a mockery of the revised target.

Pathirana to Hardik Pandya, FOUR, 146kph, Pathirana pulls his length back, the line is wider, quick hands from Hardik Pandya to scythe it to the right of third man. Reaches the fence in a jiffy

Pathirana to Hardik Pandya, FOUR, 121kph, overpitched outside off, Hardik Pandya stays deep and hammers it to the left of a leaping mid-off fielder. He stands and poses for the photographs

Pathirana to Pant, 1 run, back of a length, tucked to backward square leg

India are just one hit away from winning the series!

Hasaranga to Hardik Pandya, SIX, 87kph, dragged short and Hardik Pandya punishes. He is quick to trek back and dispatch it over deep midwicket with a powerful pull shot. Hasaranga has conceded 34 runs off his 2 overs!

Hasaranga to Pant, 1 run, 81kph, looped up, Pant moves leg-side and wrists it to long-on

Rishabh Pant, left handed bat, comes to the crease

13 runs | 14 balls.

Hasaranga to Jaiswal, out Caught by Shanaka!! Holes out! 91kph, shortish ball and Jaiswal rocks back deep in his crease to hammer the pull. Makes decent contact but fails to get the necessary elevation. Shanaka, at deep midwicket, hops and takes a good overhead catch just in front of the boundary rope. Jaiswal departs for a quickfe 30. Jaiswal c Shanaka b Hasaranga 30(15) [4s-3 6s-2]

Hasaranga to Jaiswal, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

Hasaranga to Jaiswal, SIX,79kph, flighted delivery, Jaiswal waltzes down the track and swings hard to club it over cow corner

Hasaranga to Hardik Pandya, 1 run, 89kph, off-stump line

Hasaranga to Hardik Pandya, FOUR, flat ball on a length, Pandya gets low and fiercely sweeps it well in front of square on the leg-side. Bullets away in the gap

Wanindu Hasaranga [1.0-0-16-0] is back into the attack