SYNOPSIS: In a rain-curtailed fixture at Pallekele, Sri Lanka’s batting collapses for a second successive night as India make full use of it to wrap up the series with a match to go. Three balls into India’s chase of 162 – which was definitely below par on the flat deck at Pallekele – Sri Lanka had a rain break to thank. Sans Jasprit Bumrah and Kuldeep Yadav Sri Lanka’s batting has shown what better teams can do to this Indian attack. Pallekele: Sri Lanka’s Kusal Perera plays a shot during the first T20 International cricket match of a series between India and Sri Lanka at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, in Pallekele, Saturday, July 27, 2024. (PTI Photo/Kunal Patil) Pallekele: Sri Lanka’s Kusal Perera plays a shot during the first T20 International cricket match of a series between India and Sri Lanka at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, in Pallekele, Saturday, July 27, 2024.

Source: Indian Express July 28, 2024 23:55 UTC