Mumbai, Jan 4, Young medium pacer Shivam Mavi claimed 4-22 and became the third Indian men's cricketer to take four wickets on T20I debut during the first match of the three-match series against Sri Lanka at the Wankhede Stadium, here.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Riding on Mavi's four-wicket haul, India held their nerve to sneak in a two-run win over Sri Lanka in the first T20I in Mumbai on Tuesday night.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The young pacer picked up two wickets in the Powerplay, sending back Pathum Nissanka and Dhananjaya de Silva to start his debut on a fine note. Alongside skipper Hardik Pandya, Mavi gave India a good start with the ball as the visitors managed just 35 runs in the first six overs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The right-arm quick returned to break a crucial 40-run stand, dismissing Wanindu Hasaranga (21 off 10 balls) in the 15th over to leave Dasun Shanaka with a huge task on his hand.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
He went on to add a fourth scalp in his final over with the wicket of Maheesh Theekshana to become one of the only three bowlers for India to take four wickets on men's T20I debut.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Mavi finished with figures of 4-0-22-4, joining the likes of Barinder Sran and Pragyan Ojha as the only three men's players to take four wickets on the T20I debut for India. Sravanthi Naidu has also taken a four-wicket haul for India on her debut in women's T20Is.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the match, Shanaka's late burst gave Sri Lanka a sniff at chasing down the target, but when Umran Malik sent him back with a 155 kph delivery, India seemed to have edged ahead.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Chamika Karunaratne brought the tourists back with some late fireworks and they were left chasing 13 runs in the last over. Axar Patel conceded a six, but held his nerve as India won by two runs to go 1-0 ahead in the three-match bilateral series.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the match, Shanaka's late burst gave Sri Lanka a sniff at chasing down the target, but when Umran Malik sent him back with a 155 kph delivery, India seemed to have edged ahead.<\/p>\r\n\r\n