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2nd T20I: Axar, Suryakumar Fifties In Vain As India Lose To Sri Lanka By 16 Runs (Ld)
In a match of fluctuating fortunes, India's Axar Patel and Suryakumar matched Sri Lanka's Kusal Mendis and Dasun Shanaka fifties for fifties but in the end the hosts fell short by 16 runs in the second T20I at the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) Stadium, here on Thursday.
With the bat dominating the ball on a true pitch on which bowlers were rewarded for putting in extra effort, Shanaka hammered 56 off 22 deliveries after Mendis had blazed away to 52 off 31 as Sri Lankans capitalising on wayward and ineffective Indian bowling to post 206/6 in 20 overs after being asked to bat first by Hardik Pandya who won the toss.
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