Akila Dananjaya 6-54 - Sri Lanka vs India 2nd ODI 2017 Highlights

Watch the highlights of Akila Dananjaya 6-54 - Sri Lanka vs India 2nd ODI 2017 - India tour of Sri Lanka 5-match one-day international series of the 2nd ODI match played between India and Sri Lanka at Pallekelle International Cricket Stadium, Pallekelle in 24th August 2017.

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Brilliant Bhuvneshwar Kumar's maiden half-century and Ice-cool MS Dhoni steers to India unbelievable three-wicket victory via DLS method over Sri Lanka, despite a Akila Dananjay's 6-wicket haul and wrap up 2-0 lead in a rain-hit thrilling game of the second ODI.

Match Stats :

Akila Dananjaya's 6 for 54 was his best bowling figures for Sri Lanka in One-day international and the fourth best bowling figures by an Sri Lankan bowler against India in ODIs. Akila Dananjaya's 6 for 54 was the seventh best bowling figures for Sri Lanka at their home venue in One-day international and the fourth best bowling figures by any bowler at Pallekele in ODIs. 100* : MS Dhoni and Bhuvneshwar Kumar set up the record eighth-wicket partnership for India in One-day international, previously held by the 84-run stand between Harbhajan Singh and Praveen Kumar against at Vadodara in 2009 and the joint eighth highest eighth-wicket stand in ODIs, jointly 100-run stand held by between Hitesh Modi and Aasif Karim (KEN) against Zimbabwe at Nairobi (Gym) in 1997 and Fawad Alam and Sohail Tanvir (PAK) against Hong Kong at Karachi in 2008. Sri Lanka's 236 was their second highest score against India at Pallekele in One-day internationals. India's 231 was their second highest score against Sri Lanka at Pallekele in One-day internationals. India chased 231 was their sixth highest successful run-chase against Sri Lanka in Sri Lankan soil in One-day internationals.

Sri Lanka scored 236-8 in 50 overs with top scorer by Milinda Siriwardana struck a run-a-ball 58-runs including 2-fours & a six.

Chamara Kapugedera cracked a 40 off 61-balls including 2-fours, Niroshan Dickwella scored 31 off 24-balls included 3-fours & 2-sixes with strike rate of 129.16, Angelo Mathews 20, Danushka Gunathilaka and Kusal Mendis both scored 19-runs.

India best bowler by Jasprit Bumrah claimed four-wicket haul for 43-rus in 10-overs including two maidens, Yuzvendra Chahal picked up two-wickets, Hardik Pandya and Axar Patel both took one-wickets.

India chased 231-7 in 44.2 overs due to rain revised target of 231 from 47-overs with top scorer by Rohit Sharma struck 54 off 45-balls including 5-fours & 3-sixes.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar scored a career-best unbeaten 53 off 80-balls including 8-fours and a six.

Shikhar Dhawan 49 off 50-balls - who fell one-run short of his half-century - including 6-fours & a six and MS Dhoni cracked a unbeaten 45 off 68 deliveries including a one boundary.

Sri Lanka best bowler by Akila Dananjay 6-54 and Milinda Siriwardana took one wicket in 10-overs.

Akila Dananjay named Player of the match for his sensational bowling performance to claimed a career-best 6-wicket haul for 54-runs in 10-overs.

Akila Dananjaya 6-54 Highlights

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