Watch the highlights of Sri Lanka vs India 1st T20I 2024 - India tour of Sri Lanka 3-match Twenty20 international series of the 1st T20I match played between India and Sri Lanka at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele in 27th July 2024.
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| Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill gave India a rapid start © Associated Press |
Yashasvi Jaiswal's 21-ball 40, Shubman Gill's 16-ball 34, Suryakumar Yadav's 22-ball fifty and Rishabh Pant's 33-ball 49 before Arshdeep Singh and Axar Patel's each two wickets sets up to India comfortable 43-run victory over Sri Lanka, despite a Pathum Nissanka - Kusal Mendis' blitz and take a 1-0 lead in the first T20I.
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- India's 43-run win was their seventh largest victory by terms of runs against Sri Lanka in T20Is.
- India's 74 for 1 was their joint fifth higest powerplay total in T20 international and It is their highest powerplay total against Sri Lanka in T20Is, previous highest was 70 for without lost a wicket at Ranchi in 2016.
- Sri Lanka's 55 for without lost a wicket was their joint fifth higest powerplay total against India in T20 internationals.
- 74 : Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill set up the fifth highest first-wicket partnership for India against Sri Lanka in T20 internationals.
- Suryakumar Yadav equalled a 22-ball his joint second fastest fifty for India in T20 international and the joint fourth fastest half-century by an Indian batsman against Sri Lanka in T20Is, jointly with Shikhar Dhawan.
- 76 : Suryakumar Yadav and Rishabh Pant set up the seventh highest third-wicket partnership for India against Sri Lanka in T20Is.
- India's 213 was their joint 13th highest score in T20 international and It is their third highest total against Sri Lanka in T20Is.
- India's 213 was their highest total in Sri Lankan soil in T20 international, previous highest was 176 against Bangladesh at Colombo (RPS) in the 2018 Nidahas Twenty20 Tri-Series.
- Matheesha Pathirana's 4 for 40 was his second best bowling performance for Sri Lanka in T20 international and the second best-bowling-figures by an Indian bowler against Sri Lanka in T20Is after Wanindu Hasaranga's 4 for 9 at Colombo (RPS) in 2021.
- 84 : Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Mendis set up the second highest first-wicket partnership for Sri Lanka against India in T20 international, The highest is 97-run stand between these same pair at Dubai (DICS) in the 2022 T20 World Cup.
- Sri Lanka's 170 was their joint ninth highest score against India in T20 internationals.
- Sri Lanka lost their last nine wickets for just 30-runs - which was their second worst seven-wicket collapse in T20 international and it is their worst 9-wicket collapse against India in T20Is. They went from 140 for 1 to 170 for all out. Their previous worst such collapse was nine for 48-runs against India at Cuttack in 2017.
- This is the Suryakumar Yadav's 16th Man-of-the-match award in his 69th T20 international game - the joint most Man-of-the-match awards by any player in T20Is, jointly with Virat Kohli's 16 player of the match awards in 125-matches.
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India scored mammoth total of 213-7 in 20 overs with top scorer by Suryakumar Yadav hammered a 58 off 26-balls, Rishabh Pant blasted a 49 off 33-balls including 6-fours & a six with strike rate of 148.48.
Yashasvi Jaiswal hammered a 40 off 21-balls included 5-fours & 2-sixes with strike rate of 190.47, Shubman Gill hammered a 34 off 16-balls including 6-fours & a six with strike rate of 212.50 and Axar Patel hit a unbeaten 10 off 5-balls included a six with strike-rate of 200.
Sri Lanka best bowler by Matheesha Pathirana claimed a 4-wickets for 40-runs in 4-overs, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dilshan Madushanka and Asitha Fernando each took one-wickets.
Sri Lanka scored 170 for all-out in 19.2 overs with top scorer by Pathum Nissanka hammered a 79 off 48-balls including 7-fours & 4-sixes with strike rate of 164.58.
Kusal Mendis blasted a 45 off 27-balls including 7-fours & a six with strike rate of 166.66, Kusal Perera hit 20 off 14-balls included 3-fours and Kamindu Mendis scored 12 off 8-balls contained two boundaries.
India best bowler by Riyan Parag picked up 3-wickets for 5-runs in 1.2-overs with economy rate of 3.75, Arshdeep Singh, Axar Patel both took 2-wickets and one for Mohammed Siraj - Ravi Bishnoi.
Suryakumar Yadav named Player of the match for his whirlwind batting performance to smashed a 58 off facing 26-balls including 8-fours & 2-sixes with strike rate of 223.07.
