The first T20 International of the three-match series between India and Sri Lanka was played on Sunday at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, where India won the series by 38 runs to take a 1-0 lead. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who picked up four wickets in the match, was named man of the match, but former fast bowler Zaheer Khan and cricket commentator and expert Harsha Bhogle believe the man of the match award should go to Suryakumar Yadav. Suryakumar Yadav scored 50 off 34 balls, while Team India lost two wickets for 51 runs. When Prithvi Shah was dismissed without opening the account, Sanju Samson returned to the pavilion with 27 runs. Suryakumar with captain Shikhar Dhawan was instrumental in leading the team’s score to 164 after India’s score exceeded 100. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, on the other hand, took four wickets for 22 runs in 3.3 overs.
During a conversation about Krzybuzz, Harsha Bhogle asked Zaheer Khan if it was a good idea to honor bowlers, but given the circumstances of the match, Zaheer Khan responded by taking the name of Suryakumar Yadav. , But Suryakumar Yadav played a good innings and scored just fifty runs. No batsmen could score a half-century from Sri Lanka. Shikhar Dhawan scored 46 runs.
Speaking about the match, Sri Lanka won the toss and invited India to bat first. Team India scored 164 runs for the loss of five wickets in 20 overs. Suryakumar Yadav scored fifty while maintaining the form of the one-day international series. Suryakumar Yadav was named Man of the Series in the ODI International Series. Chasing a target of 165, the entire Sri Lankan team were all out for 126 in 18.3 overs. India lead 1-0 in the series.
