T20 practice match was played at the SSC grounds in Colombo by two players from India’s limited-overs team who had toured Sri Lanka, in which senior batsman Manish Pandey scored a half-century for Shikhar Dhawan Eleven. Bowling coach Paras Mahambre told bcci.tv that the coaching staff is happy with the players’ performance and that they have shown good attitude in wet conditions.

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Batting first, Dhawan’s XI scored 154 for four in 20 overs. Rituraj Gaikwad also scored 30 runs for the team. Opposition captain Bhuvneshwar Kumar was the most successful bowler, taking two wickets for 23 runs in four overs. In reply, Prithvi Shah and Devadath Padikkal gave Bhuvi XI a breezy start with 60 for the first wicket.

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Suryakumar then hit a half-century to help the team reach the target in 17 overs. “The batting team then got the target easily, so they decided to modify the target and put them in a position of about 40 runs in four overs,” Mahbray said.