India beat Sri Lanka by 62 runs in first T20 of three-match series at Lucknow

In Cricket, India defeated Sri Lanka by 62 runs in the first T20 International of the three-match series at Lucknow last night. After setting a target of 200 runs, India restricted Sri Lanka to 137 for 6 in 20 overs.

For India, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Venkatesh Iyer bagged two wickets each, while Yuzvendra Chahal and Ravindra Jadeja claimed One wicket each.

Earlier, the hosts posted 199 for 2 in 20 overs after being invited to bat first. Openers Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan got to a great start by adding 111 runs for the first wicket. Young opener Ishan went on to complete his second half-century in the shortest format of the game. He made 89 runs off 56 balls. Rohit added 44 in 32 balls. Shreyas Iyer also hit a half-century.