Kohli, Iyer steady India

Fri, 02 August 2024
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India 109-3 (20 ovs) vs SL 230-8 | Scorecard

Leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga comes into the attack. Three singles from the first five balls before Shreyas Iyer cuts the last ball past point for a four.

Kohli and Iyer pick two singles each off Dananjaya's sixth over to keep the scoreboard moving along.

Hasaranga gifts Iyer a full toss which h easily sweeps through square leg for a four to take India past 100, in the 19th over.

Wellalage, who took 2/21 in six overs, comes back into the attack. Iyer plays the risky reverse sweep, hitting the spinner over point for a four.

India are 109/3 in 20 overs with Iyer on 16 and Kohli on 10. They need another 122 runs from 30 overs for victory.