India vs Sri Lanka Highlights 1st T20: IND beat SL by 2 runs in final ball thriller, go 1-0 up in three-match series
India vs Sri Lanka 1st T20I Highlights: Axar Patel defended 13 runs in the final over as Sri Lanka managed 160 in response to India's 162/5. Catch the Highlights of IND vs SL
India vs Sri Lanka 1st T20I Highlights: India secured a thrilling two-run win against Sri Lanka in the first T20I to go 1-0 up in the three-match series. Chasing 163, the Sri Lankan innings got folded in the final ball of the match as they reached 160 in 20 overs. Shivam Mavi, who made his India debut, had a brilliant outing with the ball. The pacer scalped four wickets and conceded just 22 runs in his four-over quota. Umran Malik and Harshal Patel scalped two wickets each. Earlier in the evening, Deepak Hooda and Axar Patel stitched a 35-ball 68 stand to guide India to 162/5 in 20 overs. Both the batters returned unbeaten, with Hooda scoring 41 off 23 balls, and Axar chipping in with 31 off 20 balls. India had got off to a blazing start but the hosts soon found themselves on backfoot after losing Shubman Gill and Suryakumar Yadav in the powerplay. Sanju Samson also fell cheaply. Hardik Pandya and Ishan Kishan stitched a crucial partnership in the middle. Ishan was dismissed for 37, while Pandya was caught-behind for 29.

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