Sri Lanka seemed very decided to win the opening fixture, however little did they know concerning the skills of the Indian all-rounders, and the younger debutant Shivam Mavi. Deepak Hooda, Axar Patel and Mavi dominated the sport for the Men in Blue.
Winning the toss, Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka put India to bat first. Opening batter Ishan Kishan offered the Men in Blue with a terrific begin as he notched up 17 runs within the first over, together with two fours and a most. Just when it seemed just like the opening duo of Kishan and Shubman Gill had received going, Maheesh Theekshana received Sri Lanka the primary breakthrough and dismissed the debutant.
Suryakumar Yadav began nicely with a boundary, however couldn’t capitalize on the momentum and ended up giving freely his wicket cheaply to Chamika Karunaratne. As a outcome, India may handle to attain 41 runs within the powerplay whereas shedding two wickets. Sanju Samson too couldn’t depart an impression and was dismissed for a six-ball five-run rating.
Skipper Hardik Pandya performed a good innings. He began off nicely by sending the ball in direction of the fence on common foundation, however the Sri Lankan bowlers stored the Indian batters below management and restricted them from going large, and dismissed Kishan within the course of. It was then the partnership between spin-bowling all-rounders Axar Patel and Deepak Hooda that helped India get to a defendable whole.
Hooda hit Theekshana for 2 sixes within the 16th over, after which one off Wanindu Hasaranga’s supply within the 17th, which helped India take leapfrog massively on the scoreboard. Patel then took cost with the bat and notched up some boundaries and an enormous most to maintain India’s scoreboard ticking. Thanks to their heroics and the 68-run stand, India completed at 162/5 on the finish of 20 overs.
Sri Lanka and India put up a nail-biting thriller
India had a activity forward of them as defending 163 runs in opposition to the Asian champions was not simple. But debutant Shivam Mavi drew first blood when he picked up his maiden worldwide wicket by dismissing Sri Lankan opener Pathum Nissanka. The teenager struck once more in his subsequent over and picked up the wicket of Dhananjaya de Silva as Sri Lanka ended their powerplay at 35/2.
Just when Charith Asalanka received going, Umran Malik despatched him packing, courtesy of Ishan Kishan behind the stumps, who ran miles in direction of tremendous leg to finish an excellent catch. Harshal Patel claimed a wicket in his very first over when he dismissed Kusal Mendis and added to India’s celebration by dismissing Bhanuka Rajapaksa subsequent.
All-rounders Wanindu Hasaranga and Shanaka posed a menace to Indian bowlers as they went for the massive pictures, placing the hosts in bother. Even after Mavi dismissed Hasaranga, Shanaka stored hitting the massive pictures. Umran malik in the end put an finish to his carnage. But the present was dominated by Mavi, who picked up his fourth wicket of the day to register 4/22 on debut.
Sri Lankan batters carried the ‘never give up’ angle and took the sport deep. It got here all the way down to the ultimate ball of the ultimate over when the Lankans wanted simply 4 runs to win and Axar had an enormous accountability. Giving away a large and a most within the ultimate over, Axar lastly managed to defend the rating and helped India to win the sport by the barest of margins, simply two runs.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
The sheer motivation i get watching these guys play is unreal🦾 #INDvSL pic.twitter.com/3UQtqmBftc
— Riyan Paragg (@ParagRiyan) January 3, 2023
Deepak Hooda and Axar Patel have definitely put India again within the recreation. #INDvsSL
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) January 3, 2023
Hooda & Axar 👌🏻🔥#INDvSL
— DK (@DineshKarthik) January 3, 2023
Superb comeback by Hooda and Axar…put runs on the board. But is it sufficient? Debutant Mavi. Rookie Umran. It’s going to be a great recreation, me feels. Hope the dew doesn’t play a spoilsport. #IndvSL #AakashVani
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) January 3, 2023
Brilliant counter-attack that from @HoodaOnFire & @akshar2026 👏🏽 #INDvsSL
— Robin Aiyuda Uthappa (@robbieuthappa) January 3, 2023
This is a really skilful show from Mavi👌👌 #INDvsSL
— Ashwin 🇮🇳 (@ashwinravi99) January 3, 2023
Hardik’s spell within the PP overs. What an asset he’s for Indian cricket. Genuine striker of the cricket ball. Bowls with tempo and self-discipline. Comes throughout as a sorted chief too. #IndvSL #AakashVani
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) January 3, 2023
Happy that Shivam Mavi has received his worldwide cap at this time. He has been by way of a variety of bodily challenges since U19 CWC days.
— Ian Raphael Bishop (@irbishi) January 3, 2023
Shivam mavi what a debut 👏
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) January 3, 2023
Top win for #TeamIndia within the nail biter in opposition to Sri Lanka. Congratulations. What an excellent spell by @ShivamMavi23 ! @HarshalPatel23 , Umran Malik, @akshar2026 & @HoodaOnFire additionally performed a great innings. And, greatest was the memorable catch by @ishankishan51.
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) January 3, 2023
Terrfic captaincy by Hardik Pandya👌
Great begin to the yr for crew India.
Well completed Shivam Mavi ❤️#INDvSL pic.twitter.com/kRZQ8MDIHK
— DK (@DineshKarthik) January 3, 2023
A house World Cup yr begins with India beating Sri Lanka on the Wankhede.. #INDvSL pic.twitter.com/op6PHhoLQ6
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) January 3, 2023
