The Indian skipper won the toss for the third consecutive time in the series and invited the hosts to bat first at BRC Ground in Colombo. The hosts managed to post a massive score of 190 runs for 8 wickets in the allotted 20 overs. The in-form batsman Ajith Silva, who scored 64 runs in the last game, struck another wonderful half century for the hosts. Chandana Deshapriya who stroked 41 runs not out in the last game, managed to score a valuable 43 runs in this encounter.
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In reply, the Indian blind cricket team kept losing wickets at regular intervals thus managing to post only 181 runs for 6 wickets in their allotted 20 overs. Sunil Ramesh continued his good form with another half century but it was not enough to propel his side to victory. Sahan Kumara was the pick of the bowlers for Sri Lanka as he finished with figures of 2 wickets for 38 runs. Ajith Silva who starred with the bat earlier showed his tricks with the ball picking up 2 scalps for 42 runs.
Sunil Ramesh powers India to victory
India blind cricket team defeated Sri Lanka blind cricket team by 7 wickets in the first T20 encounter of the 5 match series…….
Sri Lankan all-rounder Ajith Silva was adjudged as the man of the match. With this victory from Sri Lanka, the series has opened up again for both teams. India currently leads the series 2-1 with two matches remaining.
Brief scores
Sri Lanka 190/8 (20) Ajith Silva 74, Chandana Deshapriya 43, Sunil Ramesh 1/37
India 181/6 (20) Sunil Ramesh 51*, Sahan Kumara 2/38, Ajith Silva 2/42
Result – Sri Lanka won by 9 runs
The fourth and fifth T-20 encounters between the two teams will be played tomorrow (24) at BRC Cricket grounds. Stay logged to https://www.thepapare.com/
