Match Blog: Chandimal and Kapugedera Take SL to a 5-Wicket Win

Match Blog: Click here for all the latest updates, pictures and reactions from the first India-SL T20 at Pune.

• Sri Lanka beat India by five wickets in the first T20 at Pune.
  
• India were all out for 101. K Rajitha and D Shanaka picked up three wickets each.
  
• The partnership of 39 runs between Dinesh Chandimal and CK Kapugedera took the match away from the Indians.
  

Sri Lanka Win By Five Wickets

Siriwardana finishes off things in style with a six and a four. A total of 101 was never going to be enough. Although at times India did look like pulling off a win, they kept picking up wickets. But the partnership (39) between D Chandimal and CK Kapugedera sealed India’s fate.

Sensational Raina

Another wicket! Can India pull this off? Shanaka slashed at an Ashwin delivery and Raina flew on sqaure-led to grab a sensational catch to dismiss him.

Shanaka goes for three. The match is still on as per India is concerned.

Sri Lanka need 10 more runs from 18 balls.

Chandimal Gone!

It’s Raina this time. Chandimal missed the quicker one and got himself LBW. But the Sri Lankan skipper has already done his job, His watchful innings of 35 from 35 balls has put the islanders on the right track.

The Lankans need 18 more runs from 30 balls.

Ashwin Castles Kapugedera

R Ashwin strikes for India! Finally, India have got the breakthrough. The off-spinner castles Kapugedera for a well made 25.

India will have to keep picking wickets, otherwise the Lankans will easily chip away with the match.