Visakhapatnam : India defeated Sri Lanka by 7 wickets in 2nd T20I at ACA VCDA Stadium, Visakhapatnam, with help of Shafali Verma’s half century and take 2-0 lead.
Bowling first, Indian bowlers kept Sri Lanka under control. Vaishnavi Sharma and Shree Charani picked 2 wickets each, as Sri Lanka were restricted to 128-9 (20).
Chasing 129 runs, despite losing Smriti Mandhana (14) early, Shafali Verma (69*) notched 58 runs partnership with Jemimah Rodrigues (26). Verma played knock of 69* (34) comprising 11 boundaries and 1 six, chasing down the target in 11.5 overs. She was awarded Player of the match.
Brief Scorecard :
1st Innings :
SL : 128-9 (20)
Harshita Samarawickrama : 33(32)
IND :
Shree Charani : 4-23-2
2nd Innings :
IND : 129-3 (11.5)
Shafali Verma : 69*(44)
SL :
Kavisha Dilhari : 2-15-1
Result : India won by 7 Wickets.
