After the Guwahati wash-off, a dominant India thrashed Sri Lanka by seven wickets in the second T20I match at Indore with skipper Virat Kohli hitting the winning runs, a six on Tuesday.
Chasing 143 for victory, Kohli (30 not out off 17) smashed a six in the 18th over to seal the deal for the rampaging hosts with 15 balls to spare.
Lahiru Kumara delivered a shortish ball at 147.4kph, but Kohli used the pace to guide it over long-leg boundary for a six.
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In the process, Kohli also brought up 1000 T20I runs as captain.
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K.L. Rahul scored 45, Shreyas Iyer got 34 and the returning Shikhar Dhawan made 32 as India never really looked in any sort of trouble.
Earlier, bowlers put up a good show with Shardul Thakur taking three wickets. Navdeep Saini and Kuldeep Yadav claimed a brace each as India resricted Sri Lanka to 142/9.
Brief scores: Sri Lanka 142/9 in 20 overs (Kusal Perera 34; Shardul Thakur 3/23) India 144/3 in 17.3 overs (K.L. Rahul 45; Wanindu Hasaranga 2/30).
Third and final T20I match is scheduled for Friday at Pune.
