India vs Sri Lanka, 2nd T20I at Dharamsala, IND v SL, Feb 26 2022 - Match Result

10.50pm India have wrapped up their 11th successive win in T20Is. Only Romania and Afghanistan are ahead of them in this list. That is that. Hope you enjoyed our coverage as much as we did bringing it to you. Do come back for the third - and final - T20I tomorrow. Until then, this is Deivarayan Muthu signing off on the behalf of Hemant Brar and Chandan Duorah. Stay safe and take care

Shreyas Iyer, Player of the Match: That (back and across) is my go-to movement and I feel my body releases and I sight the ball well. It was really important for me to time the ball because it was swinging and seaming. Sanju came in and we built a crucial partnership. Jaddu bhai came in and it was a cruise. I realised that the ball was not turning and thought stepping out would be a good option. Even if I mistime it on this ground, the ball would go to the boundary.

Rohit: I think it was pleasing to see for us. The middle order coming out and performing is good to see those guys taking the responsibility and finishing off games. I don't want to be too harsh on the bowlers. It can happen these days, but we restricted them in the first 15 overs. It was a good pitch to bat on as well. Lot of these guys are talented. They just need an opportunity to express themselves and backing from our side. To finish the way they did was really good. Jaddu came and looked positive from ball one and Shreyas as well. We lost a couple of wickets, but we wanted someone to stay till the end. If we need to rotate, we'll do it.

Shanaka: We started really well, but we should've done more in the powerplay. If we got another wicket in powerplay, it could've been better for us. Lahiru must bowl at the first six overs. The game was set for me, the wicket was good and the ball was there for me. See another series lost, but if we get a win out of here it will be a positive.

10.25pm India have overpowered Sri Lanka to secure an unassailable 2-0 lead. At the halfway mark, it seemed like 184 would be a challenging chase for the hosts, but they've mowed down the target with nearly three overs to spare. Rohit and Kishan didn't fire today, but the middle order did, with Shreyas, Samson, Jadeja all making handsome contributions. Sri Lanka's bowling and fielding unravelled in the slog overs.  The highest target chased successfully by India within the 18th over before today was 165 vs England in Ahmedabad last year, says our stats whiz Shiva Jayaraman.

Samson: I think the wicket was playing well and the outfield was quick. We thought it was easily chaseable. We can do ten per over at this ground. I wanted to go after the bowling. The rhythm wasn't there at the start, but after hitting one boundary, I got the rhythm back. It was really cold while fielding, but once I started batting I couldn't feel anything. I think it's a special day for me. I made my debut seven years ago and feels good contributing to this victory.

Rajeev: "Iyer was on 66(36) when india needed 79 in last 8 overs. He scored only 8 runs from last 79 unreal by jadeja and Samson "

Aniruddh: "Believe it or not, this is Jadeja's high score in T20i! Special, special player"

Ragha: "If Sir Jadeda can bat like this consistently, then he would have solved India's middle order issues. 5 proper bowlers Sir and V Iyer sounds very formidable to me"

Raja: "Thats 15 RPO after 10 overs drinks break, expected close match infact SL win but Samson 4666 and Jaddu 6444 changed this game "

Krit: "50 partnership in 21 balls. INSANE hitting by these two!"

Sarat M: "Want Jaddu to score 50 here, so we can see Ravindra Pushpa celebration " --- My colleague and good friend Anuj Vignesh says he wants Valimai celebration from Jadeja

Shazeen Ifamy: "What on earth is happening to Sri Lanka in the field!?! Pathetic! Sloppy! It's like a bunch friends playing street cricket."

Rajesh: "Jadeja doesn't look like someone coming from an injury. Clean touch."

vallabh: "Samson's one over assault changed the complexion from a RRR of 10 to less than 8 "

Amal: "That blitz from Sanju took all the pressure off Shreyas. He should be equally be praised."

Kasun: "India is batting like the SL total is 30-40 below par. Chilling place to be as an SL fan."

Lakshmi Prasu: "It would have been good test for Indian batsmen had both of Theekshana and Hasaranga played in this series. "

Rajesh Sanghvi: "It is a pity when the ground fielding is pathetic and doesn't support you bowlers. SL needs to tighten up their fielding "

Raj: "Arun:. Both!"