Sri Lanka vs India, 2nd T20I at Colombo, SL v IND, Jul 28 2021 - Ball by Ball Commentary

So, the three-match series is levelled 1-1 with the final game tomorrow. We will see you then. Ta-ta for now.

Dasun Shanaka: I thought if we could contain them to a low total, we could chase it. We were not able to capitalise in the first six overs. But DDS and Wanindu Hasaranga bailed us out. I should thank the BCCI and SLC for this opportunity because this is a huge opportunity for young guys in these times.

Shikhar Dhawan: The surface had turn and it was stopping a bit. Of course, we knew one batsman was short and we knew we had to construct the innings smartly and we had to content ourselves at some point. But yeah, we were 10-15 runs short. I am very proud of the boys because we gave a very good fight. That never dying attitude and taking the game to the last game while defending just 132, hats off to both bowlers and batters.

Dhananjaya de Silva is the Player of the Match. "I am very happy to contribute. In my mind, I wanted to bat till the 20th over. I thought this was my opportunity. When you play against India, it's very tough."

Pratik: "So Ishan Porel likely to make debut tomorrow " -- Let's see. For now, it's the presentation time.

vignes: "That slipped waist high ball from Bhuvi sadly turned out to be the winning factor. nevertheless , India put on honest fight despite the weekender team."

Sumanthgutta: "I am rooting for Rahul Dravid to play his 2nd T20I tomorrow"

Thanks, Karthik. Yes, it proved to be quite a close game despite India putting up only 132.

11.27pm A good, tight game, but in the end you'd say India just didn't have enough on the board. Just the one four and the one six in DDS's innings, but the low target meant it was still crucial, with Hasaranga and Chamika Karunaratne pulling off a few big hits at the other end to reel in the asking rate. A good effort overall from India's bowlers, and from their lopsided and severely weakened team.

That's all from me tonight. I'll hand it back to Hemant to bring you the presentation.

Just the one to win now. DDS is winded after running all these twos, but he's taken his team to the brink of victory. The field has come in now, everyone saving the single. Sakariya goes around the wicket.

5 off 5

But DDS has achieved the adjective of getting Karunaratne on strike. 7 off 5.

And it comes down to eight off the last over, with a debutant to bowl.

Two more balls in this over, with Karunaratne still on strike.

Saini's being led off the field by India's physio now.

Ganesh Natrajan: "There's no dew. There's rain" -- Ah, yes.

The DLS par for six wickets down right now is 116, it seems.

20 from 12. And it's begun raining. Rahul Dravid has the DLS sheet in his hand. The groundstaff are poised with the covers, but it looks like they'll continue playing. The umpires were actually about to pull the stumps out, but I think it stopped raining in the nick of time.

Chamika Karunaratne is the new batter. He certainly can hit them.

Pritam Banerjee: "Covid has really changed the dynamics of the game. Saini is now playing the game as a specialist batsman."

28 off 18, but I guess now it'll be all seam. A potentially key over from Sakariya, left-arm over.

Kumar: "With slow / spin being so effective, should Shikar have used Nitish Rana who is an off break bowler?" -- He might have if two left-handers had been at the crease. It's mostly been right-handers since Bhanuka's dismissal.