Dream Debut For Mavi As India Edge Sri Lanka In T20 Thriller

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Debutant quick bowler Shivam Mavi led an impressed bowling efficiency along with his 4 wickets as India edged out Sri Lanka by two runs in an exciting opening Twenty20 worldwide on Tuesday.

Mavi returned figures of 4-22 to assist the hosts bowl out Sri Lanka for 160 in a victory goal of 163 and lead the three-match collection 1-0 in Mumbai.

The 24-year-old Mavi was ably supported by fellow tempo bowlers Umran Malik and Harshal Patel as they picked up two wickets every.

Axar Patel, a left-arm spinner, held his nerve in a tense final over when Sri Lanka wanted 13 for a win and Chamika Karunaratne gave India a scare along with his unbeaten 23.

The ultimate over witnessed a large to start with and ended with two run outs to go away Karunaratne heartbroken and India jubilant.

Hardik Pandya, who captained India for the primary time at house, praised Mavi, saying: “I’ve seen him bowling properly within the IPL and I simply advised him to easily bowl.

“I advised him, ‘I’m backing you. Even for those who get hit, it is superb’.”

Mavi stated: “I used to be ready for this second for the final six years. Had accidents in between and it felt my dream won’t ever come true.”

Deepak Hooda (41) and Axar (31) arrange victory with an unbeaten 68-run sixth-wicket stand that steered India to 162-5 after being examined by the Sri Lankan bowlers.

Ishan Kishan got here out attacking as he hit Kasun Rajitha for a six and two fours in a 17-run opening over after the vacationers invited India to bat.

India raced to 26 within the first two overs however the momentum dipped after dropping their high and middle-order earlier than Hooda, who hit 4 sixes in his 23-ball knock and was named man of the match, and the left-handed Axar took cost.

Debutant Shubman Gill started with a boundary however quickly fell lbw for seven to thriller spinner Maheesh Theekshana.

Sri Lanka hit again with disciplined bowling and Karunaratne despatched again Suryakumar Yadav after the batsman mistimed certainly one of his audacious scoop pictures to be caught at brief superb leg.

India misplaced two extra wickets and slipped to 77-4 when wrist spinner Wanindu Hasaranga bought the left-handed Kishan out for 37.

Left-arm fast Dilshan Madushanka added extra distress to the opposition batting as he bought Pandya caught behind for 29.

In reply, Mavi struck in his first over of worldwide cricket as he bowled Pathum Nissanka for one. He then despatched again Dhananjaya de Silva for eight in his subsequent to place India on high.

Sri Lanka stored dropping wickets with tearaway fast Umran getting Charith Asalanka out for 12 and Harshal struck twice to go away Sri Lanka on 68-5.

Harshal lower brief Kusal Mendis’ knock on 28 along with his medium-pace bowling after which despatched again the damaging Bhanuka Rajapaksa for 10.

Skipper Dasun Shanaka and Hasaranga tried to place the chase again on monitor in a 40-run partnership however Mavi broke the stand with the wicket of Hasaranga for 21.

Shanaka, who made 45, stored up the assault as he hit Umran for a six within the seventeenth over however the speedster had his revenge two balls later to additional dim Sri Lanka’s hopes.

“Actually disappointing with the best way we completed,” stated Shanaka. “It’s nonetheless the primary recreation and so they (batters) are a extremely good bunch of children, they are going to come good.”

The second match is on Thursday in Pune.