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NEW DELHI: Before this match, Deepak Chahar was known as a swing bowler. After Tuesday night, he would be known as an allrounder, who can swing a match India’s way with his bat.
In a knock which will certainly make a case for his inclusion in India’s T20 World Cup squad, Chahar, whose top ODI score was 12 before Tuesday, slammed 69 not out (82b, 7x4, 1x6) batting at No. 8 to help India chase down 276 in the final over and pull off an unlikely three-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the second ODI at the Premadasa Stadium. As expected, the visitors sealed the series, with the final game on Friday now of academic interest.
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He revealed that he had told his teammates that he was going to do that
Kishan hit 59 off 42 deliveries to help India to a 7-wicket win
India wicketkeeper-batsman Ishan Kishan got off to a blistering start in his ODI career, smashing 59 off just 42 deliveries as India chased 263 with ease to beat Sri Lanka in the first ODI in Colombo. Coming in at one down after Prithvi Shaw gave India an explosive start, Kishan made his intentions clear from the beginning, smashing his very first delivery for a six over long-on. The 23-year-old, speaking to spinner Yuzvendra Chahal on Chahal TV , revealed that he had told his teammates before stepping out on the pitch that he was going to hit his first ball for a six, no matter where the bowler delivers it.
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Ishan Kishan had a starring debut in India s convincing seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the opening match of the limited-overs series as the star wicket-keeper batsman became the first Indian to hit a six-off on his first ball in ODI cricket.
Kishan came in at number three in the first ODI against Sri Lanka in Colombo, looking to continue the momentum laid by Prithvi Shaw. Kishan headed out to the middle in the sixth over of the innings and smashed Dhananjaya de Silva for a six-over long-on.