Suryakumar Yadav and Axar Patel stitched a blistering 91-run partnership to give the home fans a glimmer of hope but ultimately it was too little too late for India, who ran out of gas after Madushanka struck once again to remove Suryakumar. Have become.
Earlier, Mendis got Sri Lanka off to a flying start with his 52 and shared an opening partnership of 80 with Pathum Nissanka.
Pacer Umran Malik briefly halted Sri Lanka’s progress by taking a few wickets, before captain Shanaka’s 22-ball 56 not out lifted the visitors past 200 – a total that would prove substantial on the night.
The third and last T20 of the series will be played in Rajkot on Saturday. The teams will then meet in a three-match One Day International series.
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