Virat Kohli damaged a half-century and Irfan Pathan packaged three key wickets to help Indian publish an simple 39-run win over Sri Lanka in the one-off Twenty20 worldwide in Pallekele on Wednesday.
In-form Kohli hit a 48-ball 68 for his first half-century in T20 internationals while paceman Pathan completed 3-27 as Indian bowled Sri Lanka out for 116 after reviewing 155-3.
Pathan hapnatize Sri Lanka's top order when he sent skipper Mahela Jayawardene (26), Tillakaratne Dilshan (0) and Upul Tharanga (5) in his starting three overs to decrease the serves to 35-3.
Seamer Ashok Dinda completed 4-19, such as three wickets in an over, as Sri Lanka missing their last six wickets for 20 operates. Angelo Mathews top-scored for Sri Lanka with 31.
Kohli previously broke one six and 11 four legs being found by Lahiru Thirimanne at deeply mid-wicket off debutant paceman Shaminda Eranga, who took 2-30 off four overs.
Kohli, who obtained two hundreds of years in the latest five-match one-day sequence in Sri Lanka, put on 74 for the second wicket with operator Ajinkya Rahane (21) and 48 for the next with Suresh Raina who created a 25-ball 34 not out.
Sri Lanka hit beginning after choosing to area as Eranga bowled operator Gautam Gambhir (six) with his 4th distribution, but Kohli and Rahane propped up the innings.
Kohli went for his injections from the starting as he hit pacemen Thisara Perera and Eranga each for three four legs in an over. He achieved his half-century with a four off left-arm rewriter Rangana Herath. (AFP)
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