Rahul, Chahal give India big win against SL in 1st T20

2nd match today

FE Team | Published: December 21, 2017 21:32:24

India's Yuzvendra Chahal (3R) with others congratulate teammate Kuldeep Yadav (4R) after he took the wicket of Sri Lankan batsman Dasun Shanaka (2L) during the first T20 international cricket match between India and Sri Lanka at The Barabati Stadium in Cuttack on Wednesday. — AFP

CUTTACK, India, Dec 21 (AFP): Opener Lokesh Rahul's attacking half-century and four wickets by leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal powered India to their biggest ever Twenty20 win, outplaying Sri Lanka by 93 runs in the first match on Wednesday.
The second match is scheduled for Friday in Indore.
Earlier, Chahal returned impressive figures of 4-23 to help dismiss Sri Lanka for 87, in 16 overs, while chasing 181 as the hosts took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
India's previous biggest T20 triumph in terms of runs was their 90-run win over England in the 2012 World Cup group match in Colombo.
Rahul smashed 61 off 48 balls as India posted a challenging 180-3 after being invited to bat first.
But it was Dhoni (39) and Manish Pandey (32) who set up India's big win with their unbeaten 68-run stand for the fourth wicket that lifted the team from 112-3 to put up a challenging total.