Despite Delhi’s heartbreaking one-run loss to the Gujarat Titans, Nissanka’s confident approach at the top stood out as he reflected on both the opportunity and responsibility that come with playing in the IPL.
Abhishek endured a difficult start to the tournament, beginning with a golden duck against the USA.
For India, Axar Patel and Arshdeep Singh took two wickets each, while Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Shivam Dube and Washington Sundar claimed a wicket apiece.
Sri Lanka are now a step closer to reaching the finals. On the other hand, India can sneak into the final by a miracle and their chances are now dependent on permutation and combinations that emerge from the matches of other teams.
A target of 291 looked daunting but the opener smashed a 147-ball 137 to make the chase look easy as Sri Lanka recorded the highest ODI run-chase against Australia on Sunday night.
Roach proved to be the best bowler with 3/74 off 27 overs to end the match with six wickets -- following up his 3/47 off 16 overs in the first innings.
