India register their highest powerplay score versus Sri Lanka (T20Is)
Indian openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill got their side off to a flying start in the opening T20I against hosts Sri Lanka at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium. Both batters attacked straightaway as SL bowlers had a hard time in the powerplay overs. Their brilliance meant India were 74/1 after six overs, the highest powerplay total for India versus SL in T20Is.
India script these records
As mentioned, the Indian team was 74/1 at the six-over mark. As per ESPNcricinfo, this is now their best powerplay score against the Lankan Lions as they went past the 70/0, they recorded in the 2016 Ranchi T20I. Overall, this was India's joint-fifth-highest powerplay score in this format. This was also the joint-second-highest powerplay total on Sri Lankan soil (T20Is).
A fiery start from India
SL were on the backfoot straightaway as Dilshan Madushanka conceded three boundaries in the opening over. The beating didn't stop as Asitha Fernando and Maheesh Theekshana also faced the heat. Gill was the first one to depart as Madushanka sent him back in the final ball of the sixth over. Jaiswal fell to Wanindu Hasaranga in the following delivery as India lost back-to-back wickets.
Key stats of Gill and Jaiswal
Jaiswal made 40 off just 21 balls (5 fours, 2 sixes). With this knock, he has raced to 683 T20I runs while striking at 164.18 (100: 1, 50s: 5). Gill meanwhile scored 34 off 16 balls with the help of six fours and a six. He now owns 539 runs in this format at 29.94. The tally includes three fifties besides a ton.
