SL vs IND Live, 2nd T20I: Rahul Chahar Takes A Stunning Catch to dismiss Avishka Fernando – WATCH

After the COVID-19 scare, the second T20I between Sri Lanka and India took place at R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium, Colombo on the rescheduled date. The coronavirus outbreak in the India continent forced Team India to hand debut caps to Devdutt Padikkal, Nitish Rana, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Chetan Sakariya. The visitors stepped into the field with six bowlers and five batsmen due to unavailability of another batsmen.

The T20I series between Sri Lanka and India stand at 0-1 with visitors in lead after they won the first match by 38 runs.

Rahul Chahar takes a stunner to dismiss Avishka Fernando 

Asked to bat first, COVID restricted Team India displayed a poor batting performance and posted a total of just 132 runs against Sri Lanka. The Shikhar Dhawan-led side struggled against the spin as hosts’ bowlers capitalised on India’s predicament of having only five specialist batters.

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During the second over of the chase, young leg-spinner Rahul Chahar took a brilliant catch on the boundary ropes to dismiss Sri Lanka’s opener, Avishka Fernando. The right-handed batsman was looking in a good touch as he smashed two consecutive boundaries in the second over. However, a stunner by Rahul Chahar off Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s bowling saw him returning to pavilion for just 11 runs.

Here’s the video:

Rahul Chahar's presence of mind gets India a wicket off Bhuvi's bowling ☝?
Avishka Fernando has to depart for 11

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SL vs IND Live: What Devdutt Padikkal said during the innings break? 

Devdutt Padikkal was among the four debutants who took the field for India in the second T20I against Sri Lanka at Colombo. The southpaw had a decent outing and scored 29 runs that included one six and a four on a pitch that seemed difficult to bat on. The 21-year-old during the mid-innings break talked about the pitch conditions and backed his bowlers to defend the target. He further said that making his debut for India is a special feeling for him.

“It was a little bit sticky and we had to make sure that we had to bat through as we had a batter short. We wanted to put a competitive total on the board and we have a strong bowling attack, will look to defend. This is a par score but we will have to bowl and field well. Making the debut is a special feeling. Everyone is excited about this opportunity,” Devdutt PAdikkal said.