Skipper Dasun Shanaka produced an all-round present, first smashing unbeaten 56 off 22 balls after which defending 21 within the ultimate over to take his crew dwelling within the do-or-die encounter.
Along with Dasun, wicket-keeper Kusal Mendis hit a 31-ball 52 to energy Sri Lanka to an imposing 206 for six.
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India had a nightmarish begin to their chase slumping to 57 for five earlier than Axar and Surya raised hopes of an unbelievable win with a scintillating sixth-wicket stand.
The job grew to become powerful as soon as Surya departed within the sixteenth over, however Axar and Shivam Mavi (26 off 15) shared fast 41 runs to carry down the equation to 21 off the final over.
But Axar’s dismissal within the third ball of the ultimate over was the final nail within the coffin for India.
Chasing the entire, India misplaced openers Ishan Kishan and Shubman Gill within the second over to Kasun Rajitha.
If that was not sufficient debutant Rahul Tripathi sneaked one to Kusal Mendis off Dilshan Madhushanaka within the subsequent over earlier than skipper Hardik Pandya departed an over later as India slumped to 34 for 4 in 4.4 overs.
Surya and Deepak Hooda tried to stabilise the innings with a hard-fought 23-run partnership however with the asking fee creeping up, the latter departed in the hunt for an enormous shot, caught by Dhananjaya de Silva off Hasarnaga de Silva as India misplaced half of their facet for 57.
Surya and Axar tried to up the ante with a sensational 91-run sixth-wicket partnership off simply 40 balls to maintain India afloat after a forgettable begin.
Axar was significantly extreme on off-spinner Maheesh Theekshana, clobbering the bowler for a 4 and 6 over long-on within the thirteenth over.
It was not simply Theekshana, Hasaranga de Silva too needed to bear the brunt of Axar’s aggression because the left-hander smacked the bowler for a hat-trick of sixes within the 14th over.
Axar introduced up his maiden fifty off simply 20 balls with a six of Karunaratne over long-off.
Surya adopted swimsuit, registering one other fantastic fifty with a six off over square-leg off Madhushanaka.
The duo raised hopes of a well-known victory but it surely was to not be because the guests pulled the strings simply in time to degree the collection.
Earlier, it was a disastrous efficiency from the Indian bowlers after electing to discipline because the Lankan batters went hammer and tongs from the onset. Barring Axar (2/24 from his 4 overs), all different Indian bowlers went for runs.
Even although speedster Umar Malik (3/48) picked up three wickets, he too was taken to the cleaners, whereas final match’s hero Mavi (0/53) regarded a pale shadow of himself.
Arshdeep Singh conceded 19 runs of the second over, which included two back-to-back no balls that yielded 17 runs.
Hardik too went for 11 runs from his second over as Mendis top-edged one over deep third man.
Mavi was additionally taken to the cleaners by Mendis in his opening over, which yielded 15 runs.
Spin duo of Axar and Yuzvendra Chahal (1/30) gave respite for 2 overs earlier than Pathum Nisanka (33) struck a 4 after which a mammoth six over deep midwicket. India’s first breakthrough got here within the ninth over when Chahal had Mendis LBW after Hardik went for a profitable assessment.
Sri Lanka suffered their second blow within the first supply of the following over when Malik beat Bhanuka Rajapaksa by tempo to scrub his stumps.
Despite dropping two wickets, Sri Lanka reached a wholesome rating of 89 on the half-way mark.
But Axar tasted success quickly when he dismissed Nissanka, caught by Tripathy. He snared his second sufferer of the day in his subsequent over when Dhananjaya de Silva was caught by Hooda at lengthy on.
Charith Asalanka (37) regarded in ominous temper as he dispatched Chahal over deep midwicket in consecutive deliveries.
Aslanka then pulled a Malik brief supply for one more six however three balls later the pacer had the final snicker as he had the batter caught by Gill with an identical supply in his subsequent over.
Malik knocked off the timbers off Wanindu Hasaranga with a pacy supply a ball later to face within the likelihood of a hat-trick.
But it was to not be Malik’s day as Sri Lanka skipper Shanaka muscled the bowler over his head for a one bounce 4.