India beat Sri Lanka by 6-wkt in Nidahas Trophy

Paceman Shardul Thakur lifted four key wickets to set up an agreeable six-wicket win for India in a tri-arrangement Twenty20 global against Sri Lanka on Monday. 

The 26-year-old Thakur, playing his fifth T20 global, inspired with his pace and trickiness to enable India to expel the hosts for 152-9. 

In answer, India drifted to the objective with nine balls to save, on account of a fine 42 off 31 balls by Manish Pandey and a 39-run thump by Dinesh Karthik. 

India showed up stuck in an unfortunate situation at 85-4 however Pandey and Karthik batted sensibly, including 68 keeps running for the unbroken fifth wicket. 

The match was lessened to 19-overs a side after the begin was deferred by around a hour because of downpours and a wet outfield. 

Prior Kusal Mendis hit a quickfire 50 years to guarantee Sri Lanka a focused aggregate on the board. 

The opener hit three fours and the same number of sixes in his 38-ball thump at the R. Premadasa stadium. 

Mendis however got little help from the other batsmen as the hosts continued losing wickets at consistent interims. 

Thakur, who was named man of the match, sacked four wickets for 27 keeps running off his four overs. 

Up and coming off-spinner Washington Sundar took two wickets as the India bowlers battled back after a messy initial 10 overs. 

India rolled out one improvement to the side that won against Bangladesh on Thursday, acquiring batsman K.L. 

Rahul set up of Rishabh Pant. 

Sri Lanka picked Suranga Lakmal set up of chief Dinesh Chandimal who has been suspended for two recreations because of an over-rate offense. 

The win impelled India into dispute for a place in the last of the competition that has Bangladesh as the third group. 

The following match will be played amongst India and Bangladesh on Wednesday with the last slated for Sunday. 

Scoreboard of the tri-country Twenty20 universal between Sri Lanka and India in Colombo on Monday: 

Sri Lanka: 

D. Gunathilaka c Raina b Thakur 17 

K. Mendis c Sharma b Chahal 55 

K. Perera b Sundar 3 

U. Tharanga b Shankar 22 

T. Perera c Chahal b Thakur 15 

J. Mendis b Sundar 1 

D. Shanaka c Karthik b Thakur 19 

A. Dhananjaya c Rahul b Unadkat 5 

S. Lakmal not out 5 

D. Chameera c Unadkat b Thakur 0 

N. Pradeep not out 0 

Additional items (lb1, nb1, w8) 10 

Add up to (for 9 wkts; 19 overs) 152 

Fall of wickets: 1-25 (Gunathilaka), 2-34 (K. Perera), 3-96 (Tharanga), 4-113 (T. Perera), 5-118 (J. Mendis), 6-120 (K. Mendis), 7-146 (Dananjaya), 8-151 (Shanaka), 9-151 (Chameera) 

Rocking the bowling alley: Unadkat 3-0-33-1, Sundar 4-0-21-2, Thakur 4-0-27-4, Chahal 4-0-34-1, Shankar 3-0-30-1, Raina 1-0-6-0 

India: 

India (target 153) 

R. Sharma c K. Mendis b Dananjaya 11 

S. Dhawan c T. Perera b Dananjaya 8 

K.L. Rahul hit wicket b J. Mendis 18 

S. Raina c T. Perera b Pradeep 27 

M. Pandey not out 42 

D. Karthik not out 39 

Additional items (lb1, w7) 8 

Add up to (for 4 wkts; 17.3 overs) 153 

Fall of wickets: 1-13 (Sharma), 2-22 (Dhawan), 3-62 (Raina), 4-85 (Rahul) 

Did not bat: V. Shankar, W. Sundar, S. Thakur, J. Unadkat, Y. Chahal 

Rocking the bowling alley: Lakmal 2-0-19-0, Dananjaya 4-0-19-2, Chameera 3-0-33-0, Pradeep 2.3-0-30-1, J. Mendis 4-0-34-1, T. Perera 2-0-17-0 

Hurl: India 

Result: India won by six wickets 

Umpires: Ranmore Martinesz (SRI), Lyndon Hannibal (SRI) 

Television Umpire: Raveendra Wimalasiri (SRI) 

Match ref: Chris Broad (ENG)