Kusal Perera struck an antagonistic 66 off 37 balls to set up a five-wicket triumph for has Sri Lanka against India in the Twenty20 Tri-Series opener at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Tuesday.
Pursuing 175 for a win in the principal match of the competition, which likewise includes Bangladesh, Sri Lanka lost their way in the center overs in any case achieved their objective with nine balls to save.
Put in to bat initially, India got off to a flimsy begin however recuperated through a fine 90 from opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan to post a testing 174 for five in their 20 overs.
Sri Lanka lost Kusal Mendis for 11 in the second finished of their pursuit however Perera and Danushka Gunathilaka put the Indian bowlers to the sword amid a 58-run second-wicket remain in only 3.3 overs.
India seamer Shardul Thakur yielded 27 keeps running in the third finished of the innings with Perera crushing five fours and a six in that finished to wrest energy for his side.
The left-hander finished his 50 years in 22 balls and hit six fours and four sixes in his thump before being out baffled to off-spinner Washington Sundar.
Sri Lanka likewise lost Upul Tharanga to leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal efficiently to endure a minor hiccup before all-rounder Thisara Perera hit 22 off 10 balls to take the side home.
Prior, India's batting got off to a false begin with the fall of remain in commander Rohit Sharma and Suresh Raina in the initial two overs.
Driving the side without the refreshed standard chief Virat Kohli, Rohit fell without scoring and it was left to Dhawan and Manish Pandey to lift the side through a third-wicket remain of 95.
Gunathilaka rejected the perilous Dhawan, who hit six fours and an indistinguishable number of sixes in his 49-ball thump, while Pandey made 37.
The second match of the competition will be played amongst Bangladesh and India at a similar scene on Thursday.
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