Welcome to the highlights of India vs Sri Lanka - The second semi-final match of the 2026 Asian Games Men's Cricket Competition Twenty20 International cricket tournament between India and Sri Lanka was played at Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin on October 01st, 2026.
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| Jasprit Bumrah struck with the second ball of the innings © CREIMAS |
Match Overview:
Ishan Kishan's whirlwind 46-ball 80* and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's quick-fire 21-ball 38 before A economical bowling by Jasprit Bumrah and Axar Patel's each two wickets sets up to India's record 124-run victory over Sri Lanka and enter into the final in a one-sided second semi-final clash of a Asian Games Men's Cricket Competition.
Match Stats:
- India's 124-run win was their seventh largest victory by terms of runs in T20 international and It is their biggest win by terms-of-runs against Sri Lanka in T20Is, previous biggest win by 93-runs at Cuttack in 2017.
- Sri Lanka's 124-run defeat was their second worst by margin of runs in T20Is after their 134-runs defeat against Australia at Adelaide in 2019.
- Ishan Kishan's unbeaten 80 was his fourth highest score for India in T20 international and his second highest-score against Sri Lanka in T20Is.
- India's 169 was their 17th highest score against Sri Lanka in T20Is.
- The Nisshin T20I game produced the first instance of Sri Lankan openers getting out for ducks in the same match,
- This is the first instance of Sri Lanka's top three batsmen getting out for a duck in a T20I innings and overall the 14th such instance in T20Is.
- Sri Lanka's six batters ducks in their innings in a ODI match - This is the first instance of Sri Lanka's six batsmen getting out for a duck in a T20I innings.
- Sri Lanka's 45 was their lowest score ever in T20 international cricket history, previous lowest was 77 against South Africa at New York in the 2024 T20 World Cup.
In-Depth Match Highlights:
* The first final between India and Pakistan this year, with the Asian Games gold medal at stake.
India scored 169-7 in 20 overs with top scorer by Ishan Kishan hammered a unbeaten 80 off 46-balls including 5-sixes & 4-fours with strike rate of 173.91.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi blasted a 38 off 21-balls including 6-fours & 2-sixes with strike rate of 180.95 and Shreyas Iyer scored a run-a-ball 13-runs included a boundary.
Sri Lanka best bowler by Sahan Arachchige, Tharindu Ratnayake both captured 2-wickets, Debutant Wanuja Sahan - who took one-wicket on his debut T20I match, Nuwanidu Fernando and Tharindu Ratnayake both picked one-wickets.
Sri Lanka bundled out for 45 in 9.5 overs with top scorer by Nuwanidu Fernando hit 15 off 11-balls contained 2-sixes.
Sahan Arachchige struck 9 off 8-balls including 2-fours and Tharindu Ratnayake scored 5 off 15-balls contained a boundary.
India best bowler by Abhishek Sharma captured 2-wickets for 2-runs in a five balls, Jasprit Bumrah took 2-wickets for 7-runs in 2-overs with economy rate of 3.50.
Axar Patel captured two-wickets for 8-runs in 3-overs including a maiden with economy rate of 2.66 and Washington Sundar took one-wicket.
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