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Cameos by Deepak Hooda and Axar Patel steered India to 162-5 after Sri Lanka’s bowlers made an impression within the opening Twenty20 worldwide on Tuesday.

Ishan Kishan got here out attacking as he hit Kasun Rajitha for a six and two fours in a 17-run opening over after the vacationers invited India to bat initially of the three-match sequence in Mumbai.

India raced to 26 within the first two overs however quickly misplaced momentum after shedding their prime and middle-order earlier than Hooda (41) and Patel (31) placed on an unbeaten sixth-wicket stand of 68 to spice up the entire.

Debutant Shubman Gill started with a boundary however quickly fell lbw for seven to Maheesh Theekshana because the thriller spinner broke via in his first over.

Sri Lanka’s bowlers hit again with disciplined bowling and Chamika Karunaratne despatched again Suryakumar Yadav after the batsman mistimed considered one of his audacious scoop photographs to be caught at brief advantageous leg.

India misplaced two extra wickets and slipped to 77-4 4 when wrist spinner Wanindu Hasaranga obtained Kishan out for 37.

Left-arm fast Dilshan Madushanka added extra distress to the opposition batting as he obtained skipper Hardik Pandya caught behind for 29.

Hooda, who hit 4 sixes in his 23-ball knock, and Patel then hit again as India obtained 61 runs of their closing 5 overs.

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