India make short work of Sri Lanka in 2nd T20I

VISAKHAPATNAM: Shafali Varma once again proved how dangerous she can be in the T20 format. She hit a whirlwind, unbeaten 69 (34b, 11x4, 1x6) to guide India to another dominating seven-wicket victory in the second of the five-match series at the ACAVDCA stadium on Tuesday.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Choosing to field, the Indian bowlers came up with a fine show to restrict the hapless Sri Lanka to a below-par 128/9. India then strolled to 129/3 in just 11.5 overs to go 2-0 up in the series. India began the chase well with openers Smriti Mandhana (14; 11b, 1x4, 1x6) and Shafali adding 29 runs in three overs before the former was caught at point off Kavisha Dilhari. But Shafali and Jemimah Rodrigues (26; 15b, 4x4, 1x6) ran the opposition ragged. They added 58 runs in 28 balls to seal the fate of the match. Shafali continued in an aggressive vein despite jemimah’s dismissal and took India to 101/2 in nine overs. Though captain Harmanpreet Kaur (10) was bowled with the scores were tied, India cantered home.Earlier, Kranti Goud dismissed Vishmi Gunarathne (1) in the very first over. But Athapaththu drove and cut Kranti hard for a boundary and a six in the third over. She then flicked Arundhati Reddy for a boundary and lofted one over mid-wicket for a six. However, Sneh Rana, who replaced an unwell Deepti Sharma, provided the breakthrough by dismissing Athapaththu (31; 24b, 3x4, 2x6), who holed out to log-off.Once the skipper fell, the Lankans struggled. Though Harshitha Samarawickrama swept and cut youngster Vaishnavi Sharma twice for three consecutive boundaries in the eighth over, Rana’s tight spell (3-1-6-1) meant the visitors managed only 66/2 in 10 overs.SCORES: