India vs Sri Lanka: Hits and Flops as hosts grab the series 2-0 in Dharamsala 

#2 India vs Sri Lanka 2nd T20I: Flop - Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma walking back to the pavilion (Image: BCCI)

India skipper Rohit Sharma's problems against pacer Dusmantha Chameera continued during the second T20I as well. The right-armer got the better of Rohit for the 5th time in T20I cricket.

Chameera became the most successful bowler against Rohit in this format of international cricket, going past New Zealand pacer Tim Southee's record of 4 dismissals against the Hitman.

With a competitive total of 183 on board, India needed a strong start from their openers, especially their leader Rohit. However, the Men in Blue were jolted early as Rohit played on to Chameera in the very first over.

In pursuit of dragging the ball towards the third-man, Rohit got the inside edge of the bat which found its way onto the stumps. This was not the first time Rohit has been dismissed while playing a shot that lacked any kind of footwork.

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#1 India vs Sri Lanka 2nd T20I: Hit - Shreyas Iyer

Shreyas Iyer looked in fine touch vs Sri Lanka (Image: BCCI)

Shreyas Iyer picked up from where he left off in the first T20I. While taking the big responsibility to provide stability to the Indian innings, he also made sure the required run rate didn't soar up. Iyer presented a sensational display of his class in Dharamsala.

Leading India's chase from the front, Iyer clobbered 6 boundaries and a quartet of maximums in his innings of 74* off 44. Where Rohit lost his wicket early on and Ishan Kishan looked a shadow of himself against sheer pace, Iyer seemed as if he was batting on a different track.

In the 11th over, he brought up his second consecutive fifty (in 30 balls) in style with a flat-bat six over long-on, off Chamika Karunaratne.

The Mumbai batter shrewdly maneuvered the field and played powerful and slick strokes. Without Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, and Suryakumar Yadav in the mix, Iyer has ably siezed the opportunity and is now proving to be a consistent performer in T20Is as well. The 27-year old was adjudged Player of the Match for his innings.