🏏 Sri Lanka vs India 2nd T20 in Pallekele @7 PM 🏏 - Page 18

Looks like the covers are back on. Suryakumar and Jayasuriya were speaking to umpire Ruchira Palliyaguruge. One of the match officials still had an umbrella up. There might be a drizzle. The umpires are inspecting the ground and they don't have umbrellas.

Mithra Aravindan: Sri Lanka and India are familiar opponents. Would've been more fun if Bangladesh were included for a tri-series like the Nidahas Trophy. Another Naagin tournament."

SL 161/9

IND

(0.3/20 ov, T:162) 6/0

India need 156 runs in 117 balls.

CRR: 12.00

• RRR: 8.00

The rain has stopped and the covers are coming off, hopefully for the last time. Suryakumar is still padded up and he walks down to the dugout from the dressing room to have a chat with Gambhir. The super soppers are busy doing their work.

The match remains paused, no resumption yet.

The umpires conducted an inspection a few minutes ago. They have conveyed their observations to the two teams.

Fidel Fernando: "No serious change in the last little while. Drizzle keeps coming back and going away. They keep fiddling with the covers as the rain allows. Right now we're in a covers off phase."

Murtaza: "I don't think anyone has a bad fortune than Sanju. He is not being given regular chances like others. Whenever he does get a chance he is being played out of the position of batting he is used to in the IPL. And today when one of the rare times he is batting in the top 3 rain is playing spoilsport to his chances!"

Shubha Srivatsa: "Chamari gives the same shivers for Indian fans which were given by Sanath Jayasuriya since the 1996 WC onwards !!!"

Roshan Sherigar: "First the selectors do not select Sanju Samson consistently in the XI. Then when he is finally selected, it rains. Sanju's level of bad luck is just insane."