India vs Sri Lanka 2017, 2nd T20I: Hits and misses

Ton-up Rohit Sharma led India to a massive 88-run win in the second T20I at Indore to win the three-match series 2-0 on Friday.

Put in to bat, riding on explosive knocks from Rohit and KL Rahul, the Men in Blue posted 260/5, joint second-highest total in T20Is.

Sri Lankan batsmen were caught in the spin once again as they faltered in another chase by finally being dismissed at 172 in 17.2 overs.

Now, let's have a look at the hits and misses from the 2nd T20I.

Miss: Akila Dananjaya

Akila Dananjaya, who was brought in to lead Sri Lanka's spin attack in the T20I series against India, could not live up to his tag of being a mystery bowler as he was thrashed all around the park by the Indian batsmen.

Although all of the visitors' bowlers were taken to the cleaners by Rohit Sharma & Co., Akila particularly failed to adapt to the conditions as he remained wicketless in 3.4 overs and conceded 49 runs at a rate of 13.36 per over.

As Akila failed to make an impact, his Indian counterparts Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav shared seven wickets between them and derailed Sri Lanka's chase.

Hit: KL Rahul

KL Rahul was at his imperious best as he hit five fours and eight sixes to score a 49-ball 89 to pile misery on Sri Lanka bowlers at the Holkar stadium.

Shikhar Dhawan was rested for the T20I series and in his absence, Rahul was roped in to open India's inning with Rohit Sharma.

Rahul, who top-scored in the first T20I at Cuttack with a 48-ball 61, continued his fine form in the second outing too as he scored consecutive fifties and his third in the shortest format of the game.

Although he was reduced to a mere spectator when Rohit was firing on all cylinders, Rahul shifted gears after the skipper's fall and played a vital role as the hosts posted 260/5, the joint second-highest total in T20Is.

Miss: Thisara Perera

Sri Lanka captain Thisara Perera's horrendous run as a skipper continued to follow him in the shortest format of the game as India took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the T20I series after winning the 2nd match at Indore by a huge margin of 88 runs.

As a captain, Perera, even after winning the toss, could not capitalise as India posted their highest T20I score of 260/5 in 20 overs.

Although Perera claimed two wickets, he was not at all effective as a bowler and was smashed for 49 runs in 4 four overs at an economy rate of 12.25 per over.

When he walked out to bat, Sri Lanka were struggling to keep up with required run rate and his team wanted Perera to play a captain's knock but he could not even survive a single delivery and was dismissed for a golden duck.

Hit: Kusal Perera

Kusal Perera fired 77 off 37 balls and provided a glimmer of hope to an otherwise non-spirited Sri Lankan team, that was outplayed in all the departments of the game at Indore.

Kusal, who walked out to bat after Niroshan Dickwella's fall, stitched a 109-run second wicket partnership with Upul Tharanga and for a while made it seem like India's colossal target might be chased down on a belter of a wicket at the Holkar Stadium.

However, Kusal explosive knock, that consisted of four fours and seven sixes, went in vain as no other Sri Lankan batsman could show resistance and managed just 172 in 17.2 overs, losing the match by 88 runs.

Hit: Rohit Sharma

Before today, Rohit Sharma had a woeful year as far as T20Is were concerned as he managed to score just 138 runs in 7 innings.

Surprisingly, the 17-run innings against Sri Lanka in the first T20I was his 2nd highest score this year.

However, the Hitman came out all guns blazing at Indore and started attacking the bowlers right from the word go.

Rohit, who is simply unstoppable when he gets going, went on a rampage and scored the joint-fastest T20I hundred and fastest by an Indian.

He equalled the record of David Miller, who achieved the feat against Bangladesh at Potchefstroom in October 2017.

Rohit scored 118 off 43 including 12 fours and ten sixes to power the hosts to their highest T20I score, before he was undone by a slower one from Dushmantha Chameera.

Rohit also became the first Indian and the fifth in the world to register two T20I tons.