India Vs Sri Lanka, Second T20: Player ratings 

The second T20 between India and Sri Lanka was entirely a one-sided encounter as the hosts completely dominated the visitors. The Indian skipper Rohit Sharma, and KL Rahul were once again at their best as they formed a massive partnership and displayed the quality of Indian batting.

The Sri Lankan team looked threatening for a while as Tharanga and Kusal Perera were ferocious and aggressive. They would've hoped to score a higher total. However, the Indian spinners came to the rescue yet again as they collectively took seven wickets.

Let us take a look at how each of them progressed in the match:

India

Rohit Sharma - 10/10

The Indian skipper is on a record-breaking run, as he scored yet another century in this series off just 35 deliveries, making it the joint fastest T20i hundred. He formed a massive partnership of 165 with Kl Rahul with him scoring 118 runs at a staggering strike rate of 274.

Sharma sent the Sri Lankan bowlers for 12 fours and ten sixes and showed his class and elegance yet again. He provided a perfect foundation for the rest of the middle-order to exploit and reach a mighty target. His innings played a crucial role for India to achieve the massive score of 260. As a captain, he may have made some mistakes, but it should be overlooked because of his fabulous innings.

KL Rahul - 9.5/10

The Indian opener was rotating the strike during the first half of the innings as the 'Hitman' was destroying the Sri Lankan bowlers at the other end. They formed a massive 165 run partnership to give a stable base for the entire team. However, after the wicket of Sharma, he shifted gears and ended up scoring a magnificent of 89 off just 49 deliveries.

MS Dhoni - 7/10

The Indian wicketkeeper came in to bat at an unusual number three position after the wicket of Rohit Sharma fell. In a high scoring match, Dhoni's innings seemed rather slow as he scored 29 off 21 deliveries. Moreover, he was troubled by the slower balls bowled by Perera and thus had a relatively low strike rate. However, his wicketkeeping was terrific yet again as he dismissed two batsmen with his quick handwork.

Hardik Pandya - 7.5/10

The all-rounder got an opportunity to bat towards the end and didn't shy away from making the best of the given chance. He scored ten off three deliveries as he smashed a four and a six in consecutive balls. With the ball, he bowled well and took a wicket to finish the Sri Lankan innings. On the field, he caught two good catches to dismiss Dickwella and Perera.

Shreyas Iyer - 3/10

The 23-year-old came in to bat in the 20th over and lost his wicket on the first ball. Moreover, he used the review for a wicket that seemed pretty direct to the audience and the umpire.

Manish Pandey - 5/10

Pandey was able to bat for a single ball in this match because of the massive scores by the openers. I the field, he was quick and took two good quality catches, one of them to dismiss the dangerous Kusal Perera.

Dinesh Karthik - 5/10

Karthik didn't have much to do the entire match as he could only play two balls towards the end out of which he hit a glamorous four. He didn't have much to do the whole game and had another silent match.

Kuldeep Yadav - 7/10

On a pitch that looked to be extremely threatening for a bowler, Kuldeep was smashed for 52 runs in his four overs. However, he had a great comeback in the match as he took three crucial wickets: Kusal Perera, Thisara Perera, and Asela Gunaratne.

Yuzvendra Chahal - 7.5/10

Similar to his counterpart, the Sri Lankan batsmen shattered Chahal for 52 runs in his four overs. However, he took four wickets and got the breakthrough of a partnership that looked threatening to the Indian cricket team as he took the wicket by taking a somewhat tricky catch to dismiss the dangerous Upul Tharanga.

Jasprit Bumrah - 6.5/10

Bumrah opened the bowling along with Unadkat, and looked threatening from the beginning. He was unlucky as Rahul dropped a rather simple catch and he was hit for a six the very next ball. Towards the end of the innings, he was accurate as usual and didn't give the tailenders much of an option to hit the ball.

Jaydev Unadkat - 7/10

Unadkat bowled exceptionally well as he got the first wicket of the Sri Lankan team to dismiss the dangerous Dickwella. He bowled accurately and didn't give many opportunities for the Lankans as he finished by giving 22 runs in 3 overs.

Sri Lanka

Niroshan Dickwella - 6/10

The Sri Lankan wicketkeeper started his innings with an innovative shot and showed his intent from the first ball. He scored 25 runs and then lost his wicket to Unadkat's slower delivery. Behind the stumps, Dickwella took an extraordinary catch to dismiss KL Rahul at 89.

Upul Tharanga - 7/10

The opener seems always to have a great start and provide an excellent platform for rest of the team to utilize. In the second T20, he scored a quick 47 off just 29 balls including three fours and two sixes. He lost his wicket to Chahal's tossed up ball complimented with a good, high catch.

Kusal Perera - 8.5/10

Undoubtedly, he was the most positive aspect of the Sri Lankan team, and he seemed to be a primary threat in chasing the massive score set by India. Perera scored an extremely fast 77 at an astounding strike rate of 208. He would've hoped to continue his brilliant innings but lost his wicket to Kuldeep.

Thisara Perera - 3/10

The Sri Lankan skipper hasn't had the best of times in India. With the ball, despite taking two crucial wickets, he was smashed for 49 runs in his overs. Perera bowled well towards the end as he troubled both Rahul and MS with his slower balls. He had a terrible series with the bat as he lost his wicket on the first ball he faced by Kuldeep Yadav.

Angelo Mathews - 5/10

Probably the only bowler in the entire lineup to have a decent economy run rate, he bowled 2.2 overs and only conceded 16 runs before he got injured, and he did not contribute in the rest of the match.

Asela Gunaratne - 2/10

The all-rounder had a horrendous game as he bowled one over and was smashed all around the park for 21 runs. With the bat, similar to the Sri Lankan captain, he lost his wicket on the first ball he faced by Kuldeep Yadav along with Dhoni's stumping.

Sadeera Samarawickrama - 3.5/10

The 22-year-old didn't have much to do the entire match. He batted only two deliveries as he hit the first ball for a boundary and lost his wicket the very next ball to the Chahal-Dhoni combination.

PC de Silva - 2.5/10

The 27-year-old bowled only a single over and conceded 16 runs. With the bat, he scored a single run and got bowled by Chahal's googly as he guided the ball to the stumps.

Akila Dananjaya - 3/10

Akila Dananjaya didn't have a great T20 series so far as the Indian batsmen destroyed his bowling. He conceded 49 runs in 22 balls at a very high strike rate of 13.36.

Dushmantha Chameera - 3.5/10

The 25-year-old continued his lousy form as he conceded 45 runs in four overs. He took the wicket of the dangerous Rohit Sharma with a clever slower short ball. Apart from that, the entire match seemed to be a downfall for the bowler, and he would probably hope to come back with an impressive performance in the final game.

Nuwan Pradeep - 2.5/10

Pradeep probably had one of the worst matches in his career. Despite taking the wickets of KL Rahul and the dangerous Pandya, he also conceded 61 runs in 4 overs at an exceedingly high economy rate of 15.25.