Virat Kohli and Manish Pandey notched up their 17th and maiden T20 International 50s, respectively, to win the match for India. Virat Kohli has played a captain's knock in the one-off T20I against Sri Lanka. (Photo: AP) Colombo: India wrapped-up a memorable tour of Sri Lanka with a seven-wicket victory over the hosts in the one-off T20 International at the Premadasa Stadium, in Colombo, on Wednesday.India captain Virat Kohli and middle order batsman Manish Pandey notched up their 17th and maiden T20 International 50s, respectively, to win the match for the visitors.Kohli, who put Sri Lanka in to bat after winning the toss, did not get the start that he wanted, as Niroshan Dickwella (17) looked to be aggressive early on. Dilshan Munaweera gave the real momentum to the Lankan innings with a 29-ball 53.However, the Indian spinners slowed things down for the hosts, with Yuzvendra Chahal claiming three scalps for 43 runs.Ashan Priyanjan came to Sri Lanka&pu squishy toys Manufacturer39;s rescue in the end, scoring an unbeaten 40, as the hosts set India a challenging total of 170.Although the Indian innings got off to a brisk start, the loss of Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul's early wickets were a bit of a setback.However, Kohli (82) and Pandey (51 not out), put up a 119, to take the match away from the Sri Lankans. Although the India captain was dismissed towards the end, he had nearly seen his side to the finish line, with India needing just 10 runs to win.Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Manish Pandey finished things off in style, with the latter scoring his maiden T20 International ton.Scorecard:Sri Lanka 170-7 from 20 overs (Munaweera 53, Priyanjan 40*; Chahal 3-43).India 174-3 from 19.2 overs (Kohli 82, Pandey 51*; Prasanna 1-25).India win by 7 wickets.Man of the Match: Virat Kohli.2nd Innings:India 174-3 from 19.2 oversManish Pandey gets to his maiden T20 international fifty in style as he helps India romp to an eight-wicket win over Sri Lanka.It was a four through extra-cover that set up a convincing win and conclede the Sri Lanka tour.India 161-3 from 18.3 oversWICKET! Virat Kohli departs as Shanaka takes a fantastic catch at deep mid-wicket.India 148-2 from 17 oversLess than 30 runs needed for Team India, as they edge closer to victory. Sri Lanka's hopes of winning this are all but over now.India 142-2 from 16 oversLasith Malinga's bowling had gone according to plan by conceding just four runs from the first four balls,but conceded a boundary in the fifth ball as Kohli raced past to the long-on boundary.
Nine runs conceded by Malinga in the over.India 128-2 from 14 oversThe duo are having this easy. The partnership between Kohli and Manish Pandey is now 86 runs, with India needing less than 50 runs to the target.India 118-2 from 13 oversVirat Kohli has got to his 17th T20 fifty in just 30 30 balls as he scores a couple of runs from the second ball of the over. Manish Pandey has done a good job so far, assisting the captain from the other end. The hosts will need a breakthrough soon before the game slips out of their hands.India 106-2 from 12 oversYet another explosive over for India. Manish Pandey is hitting boundaries all over the p;lace as the visitors have crossed 100. Captain Kohli, though, is just four runs short off his 17th T20 fifty.India 89-2 from 11 oversKohli and Manish Pandey are now ticking India towards the target. Kohli had earlier crossed 15,000 runs in international cricket when he was not out on 7.India 82-2 from 10 oversSri Lanka now have as many as five fielders outside the circle. However, Virat Kohli still manages to find the gaps on a consistent basis, threading one to the fine-leg boundary, one through a flurry of fielders in the covers, and yet another third one through mid-wicket.India 67-2 from 9 oversVirat Kohli has settled down now. Yet another good over for India as they score 10 runs again.India 57-2 from 8 oversVirat Kohli dances down the track and unleashes a clean strike off Prasanna's tossed-up half volley for a SIX! That has eased the pressure off the Indian batsmen in the over, as they went on to score 10 runsIndia 42-2 from 5.4 oversWICKET! Seekuge Prasanna sees off KL Rahul as Shanaka takes a fantastic catch at short extra-cover.India 39-1 from 5 oversBoth Virat Kohli and KL Rahul are taking their time, and look in no hurry to take India to the finish line. After a successful first over from Malinga, he has gone for eight runs in the over.India 31-1 from 4 oversIsuru Udana concedes eight runs in the over. Virat Kohli, meanwhile, is off the mark in his 50th T20 international. India 22-1 from 2.4 oversWICKET! Lasith Malinga gives the hosts the breakthrough as he removes Rohit Sharma, courtesy a catch by Thisara Perera at mid-onIndia 21-0 from 2 oversYet another good over for India as they march forward in the run-chase. They are currently going at a run-rate of over 10, and the hosts are desparate to find a breakthrough.India 12-0 from 1 overRohit Sharma and KL Rahul comes out to bat as Angelo Mathews opens Sri Lanka's bowling. Rohit gets India off the mark, as Rahul plays a square cut, leading to a boundary in the very next ball.