-Vinay Kumar
The first match of the 3-match T20I series between India and Sri Lanka was played on Thursday, 24 February at the ‘Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Stadium’ in Lucknow. In this match, India defeated Sri Lanka by 62 runs. Ishan Kishan, the young wicket-keeper player of the Indian team, who was the megastar of the match. Ishaan, who came out to bat in the opening pair with captain Rohit Sharma, started the innings and played a quick innings of 89 runs in 56 balls. During this, 10 brilliant fours and 3 superb sixes came out of his scorching bat. He was awarded the ‘Player of the Match’ award for his outstanding batting in this match.
It is worth noting that after the tremendous victory in the first T20I match of this latest series against Sri Lanka, Team India broke a very old record of Pakistan. International cricket history states that Pakistan won 9 consecutive matches in T20I cricket in the year 2018.
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In the series played against the West Indies a few days ago, India had leveled Pakistan by sweeping the West Indies 3-1. And, after defeating Sri Lanka in the first match of the series on 24 February, he has made a record of winning 10 consecutive matches in T20I cricket.
History is witness that Afghanistan cricket team is on top in terms of winning the most consecutive wins in T20 International cricket. Between 2018 and 2020, Afghanistan won 12 consecutive T20 International matches. Apart from Afghanistan, the name of Romania’s cricket team also has a record of winning 12 consecutive T20 International matches. If India wins both the remaining matches in this 3-match series, then India will sit on the top with 13 wins.