Sharma's record-equalling century helps India take series

Skipper Rohit Sharma's record-equalling century guided India to a 88-run win in the second Twenty20 international against Sri Lanka on Friday, clinching the series 2-0 in Indore. The visitors were dismissed for 172 in pursuit of their 261-run target. Kusal Perera top-scored with 77 runs while Indian leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal claimed four wickets.
But it was Sharma's 100 off 35 balls, matching South African David Miller's century against Bangladesh in October, that stood out. He made a 43-ball 118. Rohit Sharma equalled the record for fastest Twenty20 century on Friday. The Indian skipper reached 100 off 35 deliveries, matching South African David Miller's century against Bangladesh in October. Sharma scored 118 off 43 balls, smashing 12 fours and 10 sixes after India were put into bat.
His explosive 165-run opening stand with Lokesh Rahul - who made 89 - put India in a commanding position in the second game of the three-match series, which they lead 1-0. India's 260-5 is their highest-ever T20 total, and just three short of the record score in the format - Australia's 263-3 against Sri Lanka in Pallekele last year.
Sharma scored his second T20 hundred by mercilessly hitting the Sri Lankan bowlers all over the ground. He got his first 50 in 23 balls, and second in just 12. He finally fell to fast bowler Dushmantha Chameera, mistiming a slow bouncer to short third man, and walked off to a standing ovation.
Rahul then took over and got his second successive half-century off 35 balls, and put on 78 runs for the second wicket with Mahendra Singh Dhoni (28). The opener hit five fours and eight sixes in his 49-ball blitz before being caught behind off Nuwan Pradeep.
Scoreboard

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India
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R. Sharma c Dananjaya b Chameera            118
L. Rahul c Dickwella b Pradeep               89
M. S. Dhoni b Perera                         28
H. Pandya c Samarawickrama b Pradeep         10
S. Iyer lbw b Perera                          0
M. Pandey not out                             1
D. Karthik not out                            5
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Extras: (lb3, w6)                             9
Total: (5 wkts, 20 overs)                   260
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Fall of wickets: 1-165 (Sharma), 2-243 (Rahul), 3-253 (Pandya), 4-254 (Iyer), 5-255 (Dhoni)
Did not bat: J. Unadkat, K. Yadav, J. Bumrah, Y. Chahal
Bowling: Mathews 2.2-0-16-0, Chameera 4-0-45-1, Pradeep 4-0-61-2 (w2), Dananjaya 3.4-0-49-0 (w2), Perera 4-0-49-2 (w2), De Silva 1-0-16-0, Gunaratne 1-0-21-0

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Sri Lanka (target 261)
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N. Dickwella c Pandya b Unadkat              25
U. Tharanga c & b Chahal                     47
K. Perera c Pandey b Yadav                   77
T. Perera c Pandya b Yadav                    0
A. Gunaratne st Dhoni b Yadav                 0
S. Samarawickrama st Dhoni b Chahal           5
C. de Silva b Chahal                          1
A. Dananjaya c Pandey b Chahal                5
D. Chameera b Pandya                          3
N. Pradeep not out                            0
A. Mathews absent hurt
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Extras: (lb2, w7)                             9
Total: (all out, 17.2 overs)                172
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