India beat Sri Lanka by 2 runs in a last-ball thriller

India has won the first match of the three-match T20 series between India and Sri Lanka by two runs.

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Team India has made a winning start under the leadership of Hardik Pandya.

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Batting first, India had set a target of 163 runs in front of Sri Lanka.

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In response, the Sri Lankan team was able to score 160 runs.

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And lost the match by two runs.

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With this, Team India has gone ahead 1-0 in the three-match series.

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India has made a winning start in the year 2023 under the captaincy of Hardik Pandya.

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And India will be expected to perform the same way this year.

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