Shivam Mavi did wonders in his debut match, made this unique record for India after 7 years

IND vs SL: The first match of the three-match T20 series between India and Sri Lanka was played at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Tuesday. In this match, India defeated the Asian champions Sri Lanka by 2 runs. Shivam Mavi made his debut for India. In his debut match, Shivam Mavi wreaked havoc on the opposition team, due to which India won the match. It was a wonderful moment for Shivam Mavi. No Sri Lankan batsman could walk ahead of Shivam Mavi. With this, Mavi made a strong record in this match.

Made a record by taking four wickets

The Uttar Pradesh bowler, who made his debut in this match against Sri Lanka, took a total of 4 wickets. He gave only 22 runs in 4 overs in the match. There cannot be a better debut for any bowler than this. With this performance, he also made a record in his name. He has become the third bowler for India to take 4 wickets in his T20 debut match. Apart from Shivam Mavi, there are two other Indian players who have achieved this feat in their debut match. Pragyan Ojha took 4 wickets for 21 runs in his T20 debut match against Bangladesh in the year 2009. Apart from this, Barinder Sran also did this feat against Zimbabwe while making his T20 debut for India in the year 2016. He took 4 wickets for 10 runs in that match. Now after seven years Shivam Mavi has equaled this record.

how was the match

Talking about the exciting match played against Sri Lanka, in this match Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bowl. Batting first, India got off to a brisk start but started losing wickets at one end. India had lost three important wickets till the score of 46. However, in the last few overs, Deepak Hooda and Akshar Patel batted brilliantly to take India's score to 162 runs. Chasing the target of 163 runs, the Sri Lankan team started losing wickets one after the other. Sri Lanka needed 29 runs in the last 2 overs and the team had lost 8 wickets. Sri Lanka put up a fight in this match but fell 3 runs short of their target and India won the match. The next match between the two teams will be played on January 05. India is ahead 1-0 in this series.