India's star all-rounder Hardik Pandya failed to make his mark in the first T20 International played against Sri Lanka at the Pallekele International Stadium on Saturday (July 27). Pandya bowled 4 overs and conceded 41 runs without taking any wicket.

While batting, he faced 10 balls and scored only 9 runs and was bowled by Mathisha Pathirana. With this, he made a special record. With this short innings, Pandya completed his 1500 runs in T20 International and became the eighth player from India to reach this figure.

Before Pandya, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, KL Rahul, Shikhar Dhawan, MS Dhoni and Suresh Raina had done this feat.

Apart from this, he has become the first Indian player to score more than 1500 runs and take 50 or more wickets in T20 International. Pandya has taken 84 wickets in 90 innings of 101 matches in this format.

It is worth noting that in this match, the Indian team defeated Sri Lanka by 43 runs and took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. After being invited to bat first, the Indian team scored 213 runs for the loss of 7 wickets. In which captain Suryakumar Yadav scored 58 runs in 26 balls, Rishabh Pant scored 49 runs in 33 balls, Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 40 runs in 31 balls and Shubman Gill scored 34 runs in 16 balls.

In response, the Sri Lankan team collapsed in the end overs despite a good start. After 14 overs, Sri Lanka's score was 140 runs for the loss of 1 wicket, but 9 wickets fell in the next 5.2 overs. Top scorer Pathum Nissanka scored 79 runs in 48 balls, while fellow opener Kusal Mendis scored 45 runs in 27 balls. Seven batsmen of the team could not reach double figures. Due to which the Sri Lankan team was all out for 170 runs in 19.2 overs.