Ind vs SL: 'Our aim was to play till last over,' says Bhuvneshwar on partnership with Chahar
Updated On: 21 July, 2021 10:07 AM IST | Colombo | ANI
India needed 16 runs to win in the last three overs and the duo ensured the visitors do not lose any wickets and then guided the Shikhar Dhawan-led side to win with five balls to spare

India's Deepak Chahar (R) and Bhuvneshwar Kumar gesture during the second one-day international (ODI) cricket match between Sri Lanka and India at the R.Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. Pic/AFP
After stitching a match-winning partnership with Deepak Chahar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar stated that the duo's aim was just to take the match till the last over against Sri Lanka.
Deepak Chahar (69*) smashed a gusty fifty and shared an unbeaten 84-run stand with Bhuvneshwar Kumar (19*) to take India home after the visitors were reduced to 193/7 in the second ODI. India were down and almost out in their chase but Chahar made sure India get home in the final over.
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