Asia Cup, IND vs SL: India ride on Virat Kohli (56*) to reach final

India beat Sri Lanka by five wickets.

Here's how the action unfolded.

20th over: Kohli finishes it off with a boundary, remains unbeaten on 56 off 47 balls. India reach the final of Asia Cup T20.

IND: 138/5; Kohli 52, Dhoni 7

19th over: One six from MS Dhoni and a single. Kohli hits a boundary to bring up his half-century.

IND: 125/5; Kohli 46, Dhoni 0

18th over: The experienced Herath bowls Pandya out. Only three runs off the over. The match looks tense now.

IND: 122/4; Kohli 45, Pandya 0

17th over: Perera, after leaking two boundaries, one by Kohli and the other by Yuvraj, bowls a short one. Yuvraj plays it well but finds the fielder in the deep. He goes for a well made 35 off 18 balls.

IND: 112/3; Kohli 39, Yuvraj 31

16th over: Yuvraj times it beautifully for a boundary to the left of long leg, moves to 31 off 15.

IND: 105/3; Kohli 37, Yuvraj 26

15th over: Yuvraj slices Perera over cover point for a six. He looks like his old self finally. Nine off the over as India inch close to target.

IND: 96/3; Kohli 35, Yuvraj 19

14th over: Chameera bowls a tight over. He manages to keep Yuvraj quiet. Only four off the over.

IND: 92/3; Kohli 33, Yuvraj 18

13th over: Yuvraj cuts loose, slams Herath for two back-to-back sixes. This is the Yuvraj we all know. He quickly moves to 18 off 6. Good over for India.

IND: 77/3; Kohli 31, Yuvraj 5

12th over: Shanaka gets Raina. The ball on middle and leg is hit high by Raina, fails to time it. Kulasekara makes no mistake. He goes for 25.

IND: 70/2; Kohli 29, Raina 25

11th over: Herath introduced into the attack, he has the experience to keep Kohli quiet. Only four off the over.

IND: 66/2; Kohli 27, Raina 23

10th over: Chameera is keeping a good length, Raina looking good here.

IND: 58/2; Kohli 24, Raina 18

9th over: Kohli and Raina dealing in singles now. Perera is keeping a good length here. Sri Lanka need to break this partnership if they are to win the match.

IND: 50/2; Kohli 22, Raina 12

8th over: Chameera is fast but the batsman is Kohli, he welcomes him with a boundary. Raina is looking good now, playing the short balls well.

IND: 42/2; Kohli 16, Raina 10

7th over: Perera bowls a tight over, only five off it.

IND: 37/2; Kohli 14, Raina 7

6th over: Kohli looking as good as Saturday today. Two exquisite drives and he moves to 14 off 11; Raina trying to play a good supporting act.

IND: 25/2; Raina 4, Kohli 5

5th over: Kohli off the mark with a stylish boundary, Mathews is trying to set up Raina. One short ball which did not rise much is a signal.

IND: 16/2; Kohli 0, Raina 0

4th over: Rohit plays a casual shot, ends up being caught at slip by Kapugedara, second wicket for Kulasekara. India in trouble here. Suresh Raina is the new man in the middle.

IND: 16/1; Rohit 15, Kohli 0

3rd over: Kohli is out in the middle. Only five off the over. The situation looks similar to that of Sri Lanka's batting. Rohit has quickly moved to 15 off 13.

IND: 11/1; Rohit 10, Dhawan 1

2nd over: Rohit slams Kulasekara for a boundary. He looks in good touch, missed out against Pakistan. Kulasekara removes Dhawan (1), caught behind.

IND: 6/0; Rohit 5, Dhawan 1

1st over: Angelo Mathews leads from the front, Rohit Sharma off the mark. Six runs off the over. India should chase this down easily.

We will be back soon for India's run chase.

Sri Lanka innings

SL: 138/9; Kulasekara 13, Chameera 2

20th over: Kulasekara takes on Nehra and slams two boundaries. Unfortunately, the hard run in the last delivery could not take the Islanders to 140. Kulasekara dismissed for 13 but what an effort from the tail-ender!

SL: 127/8; Kulasekara 3, Chameera 1

19th over: Perera is looking for the big shots here and Ashwin, trying his best to contain him. He bowls a wide delivery seeing the batsman dancing down the track, Dhoni stumps him out.

SL: 115/7; Perera 10, Kulasekara 1

18th over: Bumrah removes Kapugedara, Pandya pulls off a sensational catch. Perera slams two boundaries to keep the scoreboard ticking.

SL: 104/6; Kapugedara 30; T Perera 0

17th over: Ashwin removes Siriwardana for 22. Raina settles for the catch at long-on. Oh boy! Now there is a run out off a free hit. Shanaka - the new man - would not have expected this; what an effort by the Indian fielders. Rohit Sharma with the throw.

SL: 100/4; Kapugedara 28; Siriwardana 22

16th over: Pandya complete quota of four overs for only 26 runs with two wickets. Nine off the over.

SL: 91/4; Kapugedara 23, Siriwardana 18

15th over: Ashwin bowling at the death is a nightmare for any batsman. Only one four off the over.

SL: 84/4; Kapugedara 19, Siriwardana 15

14th over: Raina into the attack and boom, Kapugedara hits him for a boundary. Nine runs off the over. Sri Lanka looking for a partnership here.

SL: 75/4; Kapugedara 12, Siriwardana 13

13th over: Siriwardana takes Jadeja on, slams for a six and a four, welcome boundaries for the Islanders.

SL: 62/4; Kapugedara 11, Siriwardana 1

12th over: Ashwin is brought into the attack. The Sri Lankan batsmen are usually good players of spin but in such a situation, it looks difficult for them to go past 120. Five off the over.

SL: 57/4; Kapugedara 9, Siriwardana 0

11th over: Pandya cleans up Mathews. He was looking good. He goes for 18 off 19 balls and that's the second wicket for Pandya.

SL: 47/3; Mathews 10, Kapugedara 9

10th over: Sri Lanka have had a low win percentage in T20 cricket of late. Mathews freezes his arms, picks Jadeja. Much needed boundary for the Islanders.

SL: 41/3; Mathews 4, Kapugedara 7

9th over: Pandya is swinging the ball well too. Mathews is yet to find his mojo. Six off the over.

SL: 35/3; Mathews 3, Kapugedara 2

8th over: Yuvraj introduced into the attack, he picked up the wicket of Umar Akmal the other night against Pakistan. Only three runs off his over.

SL: 32/3 ; Mathews 1, Kapugedara 1

7th over: Hardik Pandya strikes first ball, Dilshan (18), who was looking to open up, has to depart. He pulls the delivery and finds Ashwin at fine leg.

SL: 31/2; Dilshan 18, Kapugedara 1

6th over: Welcome boundary for Sri Lanka, nine runs off the over. Dilshan is the wicket India need, if the veteran clicks, it will be difficult in the death overs.

SL: 22/2; Dilshan 10, Kapugedara 0

5th over: The batting uncomfort continues in the Mirpur strip. Nehra making life difficult for the Lanka batters. An appeal in the last ball for leg-before turned down by the umpire.

SL: 15/2; Dilshan 8, Kapugedara 0

4th over: Bumrah removes Jayasuriya, second catch for Dhoni. Outstanding over by the youngster.

SL: 9/1; Dilshan 3, Jayasuriya 2

3rd over: Chandimal (4) edges to Dhoni behind the stumps. Nehra gets India the first breakthrough.

SL: 5/0; Chandimal 4, Dilshan 1

2nd over: Bumrah keeps it tight, Dilshan unmoved. The Sri Lankan batsmen are failing to read the pacer's inswingers.

SL: 4/0; Chandimal 4, Dilshan 0

1st over: Brilliant first ball from Ashish Nehra, he is making the leather talk. Nehra appeals for a leg-before after Chandimal drove him for a boundary.

Good news for India is that Rohit Sharma is playing, and Shikhar Dhawan is back after his injury.

India skipper MS Dhoni won the toss and chose to bowl.

Welcome to the live coverage of India versus Sri Lanka match of the Asia Cup T20.

While Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led Team India won two out of two in their Asia Cup campaign so far, Sri Lanka were beaten by Bangladesh in their last fixture. It will be interesting to see Angelo Mathews' approach towards a star-studded Indian batting line-up here on Tuesday.

Former Australia batsman Matthew Hayden giving tips to Yuvraj Singh ahead of the match against Sri Lanka in Mirpur on Tuesday. (Photo: Facebook)