Sri Lanka vs India Highlights 3rd T20I Match
Sri Lanka vs India Highlights, In a nail-biting match here at Pallekele, the match went into the super-over, where the Indian team stomped their dominance even in the super-over to win the game and kill the series 3-0. The Indians played a brilliant bit of cricket until the very end to show their dominance in the shortest format of the game.
Majorly it was the Indian spinners who turned the table upside down within a matter of overs as the final game of the series ended up being tied and continued into a super over. The last 25 balls in the second innings were the turning point in the game, where the Sri Lankan batting order closed like a Jigsaw puzzle.
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After winning the toss the home side decided to bowl first and in came Indian openers Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal. However, in the second over Jaiswal was sent back to the pavilion by Hasaranga, even though Gill played a short little inning the wickets kept tumbling at the other end as the Indian batters including Sanju Samson, Rinku Singh, Suryakumar Yadav, and Shivam Dube all failed to perform in this T20I of this series.
Sri Lankan Bowlers Fight Hard
After winning the toss, Sri Lankan bowlers played a wonderful piece of cricket where they restricted India to 137/8 in 20 overs. The Indian batters were not up to the mark, but even though players like Gill, Parag, and Sundar contributed a bit to take India’s score 120 plus. Theekshana was the standout bowler where he picked up three wickets in his four overs. While Hasaranga also contributed with two crucial wickets and other players like Chamindu Wickramasinghe, Asitha Fernando, and Mendis chipped in with one wicket each.
Indian Bowlers Stand Strong Until the Very End
Given that the target was less the Sri Lankan batters were watchful at first where they scored 35 runs in the first six overs. Kusal Mendis’s 43 and Kusal Perera’s 46 were the standout performances from the Sri Lankan lineup as the rest of the batting order failed to perform yet again in this series.
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At one stage Sri Lanka where 110/2 in 15.2 overs but ever changed after this point as the Indian bowlers fought hard to take the match into super over and win the match from their on.
Interestingly we saw players like Suryakumar Yadav, and Rinku Singh bowl and pick up multiple wickets to save the game for India in the end. This was kind off surprising as the match was in the end taken into super over by the Indian bowlers. While other bowlers (Ravi Bishnoi and Sundar) also chipped in with two wickets each to pull off a miracle in this final T20I.
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Conclusion: India Beat Sri Lanka and Won the Series 3-0
After a wonderful game of cricket, the Indian bowlers showed their relicense to pull off a miracle and take the game into the super over and win it with ease from their on. With this win, India clinched the series 3-0 and moved forward for the ODI series. While Sri Lanka had their share of moments in this match and also had their chances in the series as well, now they will try to learn from those mistakes and come back stronger in the ODI series.
