IND vs SL, 3rd T20 HIGHLIGHTS: India beat Sri Lanka by 91 runs, clinch series 2-1
IND vs SL, 3rd T20 HIGHLIGHTS: India beat Sri Lanka by 91 runs, clinch series 2-1
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Hardik Pandya, India captain | I think he (SKY) has been surprising everyone everytime that he is batting. He is just telling us that batting is so easy. If I were bowling to him, I'd be disheartened on seeing his batting. Special mention to Rahul Tripathi - the ball was doing something but he showed great intent. Then SKY did his thing. You don't need to tell him anything, he knows what to do. If there is any situation where he is unsure, we have our chats but more often than not, he knows what to do. I'm really proud of Axar, the way he is batting down the order and hitting. This will give a lot of confidence to him and the team as well. My motto in life as captain has been that I'll back my players. These are the best T20 cricketers in India and that's why they are here. There is no space for doubting in this format and we're backing the players properly. The way we played in the series is pleasing, we didn't even play 50 percent of our game in the second game but we still fought well.
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Suryakumar Yadav, Player of the Match | It's really important to put pressure on yourself when you are preparing for a game. If you do that in practice, it gets a little easier while playing the game. There is a lot of hard work involved but it's about doing quality practice sessions. You should know what your game is and prepare accordingly. Boundaries behind the wickets are like 50-60 meters, so I try to target them. There are some shots that are pre-determined but you need to have other shots in the armoury as well. If the bowler changes his plan, you can have an answer. He (Dravid) just lets me enjoy myself. He tells me to just enjoy and express myself.
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Dasun Shanaka, Sri Lanka captain | Before coming here, I wasn't in form. From the start of this series, I got in good form. Happy with my own performance. The way the boys fought in this series, lot's of positives. I had a finger injury, that's the reason I didn't bowl in this series but looking forward to bowling in the ODIs. Wishing the Indian team well, especially Surya who was too good. In the field, I want to keep calm and let the boys learn. When I come to bat, it's a different game.
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Yuzvendra Chahal | After the first match, I had a discussion with the coaches - on what pace and line to be bowling. Suryakumar Yadav is batting at a different level and I'm happy that I'm in the same team as him. Axar is a perfect package. It's tough to bowl to him as well as he's a clean hitter.
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The Sri Lankan batters started a bit steadily in the powerplay, but weren't able to get going, and once the first three went down, Sri Lanka were completely out of the game. The bowlers were a lot more decent than Pune as everyone was among the wickets. No-balls were also corrected, but they did bowl a few more wides - 11 to be specific. However, that won't bother much today as they have won by a mammoth 91 runs.
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16.4 That's it! A typical way to finish things off as Arshdeep Singh rattles the tail-ender with a yorker to dismantle the stumps. Sri Lanka are bowled out for 137. India win the match by 91 runs and clinch the series 2-1.
The bilateral series juggernaut continues for India!
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Sri Lanka: 58/3 after 7 overs
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Suryakumar Yadav | I'm really happy with the way the innings went. Captain winning the toss and batting first showed faith in the batters. Few shots are pre-determined, but these are the shots I've been playing over the last year and I'm not doing anything different. The 2022 form is gone, it's a fresh start in 2023 and I hope to continue doing well. It's a good pitch, a nice bounce, and a lush outfield.
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India finish their 20 overs on 228/5. Can Sri Lanka compete in the second innings?
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16.4 Deepak Hooda goes now! Indian batters are trying to keep up with SKY, but I guess they should not try. Hooda tries to go straight but holes straight to long-on and India lose fifth wicket. Deepak Hooda c Wanindu Hasaranga b Madushanka 4(2)
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The young pace bowling unit will look to pick up pieces from the hammering of the previous night even as the Indian top-order itches to put in a meaningful performance against Sri Lanka in the decider of the three-match T20I series here on Saturday.
After eking out a narrow last-ball win in the opener, India fell short by a 16-run defeat as Sri Lanka levelled the three-match series 1-1.
The inconsistency of a young attack was one of the reasons for the defeat but going forward Umran Malik and Shivam Mavi will know that it was a great learning experience for them.
They erred in their lines and didn’t always bowl the fuller length, making the Sri Lankan batters’ job easy to guide the pace of the short-pitched stuff.
The Indian bowling unit bled runs with left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh, who returned to the playing XI after a spell of injuries, bowling as many as five no-balls in his two overs.
He stepped over the line three times on the trot in his first over, making him the first India bowler to bowl hat-trick of no-balls in the T20I.
Mavi, who made a sensational T20I debut in the opening game and Arshdeep Singh added to the no-ball count as they too missed the trick with skipper Hardik Pandya, who had to rely on his spinners, lamenting that the team needs to get its basics right.
But the youngsters in the team are expected more chances as they gather valuable experience.
On the batting front, the top order, once again, failed to provide a solid start. Shubman Gill succumbed to his second successive failure in the series and would be eager to capitalise on the opportunities in hand like Rahul Tripathi, who too perished cheaply in his debut game.
It was the second instance of the top-order collapse in the series.
But despite half the team returning to the dugout under 60 runs, it was heartening to see India still go for the chase as Axar Patel and Suryakumar Yadav almost pulled off the impossible.
In Axar, India have found a reliable like-for-like replacement for Ravindra Jadeja.
The team is expected to give its core more games to form lethal combinations as it prepares for life beyond Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in the shortest format of the game.
India is unlikely to make any changes for the series decider with head coach Dravid asserting “we are not going to be chopping and changing people too much.”
As expected, Sri Lanka have given a solid fight to the hosts. The reigning Asia Cup champions came back strongly to level the series.
However, they would like their middle order to perform better.
Rajkot is one of the flattest tracks in the country and is expected to be a batting belter.
The toss could thus play an important role as both captains would like to chase.
Teams From:
India: Hardik Pandya (C), Ishan Kishan (wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav (VC), Deepak Hooda, Rahul Tripathi, Jitesh Sharma, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Harshal Patel, Umran Malik, Shivam Mavi, and Mukesh Kumar.
Sri Lanka: Dasun Shanaka (C), Pathum Nissanka, Avishka Fernando, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Kusal Mendis, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Wanindu Hasaranga, Ashen Bandara, Maheesh Theekshana, Chamika Karunaratne, Dilshan Madushanka, Kasun Rajitha, Dunith Wellalage, Pramod Madushan, Lahiru Kumara and Nuwan Thushara.
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