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16.2 pitched up outside off by Madhushanka, Suryakumar Yadav moves across, gets low, and paddle-scoops it over short fine leg. He is on 94 now - Third-century loading!
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16.1 A slice over the third man for Six! Can you believe it? Harsha Bhogle was just asking what is left to be seen that we haven't already. Maybe SKY heard it on the field. He is into the nineties.
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15.5 Hardik Pandya is gone! Tries to big over long-off, but doesn't get the elevation. Indian skipper is gone without causing much troubles. A regulation catch for Dhananjaya at long-off. Hardik Pandya c Dhananjaya de Silva b Kasun Rajitha 4(4)
India: 178/4 after 16 overs
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15.3 What a shot is that! That was a gift from Kasun Rajitha to Suyakumar Yadav. Bowls a low full toss on the stumps and SKY had to just direct it through the left of wicket-keeper. It seems as if he is controlling and directing the ball to go in different directions.
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14.4 Hasaranga finally produces a breakthrough for Sri Lanka! Gill comes down the track but completely misses the ball as it kept low. The ball spins into the right-hander and goes between bat and pad to disturb the stumps. Shubman Gill b Wanindu Hasaranga 46(36)
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14.2 Shubman Gill gets some runs now! Hasaranga pulls length back and Gill pulls this powerfully on his backfoot. The ball sails over the deep mid-wicket for a maximum!
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Back-to-back sixes for Suryakumar Yadav!
13.3 Theekshana bowls outside off stump and SKY smashes it over the extra cover region inside out!
13.4 A similar delivery and a similar shot from SKY! Almost an action replay of the previous delivery.
SKY on course to hit another T20I century!
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12.5 clears deep mid-wicket now with a brilliant flick. That was bowled a lot fuller, but SKY goes deep in the crease and beats the fielder in the deep. This is absolute carnage.
India: 131/2 after 13 overs
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12.4 Fifty for Suryakumar Yadav! It seems like he just came at the crease. A very full delivery outside the off stump and SKY creams it through the off side. 14th half-century for the new Mr. 360
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12.2 That shot cannot be explained, cannot be described. Suryakumar Yadav has hit a six over the wicket-keeper's head, while falling down on the ground. Tried to paddle sweep, it came to him at height of his head as he sat down, but still managed to get it away.
19:56 (IST)
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Suryakumar Yadav and Shubman Gill have made up their 50-run partnership as well! The partnership currently stands at 61 from 37 deliveries!
India: 113/2 after 12 overs
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Suryakumar Yadav brought out the swat and the paddle sweep in that last over. India cruising away at the moment.
India: 104/2 after 11 overs
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India are off to a very good start. In the 90s at the halfway mark and they will definitely take it after the downfall in first two T20Is. The much-talked-about aggressive approach has come to the fore today. Suryakumar Yadav carrying on the momentum after Rahul Tripathi's dismissal.
India: 92/2 after 10 overs (Drinks break)
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8.5 Suryakumar Yadav is in a good mood. An excellent cut shot and the ball races away to the deep backward point. Harsha Bhogle says, "I don't think Suryakumar sees fielders on the ground when he is in form."
India: 85/2 after 9 overs
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7.2 Typical Suryakumar Yadav six over square leg! He already got a boundary on the previous delivery. But this was special. A short delivery from Karunaratne and he pulls it on the leg side with his front leg up. The ball flew high and almost touched the flood lights. Hardik Pandya is left in awe and appreciates the shot!
19:34 (IST)
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6.6 A 81-metre six to Wanindu Hasaranga. Shubman Gill comes down the track and tonks it over long! India continuing the momentum despite of the wickets.
India: 63/2 after 7 overs
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5.5 An anti-climatic end to Tripathi's innings! Karunaratne has the last laugh and he screams in joy. A back-of-length delivery outside off stump, Tripathi tries to steer it past the short third man but Madhushanka patrolling that area takes a sharp catch diving to his right. Rahul Tripathi c Madushanka b Chamika Karunaratne 35(16)
India: 53/2 after 6 overs
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5.4 Back-to-back sixes for the right-hander! Karunaratne bowls a lot fuller but Tripathi hits it as elegantly as possible with a straight bat. The ball flies over the bowler's head and over the ropes. Tripathi is rollicking.
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5.3 Smoked down the ground! A short delivery from Karunaratane, Tripathi uses his feet to get to the pitch of the ball and smashes it straight back for a huge six!
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4.6 A fullish delivery by the spinner and Tripathi smashes it back over Theekshana's head! Missed a similar shot on the previous delivery but connects it well this time. 12 runs from the fifth over.
India: 39/1 after 5 overs
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4.2 Sri Lanka introduces spin and Rahul Tripathi gets going. A good length delivery on middle and leg stump and he sweeps it fine for four runs.
4.3 Thikshana tries to adjust the line, bowls on the off stump but Tripathi drives it beautifully through cover-point.
Back-to-back boundaries for Tripathi.
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Another silent over from Kausn Rajitha. Just 5 runs from fourth over.
India: 27/1 after 4 overs
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2.6 A wide half-volley and Gill shows his class! Driven beautifully through the covers and a lovely boundary to finish the over. 15 runs from that over as India try to make a comeback after drought in the first 2 overs.
India: 22/1 after 3 overs
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2.5 Excellent stuff by Shubman Gill! He would have felt the pressure, but comes back with a big shot. Smashed that good length delivery over long on for a maximum!
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2.2 Rahul Tripathi gets into act. Comes down to the track to a good length delivery and flicks it on the leg side. The ball flew centimeters away from the square-leg fielder. The fielder dived to his best, but couldn't reach the ball. Tripathi picks up another boundary.
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A maiden over from Kasun Rajitha, Shubman Gill unable to get going.
India: 7/1 after 2 overs
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0.6 Rahul Tripathi also edged on last ball of the first over, but the ball flew quite far from the wicket-keeper to give the batter four runs.
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0.4 Ishan Kishan is gone. "Absolutely brilliant from Madhushanka" says Kumar Sangakkara on air. A short pitched delivery, wide outside the off stump and Kishan gets a thick edge for the ball to fly to the lone slip fielder. Dhananjaya revere cups it above his head after getting on his knees. India have lost their first wicket. Ishan Kishan c Dhananjaya b Madushanka 1(2)
India: 7/1 after 1 over
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Dilshan Madhushanka to bowl the first over. Ishan Kishan takes the strike. Shubman Gill at the opposite end. One slip in place for Kishan.
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Playing XI
India - Ishan Kishan(wk), Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Rahul Tripathi, Hardik Pandya(c), Deepak Hooda, Axar Patel, Shivam Mavi, Umran Malik, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal
Sri Lanka - Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis(wk), Avishka Fernando, Dhananjaya de Silva, Charith Asalanka, Dasun Shanaka(c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Maheesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha, Dilshan Madushanka
18:37 (IST)
Dasun Shanaka | We would have batted first as well. We wanted to set the tone upfront. We will approach the same way in this game - one change for us, Avishka Fernando replaces Bhanuka Rajapaksa.
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Hardik Pandya | We'll bat first. Looks like a good track, the last time we played here, the ball did a bit, we might get more swing in the night. I don't drag things (talking about the last match), we just need to focus on playing good cricket in this game. We were not at our best in the last game, but we still stretched the match until the end. No changes for us.
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Hardik Pandya has won the toss and opted to bat first.
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Pitch Report
Deep Dasgupta: Rumours say that the people constructing the highway nearby, put up this pitch as well!
Kumar Sangakkara: Greenish tinge of grass on the top of the pitch. A little bit of tackiness on the pitch and hence, the team winning the toss would want to bowl first, due to this. I am not sure if the pitch will be as high-scoring as Pune.
Deep Dasgupta: There has not been much of dew here in the last few nights, but the teams would want to bowl first.
18:21 (IST)
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Hardik Pandya was seen inspecting the field alongside Rahul Dravid. Hardik was also seen taking warmup throw-downs near the boundary line. Meanwhile, Dasun Shanaka was seen warming up and having a conversation with coach Chris Silverwood.
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After two close and nerve-wracking matches, India and Sri Lanka will face in the third T20I to decide the better of the two teams and clinch the series. While India have been on a juggernaut as far as bilateral series are concerned, a defeat for them will put a hold on their streak, just like Undertaker's streak was broken by Brock Lesnar. The Lankans have been brilliant in both games and made sure to cross the finish line first in the second match. A series win against India will boost their confidence significantly. But can Sri Lanka be the Brock Lesnar here? Join us to see. Hello and Welcome to the live coverage of 3rd T20I and final T20I.
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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