India Vs Sri Lanka: Player ratings from the third ODI 

Kuldeep Yadav was sensational in Visakhapatnam

Rohit Sharma – 4/10

As a captain, Rohit couldn’t ask for anything more, as the team performed splendidly. All his strategies worked to perfection, especially when Sri Lanka was cruising to a big total as they made a good comeback to restrict the opposition to 215.

However, the skipper didn’t have the best time with the bat, especially after the spectacular double century. He smashed a six off Dananjaya and got bowled soon after that by the same bowler.

Shikhar Dhawan – 9.5/10

‘Gabbar’ was arguably the best batsman in the match because of his match-winning innings. He played exquisite and elegant shots throughout his innings and continued his form from the last match to bring up a brilliant match-winning century.

Apart from this, he also formed a crucial 100 run partnership with Shreyas Iyer. In the field, he was involved in taking the important catch of Samarawickrama. Overall, the Indian opener had a perfect match and will look forward to carrying his form to the T20 series.

Shreyas Iyer – 8/10

The newcomer filled in perfectly at the crucial number 3 position. He built an amazing 100 run partnership with Shikhar Dhawan. He added 65 runs to the partnership in just 63 balls at a good strike rate of 103. He played sensibly throughout and would’ve hoped to finish the innings along with Dhawan. He would’ve been under a lot of pressure as he was replacing Virat Kohli in the squad, Iyer accepted the challenge and proved to be a great selection.

Dinesh Karthik -7/10

Dinesh Karthik is under a lot of pressure to perform as the team is facing a middle order conundrum. His spot is in jeopardy as a massive chunk of batsmen are fighting for the two positions. Keeping that in mind, Karthik played well today for his unbeaten 26 that included some elegant shots to the boundary. On the field, apart from the dropped chance early on, he had a decent outing.

Manish Pandey – N/A

MS Dhoni – 6/10

Despite not getting an opportunity to bat, Dhoni's love affair with Vizag continued in this match as well, as he proved to be one of the best behind the wickets. His quick hands were effective yet again as he stumped the in-form and dangerous Upul Tharanga.

He also caught a good catch to dismiss Gunaratne off Bhuvaneshwar Kumar’s bowling. He would’ve wanted to bat in Vizag and the crowd definitely wanted Dhoni to come on to bat.

Hardik Pandya – 6/10

The all-rounder didn’t have the best first half of the game as he conceded 42 runs in the first 6 overs he bowled. Pandya was hit for 5 consecutive fours in a single over by Upul Tharanga, however, after the fall of the top and middle order, he came on to bowl and only conceded 7 runs in his last 4 overs and also took 2 wickets towards the end.

Being the fifth bowler for the team, Pandya might have to add some variations to his bowling arsenal.

Bhuvaneshwar Kumar – 5.5/10

Definitely not the best performance by the opening bowler, he conceded 35 runs in almost 7 overs. However, he couldn't take any key wickets at the start of the innings but ended up finishing the Sri Lankan innings by dismissing Gunaratne.

Kuldeep Yadav - 9.5/10

The chinaman was exceptional in this match as he took three wickets: including the dangerous Tharanga and Dickwella. He troubled all the batsmen he went against and only conceded 42 runs in 10 overs. Kuldeep definitely deserved the man of the match for his breathtaking performance.

Yuzvendra Chahal - 9/10

Similarly to Yadav, Chahal was amazing with the ball as he took 3 good wickets. He got the breakthrough of the massive partnership by acquiring the wicket of Samarawickrama. The legspinner also removed the dangerous Sri Lankan captain, Perera and only conceded 46 runs in 10 overs.

Jasprit Bumrah - 7.5/10

Bumrah bowled fabulously throughout the innings. He took the first wicket of the Sri Lankan batting lineup and continued to trouble the batsmen the entire innings.