India Vs Sri Lanka 3rd T20i 07 January 2023

3rd T20I • Niranjan Shah Stadium • Rajkot

India

228/5 (20)

Sri Lanka

137 (16.4)

IND won by 91 runs

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Player of the Match Surya Kumar Yadav

112(51)

IND s

SL s

Info

India s

228/5 (20)

Batters

Ishan Kishan

50.00

c Silva b Madushanka

Shubman Gill

127.78

b Hasaranga

Rahul Tripathi

218.75

c Madushanka b Karunaratne

Surya Kumar Yadav

112

219.61

Not out

Hardik Pandya

100.00

c Silva b Rajitha

Deepak Hooda

200.00

c Hasaranga b Madushanka

Axar Patel

233.33

Not out

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 2, NB: 0, W: 3)

TOTAL

(20 Ov, RR: 11.4)

228/5

Did not Bat

Shivam Mavi, Umran Malik, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh

Bowlers

EXT

Dilshan Madushanka

13.75

Kasun Rajitha

8.75

Maheesh Theekshana

12.00

Chamika Karunaratne

13.00

Wanindu Hasaranga

9.00

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Ishan Kishan

c Silva b Madushanka

1-3

0.4

Rahul Tripathi

c Madushanka b Karunaratne

2-52

5.5

Shubman Gill

b Hasaranga

3-163

14.4

Hardik Pandya

c Silva b Rajitha

4-174

15.5

Deepak Hooda

c Hasaranga b Madushanka

5-189

16.4

Sri Lanka s

137/10 (16.4)

Batters

Pathum Nissanka

88.24

c Mavi b Singh

Kusal Mendis

153.33

c Malik b Patel

Avishka Fernando

33.33

c Singh b Pandya

Dhananjaya de Silva

157.14

c Gill b Chahal

Charith Asalanka

135.71

c Mavi b Chahal

Dasun Shanaka

135.29

c Patel b Singh

Wanindu Hasaranga

112.50

c Hooda b Malik

Chamika Karunaratne

0.00

lbw b Pandya

Maheesh Theekshana

40.00

b Malik

Kasun Rajitha

225.00

Not out

Dilshan Madushanka

50.00

b Singh

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 1, NB: 1, W: 11)

TOTAL

(16.4 Ov, RR: 8.22)

137/10

Bowlers

EXT

Hardik Pandya

7.50

Arshdeep Singh

2.4

7.50

Shivam Mavi

6.00

Axar Patel

6.33

Umran Malik

10.33

Yuzvendra Chahal

10.00

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Kusal Mendis

c Malik b Patel

1-44

4.5

Pathum Nissanka

c Mavi b Singh

2-44

5.3

Avishka Fernando

c Singh b Pandya

3-51

6.1

Charith Asalanka

c Mavi b Chahal

4-84

9.3

Dhananjaya de Silva

c Gill b Chahal

5-96

11.2

Wanindu Hasaranga

c Hooda b Malik

6-107

12.6

Chamika Karunaratne

lbw b Pandya

7-123

14.3

Maheesh Theekshana

b Malik

8-127

15.3

Dasun Shanaka

c Patel b Singh

9-135

16.1

Dilshan Madushanka

b Singh

10-137

16.4

Match Info

Date & Time

07 Jan, 07:00 PM IST

Venue

Niranjan Shah Stadium, Khandheri, Rajkot

Match

3rd T20I,

Sri Lanka tour of India

Umpires

Jayaraman Madanagopal (India), Nitin Menon (India), Anil Chaudhary (India, TV)

Referee

Javagal Srinath (India)

Toss

India elected to bat

2 6 0 6 0 1

Over 14

Runs: 15

1 0 W 0 0 2

Over 15

Runs: 3

1 1wd 0 W 4 4 0

Over 16

Runs: 10

W 1 1 W

Over 17

Runs: 2

All Overs

Player of the Match Surya Kumar Yadav

112(51)

Commentary

So that will be all from this very crammed T20I series but the two teams will reconvene in Guwahati for the first of three ODIs on Tuesday, January 10. Do join us for our coverage of the same right here on Sportskeeda, while also keeping yourselves updated with all the other cricketing news and action from around the globe on this very platform, including the final day of the SCG Test between Australia and South Africa tomorrow. For the moment though, thanking you for joining us and hoping you enjoyed our coverage is the duo of Pradeep Somashekar and Sooryanarayanan Sesha. Have a good Sunday tomorrow and see you soon. Good night!

A happy captain, Hardik Pandya. And he happily walks up to collect the series trophy before handing it over to his teammates. Jitesh Sharma and Shivam Mavi pose with it in the center while the skipper poses right in the corner - that's a habit with Indian cricketing captains and the tradition continues. This young Indian team basks in the glory of a successful start to the calendar year. Three games in five days is not easy even in the shortest format but the Men in Blue have made it count and have pocketed another series win at home. The Sri Lankan team shouldn't lose heart - they've played brilliantly themselves and if a few moments had gone their way in the first game, they might have hoisted the trophy aloft today instead. But they've played some really good cricket themselves and they'll look to convert it into something more substantial in the one-dayers coming up shortly.

Hardik Pandya (India Captain): (On Suryakumar Yadav) He's been surprising everyone every innings and he's letting everyone know that this batting is very easy. If I was bowling to him, I'd actually get disheartened by bowling to him, the kind of shots he plays. He's playing blinder after blinder, it's becoming a habit with him. Special mention to Rahul Tripathi. The ball was moving but the kind of intent he showed, he set it up for SKY. I just leave him (SKY) alone. You don't have to tell him anything, he's quite experienced. If he finds a situation that is tough we have a chat but otherwise he knows what to do. I am really really proud of him (Axar), the way he's coming down and hitting. The future games coming up, this will give Axar a lot of confidence for that. That has been my motto in life and as a captain as well that I will back my bowlers and players. These are the best Indian cricketers in the T20 format. There is no place in international cricketers for doubts and I make sure the players are fully backed. (What pleased him most this series?) The way we played. In the second game, we didn't play even 50 per cent of our cricket but we competed. Going forward that's a big positive that no matter what we will fight. On our day we will pull it in our favor.

Axar Patel is the Player of the Series! 117 runs at SR 195 and 3 wickets at economy of 7.4! Here's what he has to say: (On being asked about whether he's happy to bowl or bat) Happy with the batting always, like to contribute more with that. (Any more practice this time) Didn't do much, got more confidence from the skipper and listened to him. We plan when there is bowling meeting, but if you think the batters will score it becomes tough, the mindset is always to be on the positive side of it to pick wickets and score runs.

Who else, but Suryakumar Yadav, who is the Player of the Match for that breathtaking innings he played. Let's hear from him: (What kind of preparation goes into it?) I think its really important for you to put pressure on yourself. In the practice session it is important what process you follow. If you put pressure on yourself in the practice sessions it makes it easy during the game. There's a lot of hard work involved but at the same time you have to have a lot of quality practice sessions as well. I just try and keep things very simple. The boundaries behind are just 59-60 metres so I just try and access them (when asked about those scoops). There are a few strokes that are predetermined but you've got to have other shots as well in your armory. The bowlers will try other deliveries as well and you have to prepare for that. (Conversations with Rahul Dravid) He just lets me enjoy myself. He just tells me, 'go enjoy yourself, express yourself'. Absolutely loving it.

Dasun Shanaka (Sri Lanka captain): Before coming here, was not in form but at the start of the series I found myself in good nick and happy with that. The way we played, lot of positives with the bat and it's disappointing with the ball, it's good to see they are playing well. Coming to the series, I had a finger injury and hence couldn't bowl here, but looking forward to bowl in the ODI series. SKY outplayed us in this game and want to wish well for all the Indian players. In the field I want to keep my boys relaxed, they need to learn under pressure and in the middle it's a different game.

Yuzvendra Chahal: Given how the wicket was, I have bowled according to that, stick to the lines and lengths. (On SKY's batting) What he does in nets, you see in the match and the way he bats, he's on a different level and I'm happy he is on our side. (On being asked about Axar's bowling) Axar has been brilliant, the batting and the bowling too good, he's a perfect package and it's tough to bowl to him too and he does clean hitting too. Shanaka batted well in the second game, we concentrated on the positive things and worked on things that we had to.

Match summary: India win by 91 runs and take the series 2-1.

Suryakumar Yadav 112* (51) | Arshdeep Singh 3/20 (2.4)
Kusal Mendis 23 (15) | Dilshan Madushanka 2/55 (4)

Two thrillers later, this was a one-sided affair. But it's the kind of dominating display that would add a spring to the step of this young Indian outfit. They've simply bossed this contest after a majestic Suryakumar Yadav ton powered them along to a gargantuan score that was always going to be a task to chase down.

Sri Lanka were off to a fine start though with Kusal Mendis looking in fine touch yet again. The same couldn't be said about Pathum Nissanka but what the visitors needed was a huge knock from one of their top-order batters. That though, wasn't the case, as Axar Patel prized out Mendis to trigger a procession of regular wickets. The target always meant that high-risk shots were to come and that allowed the Indian bowlers to keep chipping away.

The batters weren't able to clear the fence either and sent quite a few down the throat of the boundary riders. Most Indian bowlers did their bit well with the spinners and the pacers sharing the spoils to good effect. Skipper Hardik Pandya led the way and sent down his entire quota of overs while Umran Malik cranked up the speedometers yet again. The Lankan batters swung hard with Dhananjaya de Silva, Charith Asalanka and Dasun Shanaka all getting off to starts. But none of them got anything substantial to boast of and that meant the Lankans were always playing catch-up.

Aside from the margin of victory, what will please India is the manner in which they never shied away from asserting themselves on the contest. Oh, and the returns of Arshdeep Singh is a huge positive as well after the shocker he endured in Pune a couple of nights ago. He did bowl an ordinary first over but thereafter, the slower ones and then the yorker were on cue again. They've done most things right and no wonder then that the Men in Blue have pocketed another series win. Stick around for the presentation ceremony...

And there's the apt Arshdeep Singh imprint on the contest to wrap things up in style. The leg stump takes a walk and it's been a dominant display by the Men in Blue. India beat Sri Lanka by 91 runs and wrap up the series 2-1!

16.4 Arshdeep Singh to Dilshan Madushanka, OUT! LEG-STUMP RATTLED! INDIA SEAL THE SERIES, 2-1! Full and straight from Arshdeep, Madushanka has a big swing across the line and misses, leg-stump it is out of the ground and it's a clinical performance from Team India to come back and win the series here.
Dilshan Madushanka b Arshdeep Singh 1 (2b, 0x4, 0x6)

16.3 Arshdeep Singh to Kasun Rajitha, change of pace, length delivery on the stumps, Rajitha smacked it down to long-on but no timing on it this time, just a single.

Back over the wicket now. Third man is up while fine leg is back.

16.2 Arshdeep Singh to Dilshan Madushanka, comes around the wicket, searching for the yorker but comes out as a low full toss, Madushanka on the backfoot taps it into the off-side for one.

Around the wicket comes Arshdeep. Yorker coming?

Dilshan Madushanka, RHB, is the last man out in the middle

That just seemed to nip away a touch and that forced the error from Shanaka, who usually sends it far back if he connects. Just one wicket away from the series now, are India!

16.1 Arshdeep Singh to Dasun Shanaka, OUT! MILES, MILES UP IN THE AIR BUT TAKEN! Length delivery on the stumps, Shanaka has launched that one into the night skies and Axar coming in from deep mid-wicket pouches a brilliant catch and that's the end of Sri Lankan skipper!
Dasun Shanaka c Axar Patel b Arshdeep Singh 23 (17b, 0x4, 2x6)

Arshdeep Singh [2.0-0-18-1] is back into the attack

Good luck trying to make contact with the ball or even sighting it when Umran Malik fires it at that pace. Rajitha has done well to that end but it's just a case of adding as many as possible here as far as the visitors are concerned. Sri Lanka require 94 runs off 24 deliveries at 23.50 RPO.

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