Dharamshala, First Published Feb 27, 2022, 7:51 PM IST
Dharamsala: Sri Lanka lost in the third T20I match against India (IND vs SL). Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat, but were bowled out for 43 in 10 overs. Avesh Khan took two wickets. Mohammed Siraj has one wicket. Dinesh Chandimal (13) and Dasun Shanaka (7) were at the crease.
Wicket in the first over
Sri Lanka lost the opener in the first over of the match. Dhanushka Gunathilaka (0) was the first to return. Siraj’s ball was bowled by the batsman. He was dismissed on the first ball of the innings. In the second over, co-openers Patum Nisanka (1) returned. This time it was Aavesh who took the wicket. Venkatesh Iyer was caught. Charitha Asalanka (4) returned in the fourth over. Wicketkeeper Sanju Samson catches the ball. With this, Sri Lanka fell to 11 for three. Janith Liyanage () was bowled by Ravi Bishnoi.
Toss to Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka won the toss and elected to bat. India came down with four changes. Ishant, who was injured in the second T20I, is not playing today. Sanju Samson may open. Ravi Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav, Avesh Khan and Mohammad Siraj joined the team. Apart from Kishan, Jaspreet Bumra, Yusvendra Chahal and Bhuvneshwar Kumar were also rested. India had already won the first two matches of the series. If India win today, they can sweep the series. Earlier, under Rohit, India had won all out against New Zealand and the West Indies.
Teams
Team India: Rohit Sharma, Sanju Samson, Shreyas Iyer, Veendra Jadeja, Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Hooda, Herschelle Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammad Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Avesh Khan.
Sri Lanka: Patum Nisanka, Dhanushka Gunathilaka, Charith Asalanka, Dinesh Chandimal, Janith Liyananka, Dasun Shanaka, Chamika Karunaratne, Dushmantha Chameera, Jeffrey Wanderse, Binura Fernando and Lahiru Kumara.
Last Updated Feb 27, 2022, 7:55 PM IST