For India, Avesh Khan took 2 wickets for 23 runs in 4 overs. Mohammad Siraj took 22 runs in 4 overs and Herschelle Patel took 29 runs in 4 overs. Ravi Bishnoi took one wicket for 32 runs in 4 overs.
Apart from the captain, only two Sri Lankans have reached the double-digit mark. Dinesh Chandimal (25) and Chamika Karunaratne (12 not out) were the other notable contributors. Chandimal hit 27 off 27 balls with two fours. Chamika Karunaratne was unbeaten on 12 off 19 balls. At one stage, Sri Lanka were 29 for four. He lost all five wickets for 60 runs.
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Dasun Shanaka and Chamika Karunaratne, who put on a half – century for the sixth wicket, secured the lead. The 47-ball duo added 86 runs for the Sri Lankan scoreboard.
In the first over, Dhanushka Gunathilaka returned to the Golden Duck and Mohammad Siraj started India’s chase. Avesh Khan dismissed Nissanka, who scored just one run off 10 balls. Caught by Venkatesh Iyer. Aaveesh Khan also returned Charith Asalanka. Asalanka, who scored four off six balls, was caught by wicketkeeper Sanju Samson.
Earlier, Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat India won the first two matches of the series and rested Jaspreet Bumra, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yusvendra Chehal and Ishant Kishan. Kuldeep Yadav, Avesh Khan, Mohammad Siraj and Ravi Bishnoi, who missed the first two matches, were included in the squad.
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