India vs Sri Lanka 3rd T20I at Colombo, 29 Jul, 2021

Toss: India, who chose to bat
India 81/8 (20)
Sri Lanka 82/3 (14.3)
Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets
Man of the Match: Wanindu Hasaranga
  • Wanindu Hasaranga 14 * (9)
  • Dhananjaya de Silva 27 * (22)

Over 1.1 Varun Chakravarthy bowls it flat in the air to Minod Bhanuka,1 run, gets forward and  tucks it to deep square leg

Over 1.2 Varun Chakravarthy bowls a quicker arm ball to Avishka Fernando, no run, gets forward and misses the glance and Samson makes a good take. No call from the umpire.

Over 1.3 Varun Chakravarthy bowls a quicker arm ball to Avishka Fernando, no run, gets right behind the line on the back foot and blocks it down the pitch.

Over 1.4 Varun Chakravarthy tossed up delivery to Avishka Fernando, no run, gets forward and punched towards mid-wicket and Bhanuka wanted a single, Fernando was not interested and sent his partner back.

Over 1.5 Varun Chakravarthy tossed up delivery to Avishka Fernando, no run, gets reaches out for it and knocks it to cover.

Over 1.6 Varun Chakravarthy bowls a half volley to Avishka Fernando,1 run, gets across the line and flicks it to deep square leg

Over 3.1 Varun Chakravarthy tossed up delivery to Minod Bhanuka,1 run, makes room and crunches it straight to cover.

Over 3.2 Varun Chakravarthy bowls it short of length to Avishka Fernando, Boundary! Stays onto the backfoot and pulls it to the vacant deep mid-wicket region, couple of bounces and into the fence.

Over 3.3 Varun Chakravarthy tossed up delivery to Avishka Fernando, no run, comes on to the front foot and  knocked in front of cover

Over 3.4 Varun Chakravarthy tossed up delivery to Avishka Fernando,1 run, gets forward and works it down to long-on for one.

Over 3.5 Varun Chakravarthy bowls a quicker arm ball to Minod Bhanuka,1 run, gets forward and squirts an outside edge to short third man, Fernando races across to the striker's end and beats the direct hit

Over 3.6 Varun Chakravarthy tossed up delivery to Avishka Fernando,1 run, gets across the line and  flicks to deep square leg and retains strike.

Over 8.1 Varun Chakravarthy tossed up delivery to Sadeera Samarawickrama,1 run, gets forward and driven on the rise to sweeper cover

Over 8.2 Varun Chakravarthy tossed up delivery to Dhananjaya de Silva, no run, gets forward and watchfully defends from the crease

Over 8.3 Varun Chakravarthy bowls it flat in the air to Dhananjaya de Silva, no run, goes back in the crease and pushes it back to Chakravarthy

Over 8.4 Varun Chakravarthy tossed up delivery to Dhananjaya de Silva,1 run, gets forward and works it to mid-wicket and gets off the mark with a single.

Over 8.5 Varun Chakravarthy tossed up delivery to Sadeera Samarawickrama, no run, gets forward and went across to sweep, all threee stumps were visible when he did so, was early into the shot and the ball lobbed off the glove besides him.

Over 8.6 Varun Chakravarthy bowls it short of length to Sadeera Samarawickrama, no run, goes deep inside the crease and punches it straight back to the bowler.

Over 14.1 Varun Chakravarthy tossed up delivery to Dhananjaya de Silva,1 run, stays inside the crease and plays it late towards short third man.

Over 14.2 Varun Chakravarthy tossed up delivery to Wanindu Hasaranga,1 run, came down the track and looks to over mid-wicket. Only off the thick inside half wide of the fielder

Over 14.3 Varun Chakravarthy bowls a quicker arm ball to Dhananjaya de Silva, 2 leg byesgets forward and played down the wrong line. Off the thigh and over the stumps. 

Over 14.4 Varun Chakravarthy bowls a quicker arm ball to Dhananjaya de Silva, wide! Appealing for a caught behind. Dharmasena nods and belatedly raises the finger and de Silva who reviews. Replays show it missed everything. Again Dharmasena signals a wide. 

Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets and won the series with 2-1

Wanindu Hasaranga (Player of the Match and Player of the Series) : Wicket was slow, our spinners bowled really well. When I bowl, I always try to bowl dot balls, that's why I pick wickets. Dasun was brilliant in the field. I am really happy because our boys did very well throughout the series.

Shikhar Dhawan (IND): It was a difficult situation for us. As a team we decided to stay and play these games. Really proud of the boys as well. They showed great character in the last two games. Their attitude was tremendous. We wanted to win as well, in every game you learn. It was an off-day four our batting unit. We lost too many wickets, SL bowled well. When you lose early wickets, you get a lot of pressure, glad that we got to the 80s, that's all we managed today. Both teams played in great spirit. It's beautiful that we were competitive in the field and respect was there. The Sri Lankan boys wanted to know what's my process, I was just sharing my experience. I hope they enjoyed listening to it. And, congratulations to the Sri Lankan team.

Dasun Shanaka (SL): I should thank BCCI, under these conditions they agreed to play. Special thanks to Rahul Dravid and Shikhar Dhawan. This is the best we had in the last few years. I had the (bowling) options and used them. Not only myself, all the boys worked really hard. They were keen to win and they want to be world-class. The way Chameera started, Wanindu bowled, how calm DDS was, Karunaratne is a gem to SL cricket. All the boys did the right job. They handled the situation well and used their brains well. I am lucky to lead this team. When a low score is set, it's good if you get a more positive start. But they are young and learning, they'll be better in the future.