IND vs SL: On Saturday in Rajkot, India defeated Sri Lanka to win the third T20I, sealing the series. With an unbeaten performance of 112 runs off 51 balls, including seven fours and nine sixes, the swashbuckling batsman single-handedly carried India’s innings. Sri Lanka was unable to successfully chase down the hosts’ 228 for five in 20 overs, as they were bowled out for 137 in 16.4 overs.
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Suryakumar Yadav smashed third T20I tonne
In a period of six months, this was Suryakumar’s third T20I tonne. His first century came against England at Nottingham in July of last year. SKY’s 117 was in vain as India lost by a slim margin in a nail-biting thriller. In November at Mount Maunganui, he backed it up with another stunning tonne to go along with last night’s further unbeaten inning. Suryakumar acknowledged how simple it is to play for him under Rahul Dravid after winning Player of the Match for his effort.
During the post-match ceremony, Suryakumar said “It’s really important to put pressure on yourself when you are preparing for a game. If you do that in practice, it gets a little easier while playing the game. There is a lot of hard work involved but it’s about doing quality practice sessions. You should know what your game is and prepare accordingly. Boundaries behind are like 50-60 meters, so I was targeting them.”
Yuzvendra Chahal unusual gesture following the game
The 32-year-old was praised by his teammates for displaying his batting skill to its maximum extent. Yuzvendra Chahal, India spinner, was seen in a viral video kissing Suryakumar’s hand in an unusual gesture following the game. Watch the video here:
India put on a strong display with the bat, which was anchored by Suryakumar and included sizable contributions from a few other young players. Rahul Tripathi smashed a quickfire 35-run knock off 16 deliveries, smashing five fours and two sixes, while Shubman Gill scored a run-per-ball 46, just missing out on a half-century with two fours and three sixes. Despite taking two wickets for Sri Lanka, Dilshan Madushanka was beaten for 55 runs in just four overs.
Captain Dasun Shanaka led Sri Lanka in scoring with 23 runs off of 17 balls. Arshdeep Singh, who had a disappointing performance in the last game, was in excellent form for India and took three wickets in 2.4 overs.
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