Sri Lanka defeated India by seven wickets in the 3rd T20I game at R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo to seal the series 2-1. This loss brought a halt to India's eight-series winning streak in T20Is.
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India vs Sri Lanka 3rd T20I 2021 Highlights: SL Beat IND By Seven Wickets
India are likely to field the same starting line-up as the previous game, using all the 11 players available at their disposal. Meanwhile, Sri Lanka will have received a huge confidence boost after winning the close encounter in the second game of the series.
29 Jul, 22:49 (IST)
WICKET! Rahul Chahar gets another wicket Sadeera Samarawickrama has to depart. This is the Indian spinner's third wicket of the game. Samarawickrama b Rahul Chahar 6(13).
29 Jul, 22:30 (IST)
Wicket! Rahul Chahar takes his second wicket of the game as he dismisses Minod Bhanuka. The Sri Lankan stretches forward to defend, but the ball misses the inside edge to strike him in line with the stumps. M Bhanuka lbw b Rahul Chahar 18(27).
29 Jul, 22:20 (IST)
End of Powerplay! Rahul Chahar struck in the final over of the powerplay as he dismissed Avishka Fernando (12), However, the hosts still have the upper hand in the tie and are inching closer to a win.
29 Jul, 22:12 (IST)
Avishka Fernando, Minod Bhanuka have started well and are looking to build a partnership. India need to take wickets to have any chance of crawling back into the game and win the match.
29 Jul, 21:56 (IST)
Sri Lanka haven't got a big score to chase and with that in mind openers, Avishka Fernando and Minod Bhanuka have made a mindful start. The two are taking a conservative approach in the early stages.
29 Jul, 21:31 (IST)
Sri Lanka will be happy with their performance in the series decider and will hope that their batsmen can get the job done in the second half. India avoided their lowest score (74) in T20Is as Kuldeep Yadav (23*) was the leading run-scorer for the team.
29 Jul, 21:11 (IST)
Wicket! Dasun Shanaka gets his second of the game as he dismisses Rahul Chahar who was looking positive on the pitch. Rahul Chahar c M Bhanuka b Shanaka 5(5).
29 Jul, 21:07 (IST)
Wicket! Wanindu Hasarage gets his third wicket of the game in Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka tames a one-handed stunner to get rid of the India man. Bhuvneshwar c Shanaka b Hasaranga.
29 Jul, 20:50 (IST)
Wicket! India's last recognized batsman has to depart as Dasun Shanak dismisses Nitish Rana. India are in deep trouble at the moment. Nitish Rana c and b Shanaka 6(15).
29 Jul, 20:28 (IST)
Wicket! India are in deep trouble at the moment as Ruturaj Gaikwad is the next batsman to fall prey to Wanindu Hasaranga. Nitish Rana is the last recognized Indian batter on the crease. Ruturaj Gaikwad lbw b Hasaranga 14(10).
29 Jul, 20:23 (IST)
Wicket! A horrible mix-up sees Devdutt Padikkal head back to the Pavillion as he was caught in no man's land with Minod Bhanuka running him out. In the next over, Wanindu Hasaranga dismisses Sanju Samson as he traps him in front of the stumps.
29 Jul, 20:17 (IST)
Sri Lanka have made a great start to the final T20I game with an early wicket. Dushmantha Chameera dismissed Indian skipper Shikhar Dhawan and the hosts will look to capitalise on this.
29 Jul, 19:37 (IST)
India (Playing XI): Shikhar Dhawan(c), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devdutt Padikkal, Sanju Samson(w), Nitish Rana, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Rahul Chahar, Sandeep Warrier, Chetan Sakariya, Varun Chakravarthy
Sri Lanka (Playing XI): Avishka Fernando, Minod Bhanuka(w), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Pathum Nissanka, Dasun Shanaka(c), Dhananjaya de Silva, Wanindu Hasaranga, Ramesh Mendis, Chamika Karunaratne, Akila Dananjaya, Dushmantha Chameera
29 Jul, 19:34 (IST)
Shikhar Dhawan has won the toss and opted to bat first. Sandeep Warrier comes in for the Indian national team in the third T20I as he replaces Navdeep Saini, who was injured in the previous match.
29 Jul, 19:20 (IST)
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the third T2oI between India and Sri Lanka from the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. The series is currently tied at 1-1 and both sides will be aiming for a win.
India and Sri Lanka meet each other in the third and final Twenty-20 International of the three-match series. The IND vs SL 3rd T20I 2021 will be played at the R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium in Colombo on July 29, 2021 (Thursday). The teams enter the game with the series level at 1-1. Meanwhile, we bring you SL vs IND 3rd T20I 2021 live score updates and commentary along with all the action. IND vs SL, 2nd T20I 2021 Match Result: Sri Lanka Level Series With 4-Wicket Win.
India will once again be without most of their first choice eleven for this encounter after players were isolated according to coronavirus protocols following Krunal Pandya’s positive diagnosis. This will see the visitors field the same starting line-up as the previous game, using all the 11 players available at their disposal. India vs Sri Lanka 2nd T20I Stat Highlights.
Meanwhile, Sri Lanka will have received a huge confidence boost after winning the close encounter in the second game of the series. Dasun Shanaka’s side managed to grind out a win on a difficult wicket to get themselves in level terms in the series.
The strip at the Premadasa International Cricket Stadium favoured the bowlers in the previous match and with very little time to make any changes, the pitch is expected to behave in the same manner and we could see another low-scoring encounter. Both sides will be looking for a win to take the series.
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