IND vs SL

India vs Sri Lanka: Suryakumar Yadav slammed a century as India posted 228 for five against Sri Lanka in the third and final T20 International on Sat.

India 174/4 in 15.5 overs Sri Lanka 44/1 in 4.5 overs Sri Lanka 84/4 in 9.3 overs 1 Wd 4 4 1 1 4 - Suryakumar Yadav (101*) scored his third hundred in T20Is in the over, but it was Axar Patel (20*) who smacked three fours off Kasun Rajitha to score 16 runs for India in it. Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Mendis to start the Sri Lanka run chase. 0 6 0 1 1 4 - Suryakumar Yadav (112* off 51) ended the innings in style, hitting a six and a four off Chamika Karunaratne in the last over. 4 Wd Wd 0 4 0 Wd 0 0 - A long over from Arshdeep Singh as the pacer bowled three wides in it. Sri Lanka are off to a very good start in their massive run chase. 0 6 6 Wd 0 1 0 - Another big one for Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka lost the set Kusal Mendis as India got their first breakthrough. The free-hit was utilised well by the Sri Lanka batter. 1 6 0 Wd 1 1 0 - A good comeback from Axar Patel after being hit for a six off the second delivery.

India are fielding an unchanged side, but the visitors made one change, replacing Bhanuka Rajapaksa with Avishka Fernando.

As soon as spin was introduced, Tripathi targeted Mahesh Theekshana (0/48) as he collected three fours from the fifth over. He hit nine sixes and seven fours in his blazing knock. With Surya firing, Gill tried to up the ante at the other end as well. The world’s number one batter in the format looked like a man from another planet. Earlier, after completing his fifty in 26 balls, Surya took only 19 deliveries to reach the 100-run mark. The two openers looked up for the challenge as they shared a brisk 44-run stand.

Suryakumar Yadav's unbeaten 51-ball 112 and an all-round bowling effort helped India earn its 25th consecutive bilateral series win over Sri Lanka at home.

A couple of straight sixes off Karunaratne provided a glimpse of the talent that Tripathi brings to the table. He was the most successful bowler with figures of three for 20. He reached his third T20I hundred in 45 balls, with a single to deep cover in the 19th over. He later created a few maximums out of nothing - moving well outside off stump to ramp the ball towards fine-leg. The visitor’s quest to make history was crushed by the unstoppable force that is Suryakumar. Suryakumar got going with a swivelling pull for six over deep square-leg — a shot he had made his own.

Highlights, IND vs SL Score: Follow the highlights from the third T20I between India and Sri Lanka played at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, ...

(On Suryakumar Yadav) He's batting at a different level and I'm happy that I'm in the same team as him. He rushes Shanaka on the pull with the 1st ball but the Sri Lanka captain gets a single. The 3rd ball is right on the money as Malik sends down a pacy length delivery which rattles the off-stump. Rajitha heaves at the 3rd ball but doesn’t time the shot as they get just a run. Yuzvendra Chahal (2/30): After the first match, I had a discussion with the coaches - on what pace and line to be bowling. I had a finger injury, that's the reason I didn't bowl in this series but looking forward to bowling in the ODIs. In the field, I want to keep calm and let the boys learn. The way the boys fought in this series, lots of positives. I'm really proud of him (Axar), the way he is batting down the order and hitting. The way we played in the series is pleasing, we didn't even play 50 percent of our game in the second game but we still fought well. From the start of this series, I got in good form. This will give a lot of confidence to him and the team as well.