27/02Result
3rd T20I (N), Sri Lanka tour of India at Dharamsala, Feb 27 2022
India won by 6 wkts (19b rem)
Player of the Match
Shreyas Iyer
Shreyas IyerIndia
27/02Result
3rd T20I (N), Sri Lanka tour of India at Dharamsala, Feb 27 2022
India won by 6 wkts (19b rem)
Player of the Match
Shreyas Iyer
Shreyas IyerIndia

END OF OVER:
20 | 12 Runs | SL: 146/5 | RR: 7.30

  • Dasun Shanaka74 (38b)
  • Chamika Karunaratne12 (19b)
  • Harshal Patel4-0-29-1
  • Avesh Khan4-1-23-2

8.40pm Chamika Karunaratne pats his captain Dasun Shanaka on the back. That Sri Lanka have put up 146 for 5 is down to Shanaka's breakneck half-century. He finishes unbeaten on 74 off a mere 38 balls. Sri Lanka looted 72 off the last four on Saturday. Today, they've looted 56 off the last four to give their attack something to bowl at. We will be back shortly for the chase.

Paritosh : "This is a superb innings. A single-handed recovery act through powerful hitting. You've got a resilient captain, SL. Just build a good batting unit around him."

Amri: "The problem with Sri Lankas batting has been their inability to fire as a batting group. During the WC it was about Asalanka, during Australia it was about Nissanka and here it is about Shanaka. If they could pull up their act together then they would surely be a force to reckon with." --- The absence of Hasaranga is also hurting them

19.6
0
Patel to Shanaka, no run, slower bouncer outside off, Shanaka can't upper-cut it away. Beaten last ball

Neha: "Shanaka just did a Jason Holder there. Incredible hitting!!"

19.5
4
Patel to Shanaka, FOUR, banged in short and veering down the leg side, Shanaka pulls and gets enough bat on ball, getting it fine of long leg for another boundary

Shivesh: "I think Rohit deliberately held two bowlers and opted only 5 bowlers to increase the pressure on young bowlers. If it is true, Good experiment! "

19.4
0
Patel to Shanaka, no run, slower bouncer outside off, gets too big on Shanaka and beats his attempted hook
19.3
2
Patel to Shanaka, 2 runs, full-toss on middle, 112.8ks, hoicked away to Kuldeep at deep square leg

Joe : "Shanaka bit too late for the IPL auction? "

19.2
6
Patel to Shanaka, SIX, swiped over deep square leg for six. Another slower ball into the pitch, sliding into Shanaka. He opens up his hips and swats it away over the leg side even as the bottom hand flies off the bat. Great connection from Shanaka this time

Joe: "Omg too many extras by Indian bowlers "

Annie: "Shanaka is really showing his ability to play 'captain's knocks'. I was skeptical about his captaincy but am slowly gaining faith. Also glad that this game can be competitive now, with a decent score and the fiery SL quicks"

19.1
0
Patel to Shanaka, no run, slower ball, 119.1ks, floats away just a shade outside off. Shanaka swings early and misses this time

Shivu: "Shanaka giving me glimpse of righty Thisara perera "

END OF OVER:
19 | 19 Runs | SL: 134/5 | RR: 7.05

  • Chamika Karunaratne12 (19b)
  • Dasun Shanaka62 (32b)
  • Avesh Khan4-1-23-2
  • Ravi Bishnoi4-0-32-1
18.6
0
Avesh Khan to Karunaratne, no run, slower variation, full and outside off. Karunaratne swings too early and does not make contact
18.5
2
Avesh Khan to Karunaratne, 2 runs, low full-toss on off stump, dragged away to the right of long-on off the inside half. Poor throw from Hooda as SL steal an extra run
18.5
1w
Avesh Khan to Karunaratne, 1 wide, Avesh goes full and wide, but it's too wide. Darts it past the tramline. Avesh has to rebowl this
18.4
1
Avesh Khan to Shanaka, 1 run, full and wide - possibly wider than a set of stumps outside off - Shanaka reaches out and carves it away to deep third man
18.3
6
Avesh Khan to Shanaka, SIX, Avesh searches for the yorker, comes out as a low full-toss on the stumps. Shanaka lines it up and launches it over long-on for six - the first of this innings
18.3
1w
Avesh Khan to Shanaka, 1 wide, bumper outside off, gets big on Shanaka as he misses the ramp. Wide called
18.2
4
Avesh Khan to Shanaka, FOUR, short and wide of off, off-pace delivery. Shanaka delays the cut and scythes it away to the right of sweeper cover for back-to-back fours
18.1
4
Avesh Khan to Shanaka, FOUR, full-toss outside off, Shanaka lines it up and drills it straight between long-off and long-on for four. Shanaka brings up his half-century in style

Avesh to complete his shift. Over the wicket

END OF OVER:
18 | 12 Runs | SL: 115/5 | RR: 6.38

  • Dasun Shanaka47 (28b)
  • Chamika Karunaratne10 (17b)
  • Ravi Bishnoi4-0-32-1
  • Mohammed Siraj4-0-22-1
17.6
1
Ravi Bishnoi to Shanaka, 1 run, finishes with a length-ball googly, which is swiped away to deep midwicket
17.5
4
Ravi Bishnoi to Shanaka, FOUR, legbreak from Bishnoi. Pushed through outside off and turns away. Shanaka swings and slices it over point off the outside half
17.4
4
Ravi Bishnoi to Shanaka, FOUR, pumped away to the right of long-off. Shanaka advances at Bishnoi, fetches a full ball from outside off and hits it flat and hard
17.3
1
Ravi Bishnoi to Karunaratne, 1 run, pushed through outside off and turns in, heaved away to long-on off the inner half
17.2
1
Ravi Bishnoi to Shanaka, 1 run, wrong'un, flat and quick on off, 105.3ks, forced down to long-on off the back foot
17.1
1
Ravi Bishnoi to Karunaratne, 1 run, on a length and turns away a wee bit outside off, patted into the covers

Bishnoi to bowl at the death

END OF OVER:
17 | 13 Runs | SL: 103/5 | RR: 6.05

  • Dasun Shanaka37 (24b)
  • Chamika Karunaratne8 (15b)
  • Mohammed Siraj4-0-22-1
  • Harshal Patel3-0-17-1
16.6
2
Mohammed Siraj to Shanaka, 2 runs, Shanaka backs away outside leg, Siraj chases him with a 144.4kph short ball. Flapped into the leg side. He comes back for the second once again
16.5
2
Mohammed Siraj to Shanaka, 2 runs, off-stump yorker, jammed into the leg side. Shanaka hares back for the second and drags SL to 100
16.4
4
Mohammed Siraj to Shanaka, FOUR, slower variation. Short and wide of off, Shanaka delays his cut and then cracks it away through the cover-point region for four
16.3
0
Mohammed Siraj to Shanaka, no run, wide yorker, good response from Siraj, squeezes underneath Shanaka's bat
16.2
4
Mohammed Siraj to Shanaka, FOUR, short and outside off, 142.9ks, Shanaka uses the pace and bounce of Siraj to his advantage. He deliberately opens the face of the bat and directs it between backward point and short third man

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India 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st6RG SharmaSV Samson
2nd45SV SamsonSS Iyer
3rd38DJ HoodaSS Iyer
4th14SS IyerVR Iyer
5th45RA JadejaSS Iyer