Rohit Sharma forged a fine hundred run-partnership with MS Dhoni to guide India to yet another win. (Source: PTI)
India vs Sri Lanka: India won the third ODI by 6 wickets at Pallekele. Chasing a modest total of 218, India chased down the total with 29 balls to spare. However, there was a lot of drama towards the end as there was some unruly behavior from the crowd which forced the match to be stopped. After a span of fifteen minutes, India came out to bat and chased down the runs. Earlier, India were in a precarious position with four batsmen back in the hut. However, the duo of MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma forged a hundred-run stand to bring back India into the game. Meanwhile, Rohit Sharma also brought up his 12th ODI ton and MS Dhoni smashed yet another fifty to help India edge towards a win. Earlier, Sri Lanka posted 217/9 in 50 overs. After electing to bat in the must-win contest, Sri Lanka didn’t have an ideal start as India’s new-ball bowlers Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar kept it tight and picked two wickets inside the first ten overs. The visitors continued to impress with the ball as the bowlers gave very little away. Thirimanne and Mathews did raise some hopes but the right-hander’s poor shot ended his stay in the middle. Thirimanne, just when the hosts wanted to be around, chipped Bumrah delivery straight to Jadhav. In the final overs, Bumrah bowled an impressive second spell to pick three more wickets and didn’t allow Sri Lanka a strong finish. Catch all live scores and updates of 3rd ODI between India and Sri Lanka here.
India vs Sri Lanka, 3rd ODI: As it happened
Toss: Sri Lanka stand-in skipper Kapugedera won the toss and elected to bat first. The visitors, 2-0 up in the series, are unchanged for this fixture while hosts bring in Thirimanne and Chandimal for the important fixture.
2nd ODI recap: India were on the mat after Akila Dananjaya’s brilliant spell but MS Dhoni-Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s unbeaten 100-run stand sealed a tense win for the visitors. The hosts came close but weren’t able to deliver the knockout blow
TEAMS: India: Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, Kedar Jadhav, Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Yazvendra Chahal
Sri Lanka: Niroshan Dickwella (W), Lahiru Thirimanne, Kusal Mendis, Dinesh Chandimal, Angelo Mathews, Milinda Siriwardana, Chamara Kapugedera (C), Akila Dananjaya, Dushmantha Chameera, Vishwa Fernando, Lasith Malinga
