Cricket Highlights - India vs Sri Lanka 3rd T20I 2020
Watch the highlights of India vs Sri Lanka 3rd T20I 2020 - Sri Lanka tour of India 3-match T20 international series of the 3rd T20I match played between Sri Lanka and India at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune in 10th January 2020.
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| India huddle up after taking a wicket © BCCI |
Shardul Thakur and Navdeep Saini's combined 5-wickets after Sparkling half-centuries from openers KL Rahul and Shikhar Dhawan guided India thumping 78-run victory over Sri Lanka and clinch the three-match series with 2-0 in a one-sided game of the third T20I.
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* India's 201 was their third highest score against Sri Lanka in T20 internationals.
* India's 21-sixes was the joint second most sixes in an innings in T20 internationals.
* India's 78-run win was their fifth largest victory by terms of runs in T20 international and India's third biggest victory against Sri Lanka in T20Is.
* Sri Lanka's 78-run defeat was their sixth worst by margin of runs in T20Is.
India scored mammoth total of 201-6 in 20 overs with top scorer by KL Rahul hammered a 54 off 36-balls including five-fours and a six with strike rate of 150.
Shikhar Dhawan blasted a 52 off 36-balls including 7-fours and a six with strike-rate of 144.44, Manish Pandey cracked a unbeaten 31 off 18-balls included 8-fours with strike rate of 172.22, Virat Kohli 26 and Shardul Thakur 22 not out.
Sri Lanka best bowler by Lakshan Sandakan picked up 3-wickets and one for Lahiru Kumara.
Sri Lanka scored 123 for all-out in 15.5 overs with top scorer by Dhananjay de Silva blasted a 57 off 36-balls including 8-fours and a six with strike rate of 158.33 and Angelo Mathews hammered a 31 off 20-balls included 3-sixes and a four with strike-rate of 155.
India best bowler by Navdeep Saini picked up 3-wickets, Shardul Thakur, Washington Sundar both took two-wickets and one for Jasprit Bumrah.
Shardul Thakur named player of the match for his all-round performance to took match-turning 2-wickets for 19-runs in 3 overs after scoring a unbeaten rapid 22-runs knocked off facing 8-balls including 2-sixes and a four with strike rate of 275.
Navdeep Saini named player of the series for his excellent bowling attack to claimed 5-wickets in the three-match T20I series.