India vs Sri Lanka, 3rd T20I in Colombo, Live Scores & Updates: India are set to once again join the squad as their eight squad members apart from Krunal Pandya are in isolation. The series is at 1-1 and ready for an exciting decider.
second match report
Sri Lanka leveled the three-match series after beating India by four wickets in the second Twenty20 International in Colombo on Wednesday, thanks to a brilliant performance from Dhananjaya de Silva.
Chasing a modest target of 133, Sri Lanka found themselves in trouble at 105-6, but de Silva smashed 40 off 34 balls to take his team home with two balls to spare.
“I am very happy to contribute. In my mind I wanted to bat till the 20th over. I thought this is my opportunity. When you play against India it is very difficult.
India had eight players unavailable for selection after they came in contact with Krunal Pandya, whose positive COVID-19 test on Tuesday pushed the match back by a day.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said that eight players in question had tested negative on Wednesday afternoon but were being asked to self-isolate as a precaution.
With only five frontline batsmen to play and bat, India struggled to advance, with Sri Lanka’s spinners taking advantage of a slow wicket that was delivering enough turn.
Skipper Shikhar Dhawan scored 40 runs in 42 balls for India, while contributions from Ruturaj Gaikwad (21) and Devdutt Paddikal (29) took the visitors to a total of 132-5.
Akila Dhananjaya was the most impressive of the Sri Lankan bowlers (2-29), while Dushmantha Chamira, Vanindu Hasaranga and Lashun Shanaka took a wicket each.
Sri Lanka’s chase was quickly rocked, with India dropping them at 66-4 at one point before de Silva’s heroism was enough to save the day.
The decider of the series will be played in Colombo on Thursday. India won the first match by 38 runs.
Earlier on Wednesday, the Cricket Board of India (BCCI) announced that it has included Ishan Porel, Sandeep Warrier, Arshdeep Singh, Sai Kishore and Simarjit Singh – all as net bowlers in Sri Lanka – as backups for the players. included in the regular team.
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