India vs Sri Lanka IND vs SL 3rd T20I at Rajkot, 07 Jan, 2023

Toss: India, who chose to bat
India 228/5 (20)
Sri Lanka 137/10 (16.4)
India won by 91 runs
Man of the Match: Suryakumar Yadav
  • Kasun Rajitha 9 * (4)

  Over 1.0   

Over 0.1 Hardik Pandya bowls a half volley to Pathum Nissanka, no run, misses the flick. Confident appeal for lbw and up goes the dreaded finger. The batsman takes the review and ball-tracking shows missing the leg stump

Over 0.2 Hardik Pandya bowls it short of length to Pathum Nissanka,1 run, goes on to the back foot and works it to backward square leg and picks up a single.

Over 0.3 Hardik Pandya bowls a pitched up delivery to Kusal Mendis, no run, stays leg-side of the ball to drive it to cover. 

Over 0.4 Hardik Pandya bowls it down the legside to Kusal Mendis, widegets forward and leaves it down the leg side.

Over 0.5 Hardik Pandya bowls a back of length delivery to Kusal Mendis, no run, goes on to the back foot and miscues the pull to mid-on

Over 0.6 Hardik Pandya bowls a back of length delivery to Kusal Mendis, no run, stays deep inside the crease and lets it go through to the keeper.

  Over 2.0   

Over 1.1 Arshdeep Singh bowls a good length delivery to Pathum Nissanka, Boundary! Gets forward and heaves it through mid-wicket and gets a boundary.

Over 1.2 Arshdeep Singh bowls a good length delivery to Pathum Nissanka, no run, gets forward and looks to force it through the off-side. Gets an inside edge that bounces over the off-stump

Over 1.3 Arshdeep Singh bowls a pitched up delivery to Pathum Nissanka, Boundary! Goes hard on the drive and gets a thick outside edge that goes through the vacant slip region

Over 1.4 Arshdeep Singh bowls a good length delivery to Pathum Nissanka, no run, gets forward and tries to swing through the line but misses.

Over 1.5: Wide ball. Arshdeep Singh to Pathum Nissanka, 

Over 1.5 Arshdeep Singh bowls a good length delivery to Pathum Nissanka, no run, comes across and misses the glance. Brushes the batsman's pad and goes towards the keeper on the bounce

Over 1.6 Arshdeep Singh bowls a pitched up delivery to Pathum Nissanka, no run, gets forward and brings his bat down in time to dig it out on the off-side

  Over 3.0   

Over 2.1 Hardik Pandya bowls a good length delivery to Kusal Mendis, no run, shuffles across to scoop and misses.

Over 2.2 Hardik Pandya bowls it short of length to Kusal Mendis,Six!  Crouches a bit and swings across the line. Pulls and the ball has enough wings to go all the over deep mid-wicket

Over 2.3 Hardik Pandya bowls a pitched up delivery to Kusal Mendis,Six! Gets clears his front leg and flogs it over cow corner for six.

Over 2.4: Wide ball. Hardik Pandya to Kusal Mendis, 

Over 2.4 Hardik Pandya bowls it short of length to Kusal Mendis, no run, makes room and wants to ramp it over the vacant slip region, doesn't connect

Over 2.5 Hardik Pandya bowls it short of length to Kusal Mendis,1 run, gets on top of the bounce and short-arm-jabs the pull to deep mid-wicket

Over 2.6 Hardik Pandya bowls a slower one to Pathum Nissanka,1 run, gets forward and  pushed down the pitch off the inner edge

  Over 4.0   

Over 3.1  Shivam Mavi bowls a pitched up delivery to Kusal Mendis, Boundary! Gets under the ball and lifts it over mid-off. The ball slowly dribbles to hit the ad-cushions.

Over 3.2  Shivam Mavi bowls a good length delivery to Kusal Mendis, no run, gets forward and slashes and misses. Beaten on the outside edge

Over 3.3  Shivam Mavi bowls a pitched up delivery to Kusal Mendis, no run, walks across a long way to scoop and fails to make contact

Over 3.4  Shivam Mavi bowls a good length delivery to Kusal Mendis,1 run, goes on to the back foot and cuts it wide of point and picks up a single.

Over 3.5  Shivam Mavi bowls a pitched up delivery to Pathum Nissanka, no run, down the track and drives hard but straight to mid-off

Over 3.6  Shivam Mavi bowls a good length delivery to Pathum Nissanka,1 run, shuffles across a long way to scoop and gets an inside edge onto his pad.

  Over 5.0   

Over 4.1 Axar Patel tossed up delivery to Pathum Nissanka,1 run, comes down the track and clips over mid-wicket off the inner half

Over 4.2 Axar Patel tossed up delivery to Kusal Mendis,1 run, gets forward and swings across the line and inside-edges it through mid-wicket

Over 4.3 Axar Patel tossed up delivery to Pathum Nissanka, Boundary! Gets down on one leg and sweeps it over the man at short fine leg.

Over 4.4 Axar Patel tossed up delivery to Pathum Nissanka,1 leg bye, gets forward and misses the flick, the ball rolls towards short third man off his pad

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