India vs Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka defeated India by 110 runs in the third and final match of the ODI series. With this victory, Sri Lanka won the series 2-0. Sri Lanka had defeated India in the second match as well. While the first ODI was tied. Sri Lanka scored 248 runs while batting first on Wednesday in Colombo. In response, Team India collapsed at a score of 138 runs. This victory was historic for Sri Lanka. It defeated India in a bilateral ODI series after 27 years.
Rohit Sharma played an innings of 35 runs for India. Washington Sundar was dismissed after scoring 30 runs. Kohli returned to the pavilion after scoring 20 runs and Ryan after scoring 15 runs. Dunith Vellalage took 5 wickets for Sri Lanka. He took 5 wickets for 27 runs in 5.1 overs. Theekshana and Vandersay took 2-2 wickets each.
Team India’s batting flopped badly –
Most of the Indian batsmen have proved to be flops in this series against Sri Lanka. Rohit Sharma tried to give a good start to the team. He scored 35 runs in 20 balls. During this, he hit 6 fours and 1 six. Shubman Gill was out after scoring 6 runs. Virat Kohli returned to the pavilion after scoring 20 runs. He hit 4 fours while facing 18 balls. Rishabh Pant was out after scoring just 6 runs. Shreyas Iyer returned to the pavilion after scoring 8 runs. Akshar Patel was out after scoring 2 runs and Riyan Parag was out after scoring 15 runs.
Fernando’s strong performance for Sri Lanka –
Batting first, Sri Lanka scored 248 runs with the loss of 7 wickets in 50 overs. During this, Avishka Fernando batted brilliantly. He scored 96 runs facing 102 balls. Fernando hit 9 fours and 2 sixes. Pathum Nissanka played an innings of 45 runs. He hit 5 fours and 2 sixes. Kusal Mendis played an innings of 59 runs. He hit 4 fours. In the end, Kamindu Mendis scored an unbeaten 23 runs. Samarawickrama was out on zero.
Riyan Parag took 3 wickets for India –
Ryan took the most wickets for India. He gave 54 runs in 9 overs and took 3 wickets. Kuldeep Yadav took 1 wicket giving 36 runs in 10 overs. Washington Sundar and Mohammad Siraj also got 1 wicket each. Akshar Patel also got a success.
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