23/07Result
3rd ODI (D/N), India tour of Sri Lanka at Colombo, Jul 23 2021
Sri Lanka won by 3 wkts (48b rem) (D/L)
Player of the Match
Avishka Fernando
Avishka FernandoSri Lanka
23/07Result
3rd ODI (D/N), India tour of Sri Lanka at Colombo, Jul 23 2021
Sri Lanka won by 3 wkts (48b rem) (D/L)
Player of the Match
Avishka Fernando
Avishka FernandoSri Lanka

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Prithvi: "@jamie: Batting 1st and Chasing on a turning pitch after losing the series is a different ball game altogether! I think this will be a close match." -- I feel Rahul Chahar could be handy on this pitch

Jamie: "If Sri Lanka score today like they have been scoring this series, they are actually winning the match"

8.00pm India are all out for 225 despite being 157 for 3 at one stage. But Sri Lanka's bowlers brought them back into the game before the last two wickets added 30. Will that prove to be the difference? We will find out soon. It's just a 20-minute break, so don't go far away. And as the Indian innings was interrupted by rain, Sri Lanka's target is 227.

43.1
W
Chameera to Saini, OUT, Chameera wraps it up. Saini's average drops to 53.50. Short of length around off, Saini fends at it and the ball lobs towards backward point. Fernando takes a couple of steps forward and pouches it

NA Saini c Fernando b Chameera 15 (43m 37b 0x4 0x6) SR: 40.54

END OF OVER:
43 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | IND: 225/9 | RR: 5.23

  • Chetan Sakariya0 (1b)
  • Navdeep Saini15 (36b)
  • Chamika Karunaratne6-0-25-1
  • Dushmantha Chameera8-0-55-1
42.6
0
Karunaratne to Sakariya, no run, fuller but way outside off, left alone
42.5
1
Karunaratne to Saini, 1 run, fuller on the stumps, pushes it towards long-on

Another debutant. Chetan Sakariya. But it's Saini on strike for now

42.4
W
Karunaratne to Chahar, OUT, short of length outside off, Chahar goes for the pull but ends up skying it straight up. The bowler, the wicketkeeper and the square leg converging but it's Karunaratne who finally takes it near short leg

RD Chahar c & b Karunaratne 13 (41m 25b 0x4 0x6) SR: 52.00

42.3
1
Karunaratne to Saini, 1 run, short of length outside off, cuts it towards deep point
42.2
1lb
Karunaratne to Chahar, 1 leg bye, fuller on the pads, misses the flick. An appeal for lbw but it was going down. They get a leg bye as the ball rolls towards square leg
42.1
0
Karunaratne to Chahar, no run, short of length outside off, goes for the cut and misses

END OF OVER:
42 | 1 Run | IND: 222/8 | RR: 5.28

  • Navdeep Saini13 (34b)
  • Rahul Chahar13 (22b)
  • Dushmantha Chameera8-0-55-1
  • Chamika Karunaratne5-0-23-0
41.6
0
Chameera to Saini, no run, short of length around off, hops and fends it towards point
41.5
0
Chameera to Saini, no run, a full high toss around off, pushes it towards mid-off
41.4
0
Chameera to Saini, no run, short of length outside off, left alone
41.3
1
Chameera to Chahar, 1 run, an attempted yorker on the stumps, clipped towards square leg
41.2
0
Chameera to Chahar, no run, short of length around off, dabbed towards backward point
41.1
0
Chameera to Chahar, no run, a yorker outside off, digs it out towards point

END OF OVER:
41 | 3 Runs | IND: 221/8 | RR: 5.39

  • Navdeep Saini13 (31b)
  • Rahul Chahar12 (19b)
  • Chamika Karunaratne5-0-23-0
  • Dushmantha Chameera7-0-54-1

Rakesh: "sensible batting from this two. No need go for big shots, single and double are coming easily. Score of 250 is defendable."

40.6
0
Karunaratne to Saini, no run, short of length outside off, left alone

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Sri Lanka 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st35M BhanukaWIA Fernando
2nd109PBB RajapaksaWIA Fernando
3rd7DM de SilvaWIA Fernando
4th43KIC AsalankaWIA Fernando
5th1MD ShanakaWIA Fernando
6th19RTM MendisWIA Fernando
7th6C KarunaratneRTM Mendis
8th7A DananjayaRTM Mendis