SKY-Led India win a ‘tie’

India made four changes to their playing (Pat)eleven – Hardik Pandya, Rishabh Pant, Axar, and Arshdeep Singh made way for Shubman Gill, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar (the player of the match), and Khaleel Ahmed.

Sri Lanka made one Cha(mindu)nge to their playing eleven – Dasun Shanaka made way for Twenty20 International debutant Wickramasinghe.

On winning the toss, Charith Asalanka, Sri Lanka’s skipper, chose to field.

Rain delayed the start of play.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 30, and lost four wickets.

A couple of overs into the match, India sought a batting review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Yashasvi Jaiswal, the batter, scored 10 off nine balls, which included a couple of boundaries. It was struck down by Sri Lankan umpire Raveendra Wimalasiri. He was trapped leg before wicket by Maheesh Theekshana, who broke the 11-run stand.

Sanju Samson, who faced four balls, didn’t get off the mark. Five balls later, he was caught by Wanindu Hasaranga. Wickramasinghe broke the one-run stand.

Rinku Singh, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Matheesha Pathirana. Theekshana broke the run-a-ball stand.

Suryakumar Yadav, India’s skipper and the player of the series, scored eight off nine balls, which included a boundary. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Hasaranga. Asitha Fernando broke the 16-run stand.

Dube, who faced 14 balls, scored 13. Eighteen balls later, he was caught by Kusal Mendis. His namesake, Ramesh Mendis, broke the run-a-ball stand.

India scored 50 off 8.5 overs (53 balls). Sri Lanka had conceded three extras at that point.

Sixty-seven balls (11.1 overs) into the match, Sri Lanka sought a bowling review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Gill was the batter. It was struck down by Wimalasiri.

India scored 100 off 14.3 overs (87 balls). Sri Lanka had conceded five extras at that point.

The sixth-wicket pair put on 50 off 35 balls. While Gill’s contribution to the partnership was 24, Riyan Parag’s contribution to it was 26. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.

Gill, whose 37-ball innings included three boundaries, eventually scored 39. Forty balls after Dube’s dismissal, he was caught by Kusal Mendis. Hasaranga broke the 54-run partnership.

Parag, whose 18-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. Three balls later, he was caught by Ramesh. Hasaranga broke the run-a-ball stand.

Sundar, whose 18-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 25. Twenty-four balls later, Theekshana broke the 32-run stand.

Ravi Bishnoi, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. He was unbeaten.

The ninth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Mohammed Siraj, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. A ball after Sundar’s dismissal, Kusal Mendis ran him out.

The number of extras Sri Lanka eventually conceded gave them no reason to be in seventh heaven.

India scored 137 for nine off 20 overs.

Kamindu Mendis bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 24.

Fernando bowled two overs, conceding 11. He picked up a wicket.

Wickramasinghe bowled four overs, conceding 17. He picked up a wicket.

Ramesh bowled three overs, conceding 26. He picked up a wicket.

Hasaranga bowled four overs, conceding 29. He picked up a couple of wickets.

Theekshana bowled four overs, conceding 28. He picked up three scalps.

The first Powerplay of Sri Lanka’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 35, without the loss of a wicket.

Sri Lanka’s openers put on 50 off 7.2 overs (44 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point. While Pathum Nissanka’s contribution to the partnership was 26, Kusal Mendis’ contribution to it was 22.

Nissanka, whose 27-ball innings included five boundaries, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. Fifty-three balls into the chase, he was caught by Parag. Bishnoi broke the 58-run partnership.

Sri Lanka scored 100 off 14.1 overs (85 balls). India had conceded three extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 37 balls. While Kusal Mendis’ contribution to the partnership was 12, Kusal Perera’s contribution to it was 38. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Ninety-two balls (15.2 balls) into the chase, Sri Lanka sought a batting review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Kusal Mendis, the batter, eventually scored 43 off 41 balls, which included three boundaries. It was struck down by Wimalasiri. He was trapped leg before wicket by Bishnoi, who broke the 52-run partnership.

Hasaranga, who faced three balls, scored four. Seven balls later, he was caught by Bishnoi. Sundar broke the run-a-ball stand.

The fourth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Asalanka, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was caught by Samson off the bowling of Sundar.

Kusal Perera, whose 34-ball innings included five boundaries, eventually scored 46. Ten balls later, he was caught by Rinku, who broke the 12-run stand.

Ramesh, who faced six balls, scored three. Four balls later, he was caught by Gill. Rinku broke the three-run stand.

A slow-over rate penalty was imposed on India in the last over of Sri Lanka’s innings, because there was an extra fielder inside the circle.

The seventh-wicket didn’t get off the mark. Kamindu Mendis, who faced three balls, scored a run. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Rinku off the bowling of Suryakumar.

Wickramasinghe, who faced a couple of balls, scored four. He was unbeaten.

A hundred and seventeen balls (19.3 balls) into the chase, India sought a bowling review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Theekshana, the batter, faced a ball, failing to get off the mark. It was upheld Wimalasiri. He was caught by Samson off the bowling Suryakumar.

Fernando, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten.

India eventually conceded 10 extras. Sri Lanka scored 137 for the loss of eight wickets off 20 overs. Therefore, the match ended in a tie.

Khaleel and Siraj bowled three wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 28, the latter conceded 11.

Parag bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 27.

Rinku and Suryakumar bowled an over each, conceding five and three, respectively. They picked up a couple of wickets apiece.

Bishnoi and Sundar bowled four overs each, conceding 38 and 23, respectively. They picked up a couple of scalps apiece.

Sri Lanka’s Super Over was bowled by Sundar.

The first of those, faced by Kusal Mendis, was a wide.

He scored a run off the next ball.

Kusal Perera faced the third ball. He was caught by Bishnoi.

And Nissanka, who faced the fourth, was caught by Rinku.

Therefore, Sri Lanka scored a couple of runs, and lost a couple of wickets, off four balls.

India’s Super Over was bowled by Theekshana. He conceded four off the only ball he bowled. It was scored by Suryakumar.

India, therefore, won the three-match series 3-0.