Suryakumar once again put on an exhibition of his brilliance in the series, smashing bowlers all over the park in a truly 360-degree manner that has become so synonymous with his name. He emerged as the top run-scorer in the series, smashing 170 runs in three matches at an average of 85.00,
Dasun was a standout performer for Sri Lanka with the bat and top-scored for his side. In 3 matches, he made 124 runs at an average of 62.00, which included a knock of 56* off 22 balls in the second T20I. In the only over he bowled throughout the series, he took 2 wickets and gave away only
Fernando who has played nine T20Is was named as a replacement after Madushanka was ruled out due to a torn quad muscle. Fernando will travel out from Sri Lanka and join the rest of the squad in Australia.
In the Eliminator contest at the Barkatullah Khan Stadium here on Monday, the Kings' batters out-muscled the Giants by chasing down a 195-run target in 18.3 overs to register a six-wicket win.
Virender Sehwag-led Gujarat Giants have the likes of destructive batters Chris Gayle and Tilakaratne Dilshan in their line-up while Irfan Pathan's Bhilwara Kings also consist of big names of the game including Yusuf Pathan and S Sreesanth.