India registered a thumping 91-run win in the third T20I match against Sri Lanka to clinch the three-match series 2-1. Suryakumar Yadav slammed his third T20I ton while bowlers bowled brilliant to bowl out the host for a paltry 137 in reply to India's 228/5 in 20 overs.
Sri Lanka's former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his wife Ioma Rajapaksa on Thursday returned to Sri Lanka after spending their vacations in Dubai, reported Daily Mirror.
Arshdeep bowled three back-to-back no-balls in the second over of the game and finished with 0/37 from two overs as Sri Lanka took advantage of the extra opportunities.
Axar Patel's exploits with the bat kept India in the hunt, despite being 57 for 5 in the tenth over. He demonstrated his batting skills for the second time in two games after taking 2 for 24 from his four overs.
Axar Patel's blistering 65 of 31 balls and Suryakumar Yadav's 51 of 36 balls went in vain as India lost to Sri Lanka by 16 runs in a high-scoring match at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium here on Thursday.
India conceded seven no-balls and gave away plenty of runs in free hits. Arshdeep Singh overstepped three times in a row in the second over of the innings, becoming the first Indian bowler to bowl a hat-trick of no-balls in T20Is.
Returning to the playing eleven after a spell on the sidelines with an injury, Team India pacer Arshdeep Singh did not have an ideal start to his spell in the second match of the ongoing three-game T20I series against Sri Lanka at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune on Thursday.
Shanaka was the highest run-scorer for Sri Lanka with an unbeaten 56 off 22 balls while Asalanka and Mendis played gritty knocks of 37 and 52 respectively.