India vs Sri Lanka IND vs SL 3rd T20I at Rajkot, 07 Jan, 2023

Toss: India, who chose to bat
India 228/5 (20)
Sri Lanka 137/10 (16.4)
India won by 91 runs
Man of the Match: Suryakumar Yadav
  • Kasun Rajitha 9 * (4)

Over 0.1 Hardik Pandya bowls a half volley to Pathum Nissanka, no run, misses the flick. Confident appeal for lbw and up goes the dreaded finger. The batsman takes the review and ball-tracking shows missing the leg stump

Over 0.2 Hardik Pandya bowls it short of length to Pathum Nissanka,1 run, goes on to the back foot and works it to backward square leg and picks up a single.

Over 0.3 Hardik Pandya bowls a pitched up delivery to Kusal Mendis, no run, stays leg-side of the ball to drive it to cover. 

Over 0.4 Hardik Pandya bowls it down the legside to Kusal Mendis, widegets forward and leaves it down the leg side.

Over 0.5 Hardik Pandya bowls a back of length delivery to Kusal Mendis, no run, goes on to the back foot and miscues the pull to mid-on

Over 0.6 Hardik Pandya bowls a back of length delivery to Kusal Mendis, no run, stays deep inside the crease and lets it go through to the keeper.

Over 2.1 Hardik Pandya bowls a good length delivery to Kusal Mendis, no run, shuffles across to scoop and misses.

Over 2.2 Hardik Pandya bowls it short of length to Kusal Mendis,Six!  Crouches a bit and swings across the line. Pulls and the ball has enough wings to go all the over deep mid-wicket

Over 2.3 Hardik Pandya bowls a pitched up delivery to Kusal Mendis,Six! Gets clears his front leg and flogs it over cow corner for six.

Over 2.4: Wide ball. Hardik Pandya to Kusal Mendis, 

Over 2.4 Hardik Pandya bowls it short of length to Kusal Mendis, no run, makes room and wants to ramp it over the vacant slip region, doesn't connect

Over 2.5 Hardik Pandya bowls it short of length to Kusal Mendis,1 run, gets on top of the bounce and short-arm-jabs the pull to deep mid-wicket

Over 2.6 Hardik Pandya bowls a slower one to Pathum Nissanka,1 run, gets forward and  pushed down the pitch off the inner edge

Over 6.5: Single. Hardik Pandya to Dhananjaya de Silva,

Over 6.6: Single. Hardik Pandya to Charith Asalanka,

Over 14.1Hardik Pandya bowls good length delivery to Dasun Shanaka, flicks it off his pads towards the fine leg region.Single

Over 14.2Hardik Pandya bowls good length delivery to Chamika Karunaratne, gets beaten on the frontfoot by that good delivery.No runs

Over 14.3Hardik Pandya bowls good length delivery to Chamika Karunaratne, he is struck on the pad and the Umpire has given that out LBW.Out LBW

Over 14.4Hardik Pandya bowls good length delivery to Maheesh Theekshana, opens up on the backfoot to defend that infront of middle.No runs

Over 14.5Hardik Pandya bowls pitched up delivery to Maheesh Theekshana, gets forward and drives it straight to mid off.No runs

Over 14.6Hardik Pandya bowls good length delivery to Maheesh Theekshana, gets onto the frontfoot and drives it past the fielder at point.Two runs