India vs Sri Lanka 2022, 3rd T20I Live Score Updates: Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson Steady India’s Ship After Early Blow

Wicket – Sanju Samson departs for 18 runs to Chamika Karunaratne

Powerplay Ends: India on top with 47/1 after the end of the first six overs

India are cruising now as they only need 100 runs in the remaining 90 balls

Shreyas Iyer and Sanju Samson are playing superbly in the middle

Score: India 47/1 after 6 overs

India recovering well after Rohit’s wicket, S. Iyer and Samson playing cautiously

India are going along nicely with S. Iyer and Samson forming a crucial partnership after Rohit’s wicket

Score: India 37/1 after 5 overs

Twin fours by Shreyas as India aim to recover fast after first wicket

Shreyas Iyer starts off from where he left off yesterday with two gorgeous hits to the fence

Score: India 22/1 after 3.3 overs

Wicket – Dushmantha Chameera gets Rohit for 5 runs

Dushmantha Chameera dismissed Rohit for 5 runs to give India an early blow in their chase of 147 runs

Score: India 6/1 after 1.4 overs

Four – Swing on offer but Rohit puts it away for a four behind the short fine leg

Rohit Sharma gets going with a boundary in the first over

Binura’s left-arm fast bowling showcases swing in the very early stages of the innings, something that SL will keep in mind

Score: India 5/0 after 0.3 overs

Indian run-chase of 147 begins

Indian openers Rohit Sharma and Sanju Samson are in the middle

Binura Fernando to open proceedings for Sri Lanka

Score: India 1/0 after 0.1 over

SL Post 146/5 in 20 overs

India need 147 to win !

Dasun Shanaka remained unbeaten on 74 runs to help Sri Lanka breach the 145-run mark and post a formidable target for the home side to chase

Harshal Patel and Avesh Khan received a good hammering at the hands of the SL captain towards the end of the innings

Innings Break!

After opting to bat first, Sri Lanka post a total of 146/5.#TeamIndia chase coming up shortly. Stay tuned!

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Six. – Shanaka picks Harshal’s slower ball for a massive six

Shanaka has changed the scenario of the game completely here

Fours and sixes galore for the SL captain as we approach the end of the innings

Score: SL 140/5 after 19.2 overs

Fifty, Twin Fours Again – Dasun Shanaka Hits 2 consecutive fours off Avesh’s bowling

Skipper Dasun Shanaka hit two successive fours off Avesh’s first two balls off the 19th over to reach a spectacular fifty

Score: SL 119/5 after 18.1 overs

Twin Fours – Shanaka blows away Bishnoi in the 18th over

Dasun Shanaka hit two back-to-back fours off Bishnoi’s bowling to propel Sri Lanka towards a healthy target

Score: 115/5 after 18 overs

Four – Another four on the off-side by Shanaka

Shanaka has taken a liking towards Harshal, puts him through the off-side again in the same over

Score: SL 99/5 after 16.4 overs

Four – Shanaka guides one down the third-man region

All hopes rest now on the shoulders of captain Dasun Shanaka who is slowly taking the attack to the Indian bowlers

Score: SL 95/5 after 16.2 overs

Only six fours in the innings so far by the Sri Lankan batters

Sri Lanka have hit only six fours in the innings so far

Clearly the visitors have failed to get going with wickets falling in regular intervals

Score: SL 90/5 after 16 overs

SL 74/5 after 15 overs – India will look to restrict them within 100 runs

SL are tottering at 74 runs with five wickets in hand going into the last six overs

India will look to restrict them inside 100 now

Wicket – Harshal Patel strikes as Chandimal departs

Chandimal departs after a fine knock of 25 runs off 27 balls to give some respect to the total

V. Iyer takes a good catch off Harshal’s bowling

Score: 60/5 after 12.1 overs

Chandimal and Shanaka have both shown immense application since 4 wickets fell early

Chandimal and Shanaka are slowly but surely trying to bail their team out of trouble

Score: SL 60/4 after 12 overs

India tighten screws as SL still in spot of bother

Indian bowlers aren’t letting go off the pressure, SL batters continue to struggle

Score: SL 52/4 after 11 overs

Four – Chandimal hits Bishnoi through the covers for a stylish four

Dinesh Chandimal drove through the covers to get a boundary off Bishnoi’s first ball of the 11th over

Score: SL 47/4 after 10.1 overs

Four – Mohammed Siraj fumbles as SL get a free boundary off a misfield

SL were gifted a boundary by Mohammed Siraj on the last ball of the 10th over

A diving Siraj couldn’t collect the ball near the fence

Score: SL 43/4 after 10 overs

Wicket – Ravi Bishnoi takes wicket in the first over

Leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi castles Janith Liyanage for 9 runs, takes wicket in his first over

Score: 31/4 after 8.3 overs

Kuldeep’s guile keeps SL batters guessing

Kuldeep Yadav starts on a positive note as he looks to take wickets, concedes only two runs

Score: SL 26/3 after 8 overs

Harshal Patel starts well as India continue to apply pressure

Harshal Patel bowls a brilliant first over as SL batters continue to struggle

Score: SL 24/3 after 7 overs

Powerplay Ends: India on top with six overs played so far

India are clearly dominating proceedings with early wickets and tight bowling up front

Pacers have done a fantastic job so far

Score: SL 18/3 after 6 overs

After 5 overs, SL tottering at 14/3

Sri Lanka need to get their act together as they have gotten off to a really terrible start inside the powerplay

Score: SL 14/3 after 5 overs

Wicket – Avesh Khan strikes again, removes Asalanka for 4 runs

Avesh Khan is bowling really tight lines and lengths as he gets the wicket of Asalanka

Sanju Samson takes a good catch that had a lot of hang time

Score: 11/3 after 4 overs

India on top as they restrict SL to 10/2 after 3 overs

Indian pacers have started brilliantly and the pressure is now showing on SL batters

Score: SL 10/2 after 3 overs

Wicket – Avesh Khan strikes, removes opener Pathum Nissanka

Avesh Khan starts well to get Pathum Nissanka as Sri Lanka go two down inside 2 overs

Score: 5/2 after 2 overs

Four – Avesh Khan concedes a boundary, an unlucky four behind the stumps

Avesh Khan concedes an unlucky four as Nissanka gets one behind the stumps

Score: 5/1 after 1.5 overs

Wicket – Brilliant first over by Siraj, concedes only 1 run and a wicket of Danushka Gunathilaka

Mohammed Siraj bowls a terrific over, concedes only 1 run along with a wicket

Danushka Gunathilaka plays-on onto the stumps for a first-ball duck

Score: SL 1/1 after 1 over

Match Begins – Mohammed Siraj begins proceedings for India

Sri Lanka openers Pathum Nissanka and Danushka Gunathilaka are in the middle

Mohammed Siraj begins proceedings

Score: SL 0/0 after 0.1 over

Captain Rohit Sharma and Dasun Shanaka at the toss:

Captains at the toss

Playing XI for both sides for the 3rd T20I

3RD T20I. Sri Lanka XI: P Nissanka, D Gunathilaka, J Liyanage, C Asalanka, D Chandimal (wk), D Shanaka (c), C Karunaratne, D Chameera, L Kumara, B Fernando, J Vandersay https://t.co/rmrqdXsefV #INDvSL @Paytm

— BCCI (@BCCI) February 27, 2022

Changes in both sides for 3rd T20I

Team Changes

India

Out: Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Yuzvendra Chahal 

In: Ravi Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav, Avesh Khan and Mohammed Siraj

Sri Lanka

Out: Praveen Jayawickrama and Kamil Mishara

In: Janith Liyanage and Jeffrey Vandersay

Hello and welcome to the 3rd T20I between India and Sri Lanka from Dharamsala !

Team India will be looking to sweep the T20I series 3-0 against Sri Lanka after taking an unassailable lead post a seven-wicket victory in the second T20I in Dharamsala on Saturday

Despite the bowlers going for runs in the middle and death overs, the Indian batters got into the act showcasing a mature display during the chase of 184 runs

Led by the classy Shreyas Iyer, India chased down the target in 17.1 overs and seven wickets in hand

Captain Rohit Sharma will like to extend the winning streak to 12 wins out of 12 as they eye yet another series triumph at home in the format

However, the home side will be without the services of wicket-keeper batter Ishan Kishan as he was ruled out of the match after sustaining a blow to his head while batting on Saturday

Sri Lanka, on the other hand, can spring in a few surprises in the bowling department for the final match

The stage is set for the third and final T20I.@Paytm #INDvSL pic.twitter.com/IYTYnhGBAc

— BCCI (@BCCI) February 27, 2022