Sri Lanka’s tale of mysterious collapses resumed in a low-scoring thriller as India won the third 20 International in Super Over to clinch a 3-0 series sweep, which didn’t seem conceivable in the first 38 overs. Suryakumar Yadav and Rinku Singh proved to be the ‘men with golden arm’. Sri Lanka was coasting along at 110 for 1 in 15.1 overs, chasing a target of 138 on a rank turner, when they lost their way again for the third time in four days, finishing tied at 137 for 8. In the most recent incident, the hosts lost 7 wickets in 4.5 overs for 27 runs.
Sri Lanka needed to score 6 runs from 6 balls. With the ball turning a mile, Suryakumar Yadav made the decision to come on, giving Mohammed Siraj one over remaining. It was his debut time bowling in 20-over Internationals. Furthermore, India could only field four players outside the 30-yard circle due to their over-rate. However, Suryakumar took two wickets and gave up just five runs to level the game.
Washington Sundar hit a wide to begin the Super Over. However, one delivery later, he had Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Perera caught at the boundary off consecutive deliveries. Suryakumar stroked Maheesh Theekshana’s first delivery towards short fine leg, where Asitha Fernando let the ball to pass through his legs for four, with India needing only 3 runs from their Super Over.
