IND vs SL: Sensational Shreyas helps India win the 3rd T20 & hand Sri Lanka a 3-0 whitewash

Updated : Feb 27, 2022 23:38
|
Editorji News Desk

Team India continued its dominance under Rohit Sharma as they beat Sri Lanka by 6 wickets in the 3rd T20 to hand the visitors a 3-0 whitewash.

Batting first, Sri Lanka found themselves 5 down with just 60 runs in 12.1 overs. But skipper Dasun Shanaka once again stood tall with an unbeaten 38-ball-74. 68 runs off the last 5 overs helped the Lankans finish at 146/5.

Chasing which India lost its openers cheaply but it was Shreyas Iyer once again who counter attacked. The new KKR skipper smashed his 3rd consecutive half-century and remained unbeaten on 73. 15-ball-22 not out by Ravindra Jadeja helped India cross the finish line with 19 balls to spare.

With that, the Men in Blue extended its winning run T20I to 12 games, joint-most among all Test-playing nations.

Also read: IND vs SL: another record for Rohit Sharma, becomes most-capped player in T20I

Team IndiaRohit SharmaSri LankaShreyas Iyer

Recommended For You

editorji | Sports

Iran 'negotiating' with FIFA over moving World Cup games to Mexico: embassy

editorji | Sports

IPL first phase schedule announced amid travel concerns caused by war in West Asia

editorji | Sports

Rinku Singh’s father Khanchand Singh passes away after battling stage 4 liver cancer

editorji | Sports

T20 World Cup: Abhishek, Hardik help India pulverise Zimbabwe by 72 runs; stay in semis race

editorji | Sports

T20 World Cup: Clinical South Africa hammer West Indies by nine wickets, tighten grip on semifinal spot