The whole ground was covered under big sheets before the toss time and is still drizzling. So, a delay in the toss is expected. (Scorecard | Streaming)
India defeated Sri Lanka in the third T20I in Super Over to clean-sweep the T20I series at Pallekele on Tuesday. Catch the highlights of the thrilling IND Vs SL, 3rd T20I match, here
The rain has stopped and the covers have been removed. The toss is delayed for now. New timings for the toss and start of the game will be announced soon.
India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Hardik Pandya, Riyan Parag, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Siraj, Washington Sundar, Khaleel Ahmed, Shivam Dube, Shubman Gill
Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis(w), Kusal Perera, Kamindu Mendis, Charith Asalanka(c), Dasun Shanaka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Ramesh Mendis, Maheesh Theekshana, Matheesha Pathirana, Asitha Fernando, Avishka Fernando, Dinesh Chandimal, Dunith Wellalage, Chamindu Wickramasinghe, Dilshan Madushanka
The toss will happen at 7:40 pm IST and the match will start at 8 pm IST. No overs will be lost.
England's white-ball coach, Matthew Mott, resigned on Tuesday, leaving assistant Marcus Trescothick in charge while the search for a permanent replacement begins.
The pitch for today's match is new and drier. There are some visible cracks so expect some turn. Slower deliveries are going to work on this surface. There will be dew and captains are going to bowl first for sure. 170 should be a good total on this pitch.
Sri Lanka have won the toss and have opted to field
Playing XIs:
India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Sanju Samson(w), Shivam Dube, Riyan Parag, Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Siraj, Khaleel Ahmed
Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis(w), Kusal Perera, Kamindu Mendis, Charith Asalanka(c), Chamindu Wickramasinghe, Wanindu Hasaranga, Ramesh Mendis, Maheesh Theekshana, Matheesha Pathirana, Asitha Fernando
Chamindu Wickramasinghe opened the bowling attack for Sri Lanka and the Indian pair of Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal came to open the innings. Just three singles from the first over. India are off the mark.
IND - 3/0 (1)
After a silent first over, Yashasvi Jaiswal struck two boundaries in the second over but lost his wicket on the last delivery of the over.
IND - 11/1 (2)
After Yashasvi Jaiswal's early wicket, Sanju Samson came to the crease at his preferred position of no. 3 but lost his wicket in the third over. Chamindu Wickramasinghe got his first wicket in the T20 international career.
IND - 13/2 (3)
Rinku Singh was promoted up in the batting order and he was dismissed by Matheesha Pathirana in his first over. India are three wickets down. Captain Suryakumar Yadav joined Shubman Gill at the crease.
IND - 21/3 (4)
India captain Suryakumar Yadav was dismissed by Asitha Fernando, who was introduced into the attack in the last over of the powerplay. India are four wickets down and Shivam Dube has joined Shubman Gill.
IND - 30/4 (6)
Asitha Fernando came to bowl his second over and leaked nine runs. Shivam Dube managed to take three consecutive doubles in the over.
IND - 44/4 (8)
Ramesh Mendis was introduced into the attack in the 9th over and he dismissed Shivam Dube. Half of the Indian side is back in the pavilion and now Riyan Parag has joined Shubman Gill at the crease.
IND - 53/5 (9)
Ramesh Mendis came to bowl his second over and conceded nine runs including a boundary. Riyan Parag and Shubman Gill are looking to build a partnership here.
IND - 68/5 (11)
Wanindu Hasaranga came to bowl his third over and Riyan Parag smashed him for two sixes in the over to collect 15 runs from the over.
IND - 96/5 (14)
Wanindu Hasaranga came to bowl his last over and struck two wickets in the over. He first got Shubman Gill stumped out then dismissed Riyan Parag on the fifth delivery of the over.
IND - 105/7 (16)
Ravi Bishnoi and Washington Sundar are in the middle and the onus is on Sundar to take India to a respectable total.
IND - 120/7 (18)
Ravi Bishnoi and Washington Sundar added eight runs in the 19th over. Sundar smashed a six in the last over but lost his wicket on the next delivery. Mohammed Siraj got run-out on the final delivery of the over as India set a 138-run target for the hosts.
IND - 137/9 (20)
Brief Score: IND - 137/9 (20)
Shubman Gill - 39 (37), Riyan Parag - 26 (18) | Maheesh Theekshana - (4-0-28-3)
Khaleel Ahmed came to open the bowling attack for India whereas the Sri Lankan pair of Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Mendis opened the batting. Ahmed conceded just two runs including a wide in the first over.
SL - 2/0 (1)
After a superb first over from Khaleel and an economical over from Mohammed Siraj, Khaleel conceded 15 runs including three boundaries in the third over.
SL - 19/0 (3)
Washington Sundar was introduced into the attack in the fifth over and he conceded seven runs including a boundary in the over.
SL - 31/0 (5)
Even after seven overs, India could not get any wickets as both Sri Lankan batters remained unbeaten at the crease. However, the run-flow has been in check but Ravi Bishnoi leaked 10 runs in his first over to open the floodgate.
SL - 45/0 (7)
Ravi Bishnoi was called back into the attack in the 9th over and he dismissed the set batter Pathum Nissanka. He conceded eight runs in the over.
SL - 58/1 (9)
After 12 overs, Sri Lanka are in a favourable position and need run-a-ball now to win this match. Riyan Parag has bowled economically but Ravi Bishnoi has leaked runs.
SL - 82/1 (12)
Sri Lanka have managed to cross the 100-run mark with just one wicket down. They still need 30 runs off 30 balls to win the match. Indian bowlers are going to throw their everything to stop that from happening.
SL - 108/1 (15)
Washington Sundar came to bowl the 17th over and he picked two wickets on consecutive deliveries to ignite the Indian chances. Sri Lanka still need 21 runs off 18 balls with six wickets in hand.
SL - 117/4 (17)
With five wides in the over, Khaleel Ahmed conceded 12 runs in the 18th over. Now, Sri Lanka need nine runs off 12 balls.
SL - 129/4 (18)
Rinku Singh was given the penultimate over and he delivered with two wickets conceding just three runs. Sri Lanka need six runs off six balls now.
SL - 132/6 (19)
Suryakumar Yadav is bowling the last over of the inning and after a beautiful first delivery, he got his first T20I wicket on the second delivery. SL need six runs off four balls,
SL - 132/7 (19.2)
Suryakumar Yadav dismissed Maheesh Theekshana on the third delivery and conceded a single on the 4th ball. Now, SL need five runs off two balls.
SL - 133/8 (19.4)
Suryakumar Yadav couldn't see the batter at non-strike and threw the ball to the keeper's end on the fifth delivery. Another double on the final delivery and the match was tied.
SL - 137/8 (20)
Rinku Singh was given the responsibility to bowl the penultimate over with nine needed off 12 balls. He conceded three runs and took two wickets. Suryakumar Yadav came to bowl the final over and he conceded five runs while taking two wickets to take the match to a super over. Sri Lanka will be batting first.
Kusal Perera and Kusal Mendis are out in the middle for Sri Lanka. Washington Sundar is bowling for India.
Washington Sundar started with a wide delivery, then the first legal delivery went for a single. The second delivery got a wicket of Kusal Perera. Pathum Nissanka came to bat and was caught near the boundary ropes on the third delivery. India need three runs to win the match.
SL - 2/2 (0.3)
Suryakumar Yadav and Shubman Gill came out to bat for India with a target of three runs. Maheesh Theekshana has the ball in hand.
Suryakumar Yadav hit the winning boundary on the first delivery of the super over to win the match. India pulled out a miracle here to clean sweep the series.
India continued their dominance at the Pallekele and won their ninth match at that venue. India have been unbeaten at that venue and the record stays.
(Super Over) All the work I did, and blessings from God helped me. I wanted to try and stay calm. Very grateful to SKY for throwing the ball to me. Very grateful to get this opportunity. I just need to do what I am supposed to do. We did a bit of homework against their batters. I had to hit the right lengths.
I am really disappointed about our batting line-up, middle-order and lower middle-order. Very bad shot selection was the reason. Spinners were bowling that's why Hasaranga came up the order. He had the license to hit one or two boundaries, that didn't happen. Wrong shot selection on this pitch. Definitely (it was gettable), we need to do more as professional cricketers. I want to see good batting performances in the ODIs. Our top three and four have done well and that's the only positive for us.
More than the last over, I feel when we were around 30/4, how the boys showed character, 140 was a par score on that track. I told, if we put our heart in, we could pull it off. The amount of skill they have, self confidence, it makes my job easy. The positivity, the care for each other is unbelievable. After the last game, I told few boys will be rested and they were ready to sit out. They have made my job easy. I have little pressure when I bat. Like I said before the series, I don't want to be the captain, I want to be the leader.
A thrilling finish to a three-match T20I series as India clean swept the series with 3-0. Suryakumar Yadav is the Player of the Series and Washington Sundar was chosen the Player of the Match for his fantastic performance. That's all from our side. We will join you for the ODIs starting on 2nd August. Until then, goodbye and goodnight!