India Beat Sri lanka in 3rd T 20 match of bilateral series in 2016

Sri Lanka was scheduled to play a 3 Match T 20 International Series in India in 2016. This series was important as both teams were preparing for the T 20 World Cup to be played later here in India in 2016. The 3rd and final T 20 International Match was to be played on Dr. Y.S. Raja sekhara Reddy ACA VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam, India on 14th Feb, 2016.

India won the toss and opts to bowl first; this is how Sri Lanka team and 11 was looking like in this 3rd and final T 20International Match International match: Chamara K, Thisara Perera, Dinesh Chandimal (c), S Senanayake, Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Milinda Siriwardana, Seekkuge Prasanna, Danushka Gunathilaka, Dushmantha C, Dasun Shanaka, Kasun Rajitha

And Indian team and 11 was looking like this in this 3rd and finalT 20International Match International match: Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Ashish Nehra, Suresh Raina, R Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Ravi chandran Ashwin, J Bumrah, Hardik Pandya

Sri Lanka started poorly and was bowled out for only 82 runs 18 over’s and top scored by D Shanka who made 19 runs in 24 balls with 1 4’s and 2 six at the strike rate of 79 runs in 100 balls.

And T Perera who made 12 runs in 20 balls with 1 4’s and 0 six at the strike rate of 60 runs in 100 balls.

India was needed to score 83 runs in 20 over’s to won this 3rd and final T 20 International Match and to win the series 2-1.

India batted very well and was able to chase the target of 83 runs in only 13.5 over’s at the loss of only 1 wicket and top scored by Shikar D who made 46 runs in 46 balls with 5 4’s and 1 six at the strike rate of 100 runs in 100 balls A Rahane who made 22 runs in 24 balls with 1 4’s and 0 six at the strike rate of 92 runs in 100 balls.

India won the match by 9 wickets and series as well 2-1.

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