India vs Sri Lanka LIVE Score Updates, 3rd T20I: Suryakumar Yadav Aims To Break Rohit Sharma's Big Record, India Eye Whitewash

30.07.2024 - 12:34 sports.ndtv.com

India vs Sri Lanka 3rd T20I Live Updates: India will be squaring off against Sri Lanka in the third T20I of the three-match series on Tuesday in Pallekele.

After sealing the series with an unassailable 2-0 lead, Suryakumar Yadav and co will now aim for a whitewash. India won the first game by 43 runs before securing a seven-wicket victory in the rain-shortened second match.

India captain Suryakumar Yadav aims to break Rohit Sharma's record. Surya needs 74 runs to surpass Rohit and become the Indian with most runs in T20Is against Sri Lanka. (Live Scorecard) The third and final T20I of the series between Sri Lanka and India awaits us at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy.

With India holding a 2-0 lead, there is no way back for Sri Lanka in the series but will aim to finish on a high note and carry momentum into the ODI series.

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India Batters Need To Fire In 3rd ODI vs Sri Lanka To Avoid Series Defeat After 27 Years

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India vs Sri Lanka Live Streaming 2nd ODI Live Telecast: When And Where To Watch Match Live

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India vs Sri Lanka Live Streaming 1st ODI Live Telecast: When And Where To Watch Match Live

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Watch: Suryakumar Yadav's Blunder Nearly Cost India 3rd T20I vs Sri Lanka

A blunder from India's T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav nearly cost the team the third match against Sri Lanka on Tuesday. It was the third and final T20I of the series. Sri Lanka were chasing 138 runs but their poor performance in batting towards the end saw India making a remarkable comeback in Pallekele. The hosts needed 5 runs off the final two balls to win the game. This is when Chamindu Wickramasinghe slammed Suryakumar's fuller delivery to long-off and tried to steal a couple.

Rinku Singh's "God's Plan" Remark After Impactful Over Sri Lanka In 3rd T20I

With Sri Lanka needing nine runs to win off 12 balls, India summoned Rinku Singh to press his part-time off-spin bowling into action. Rinku, bowling for the first time in T20Is, gave away only three runs while picking two wickets in a superb 19th over. There was more out-of-the-box thinking in store as captain Suryakumar Yadav brought himself on to bowl the last over, defended five runs by picking up two wickets and sent the game to a Super Over, where India won to seal a 3-0 triumph.