Watch: India T20I Skipper Suryakumar Yadav 'Giving It All' Ahead Of Sri Lanka Series

21.07.2024 - 19:46 sports.ndtv.com

Star India batter Suryakumar Yadav was seen practising ahead of the upcoming Sri Lanka tour, which will be starting on July 27.

Ahead of Sri Lanka tour, Suryakumar took to his official Instagram account and shared a glimpse of him sweating it out. The 33-year-old shared a small clip of him running on the field before the start of the series.

India has named Suryakumar Yadav as the captain of their men's T20I team for the tour of Sri Lanka, with Shubman Gill as the vice-captain of the T20I and ODI sides.

Notably, Hardik, who was leading the T20I sides in the tours after the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 debacle in Australia, where England beat India by 10 wickets in the semis, has been removed from the leadership roles.

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India vs Sri Lanka 2nd ODI, Live Updates: Sri Lanka skipper Charith Asalanka won the toss and opted to bat against India in the second ODI of the three-match series on Sunday. Rohit Sharma and co have announced an unchanged Playing XI while the hosts have made two changes to their side. Wanindu Hasaranga and Mohamed Shiraz missing out, while Kamindu Mendis and Jeffrey Vandersay have come in. Measures to battle a sluggish pitch and an assortment of Sri Lankan slow bowlers will feature high on India's strategy list. Chasing a manageable 231, India were comfortably placed at 130 for three in the first ODI on Friday before losing their way against Lankan spinners, who showed enough pluck to bowl out the visitors for 230 to earn a tie. (Live Scorecard)

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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.

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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.

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

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Suryakumar Yadav's heart is beating with joy watching his teammates care for each other, as he starts his journey to become a leader of men rather than a mere captain of a cricket team. In his first series as full-time T20I captain, Suryakumar won the 'Player of The Series' award after two brilliant knocks in the first two games, but getting two wickets with his off-breaks in a thrilling Super Over win was an icing on the cake.

Super Over Madness, Rinku Singh And Suryakumar Yadav Bowl, As India Beat Sri Lanka In 3rd T20I

India defeated Sri Lanka via the Super Over in the inconsequential third and final T20I at Pallekele here on Tuesday to sweep the series 3-0. Kusal Perera (46, 34b) and Kusal Mendis (43, 41b) guided Lanka's chase of 138 before their innings fell apart in the familiar fashion at the business end. SL ended up at 137/8 after stipulated 20 overs, taking the match to Super Over. For India, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Rinku Singh and skipper Suryakumar Yadav took two wickets apiece. India needed just three runs to win in Super Over.