Watch: Rishabh Pant, Arshdeep Singh Miss Run Outs At Both Ends, Overthrow Seals Sri Lanka Win

07.09.2022 - 08:27 sports.ndtv.com

The match between India and Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup saw one more final-over thriller as the Dasun Shanaka-led side continued their resurgence since their opening match defeat against Afghanistan.

With Sri Lanka needing two runs off the final two deliveries in Dubai, Arshdeep Singh bowled a short slower ball that Shanaka could not get bat on.

The Sri Lanka skipper, however, started to run for the single, with Bhanuka Rajapaksa steaming down to the striker's end. Rishabh Pant missed his throw at the stumps, meaning Rajapaksa could get in safe, but Arshdeep had a chance of running Shanaka out at the non-striker's end.

However, the left-arm pacer missed his throw as well and Sri Lanka were able to take another run as a result of the overthrow and seal the victory.

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India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bowl first against Australia in the third and final T20I at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket in Hyderabad. With the series levelled at 1-1, India made just one change to their playing XI from the previous game as Bhuvneshwar Kumar returned to the side, replacing wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant. India had levelled the series 1-1 after beating Australia in a rain-hit match. During the toss, Rohit explained why Pant had to sit out the series decider.

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