India vs Sri Lanka, 3rd T20I: The wicket was supporting bowlers, says Avesh Khan

Avesh Khan said that the wicket was supporting the bowlers during the third and final T20I of the three-match series against Sri Lanka on Sunday here at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamshala. AS IT HAPPENED | SCORECARDIndia won the final T20I by six wickets to sweep the series 3-0. For the hosts, Shreyas Iyer once again starred with the bat, scoring an unbeaten 73 as the host chased down the winning target of 147 in 16.5 overs. "The wicket was supporting the bowlers, the plan was to just bowl proper line and length. The popping crease was slippery the other day (on why he struggled in the 3rd T20I against West Indies). Here, I just needed to be disciplined," said Khan in a post-match presentation.

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The home side went into Sunday's affair with a batsman short, and lost skipper Rohit Sharma in the second over of the innings. The onus once again fell on Shreyas to anchor the chase. Iyer accepted the challenge wholeheartedly, slamming a 45-ball unbeaten 73, laced with nine hits to the fence and

Earlier, Indian bowlers restricted Sri Lanka to the score of 146/5 in the 20 overs. For Sri Lanka, Dasun Shanaka again played a captain's knock of 74 not out and took the visitors to a respectable total, while Dinesh Chandimal scored 25. Khan scalped two wickets, while Mohammed Siraj, Harshal Patel, and Ravi Bishnoi grabbed one apiece. India never found themselves in trouble while chasing the underwhelming target of 146. Shreyas trumped the chase with 73 not out off 45 balls - his third successive half-century. The hosts dominated from the word go and chased down the target with 19 balls