Red-hot Iyer leads India T20 series sweep

India have completed a 3-0 series sweep against Sri Lanka after Shreyas Iyer's third successive half-century secured a six-wicket victory in the final Twenty20 International in Dharamsala.

Opting to bat on Sunday, Sri Lanka posted 5-146 with skipper Dasun Shanaka scoring more than half the runs with his unbeaten 74 off 38 balls.

But Iyer, who finished the series with 204 runs without being dismissed, smashed 73 not out as India reached the victory target with 19 balls to spare.

With the series already in the bag, the hosts rested four front-line players, including wicketkeeper Ishan Kishan, who had been struck on the head while batting in the second match on Saturday.

Thanks to the depth in their squad, India have now joined Afghanistan and Romania as the only countries to have won a record 12 consecutive Twenty20 Internationals.

India's victory followed their 6-0 limited-overs romp against West Indies in the previous home series earlier this month.

Sri Lanka captain Shanaka was left to rue his decision to bat after winning the toss as they lost both their openers in the first two overs and slumped to 5-60 in the 13th over.

Shanaka counter-attacked in a spectacular fashion scoring at nearly two-runs-a-ball to take the tourists near the 150 mark.

India lost skipper Rohit Sharma early in their chase but Iyer, who hit 57no in the opening match and 74no in the second, once again anchored their chase as he and Ravindra Jadeja, who made 22 not out, guided India home.

The neighbours will now clash in a two-Test series beginning in Mohali on March 4.