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India Vs Sri Lanka, 3rd T20I: Dominant India win by 78 runs, claim series 2-0; Saini, Shardul shine - As it happened

India Vs Sri Lanka, 3rd T20I: Live Score: Kohli eyes series win, Malinga aims for an equaliser in Pune

India Vs Sri Lanka, 3rd T20I: Dominant India win by 78 runs, claim series 2-0; Saini, Shardul shine - As it happened

Pune, January 10: Indian cricket team displayed yet another clinical show as they defeated Sri Lanka by 78 runs in the third Twenty20 International at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune on Friday (January 10) and with this win, the hosts claimed the series 2-0.

India posted a mammoth 201/6 in stipulated 20 overs after Sri Lanka captain Lasith Malinga won the toss and invited his Indian counterpart Virat Kohli to bat first.

KL Rahul (54) and Shikhar Dhawan (52) slammed half-centuries and gave India a sensational start. Later Kohli, Shardul Thakur and Manish Pandey played brilliant cameos, in the end, to guide their team to a respectable total on a batting-friendly track.

'King' Kohli achieves another milestone, becomes quickest to reach 11,000 international runs as captain'King' Kohli achieves another milestone, becomes quickest to reach 11,000 international runs as captain

Later, pacers Navdeep Saini, Shardul Thakur and Jasprit Bumrah showed their class with the ball and bundled the tourists out for 123 in 15.5 overs.

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India won the second T20 in Indore on Tuesday by a margin of 5 wickets. The first T20I in Guwahati was washed out without a ball being bowled.

Here's how the 3rd T20I panned out:

Jan 10, 2020, 10:45 pm IST

Virat Kohli | Winning skipper: A good start to this year. We started on the right track, chasing one game and setting the other. Very clinical as well, so I am very happy. Just the confidence of getting that 200 mark will help us. The middle collapse was challenging but what Manish and Shardul did in the end really helped. We saw guys who turned up and who put their hands up when the senior guys don't perform and need more of this in the coming games as well. We wanted to plug some of the gaps. I think today as well, we thought 180 at one stage and crossed 200. In Mumbai as well, we thought 200 and crossed 230. We don't want to be a team which is tentative while batting first, and we want to show the same attitude which we bring in chases while batting first as well. All three (Rohit, Dhawan and Rahul) are solid players, it all boils down to who is batting better. Rohit has been a consistent performer. People must stop pitting people against each other and I don't believe in doing that at all.

Jan 10, 2020, 10:42 pm IST

Navdeep Saini | Man of the Series: When I used to play with the red ball earlier, I used to find bowling with the white ball difficult. But now after practicing, I have been finding it easier and have been getting better. My seniors have been helping me as well as to how to bowl in different situations. Bowling fast comes naturally to me. I look after my gym, my diet and playing for India is a big deal. I have been playing with the red ball only for the last four-five years and before that I was playing with the tennis ball only.

Jan 10, 2020, 10:42 pm IST

Shardul Thakur | Man of the Match: I believe I have the ability with the bat and I have been practicing well. If I can contribute at number eight, it is always crucial for the team. With regards to my action, I can bowl outswingers, so the focus is to swing the ball early. I have spent quite some time in the team ever since I broke in in 2016. I get a homely feeling and don't feel left out, so credit to the captain and the management. I am preparing myself to bat when I am waiting outside and that takes pressure off me when I come in.

Jan 10, 2020, 10:42 pm IST

Shardul Thakur | Man of the Match: I believe I have the ability with the bat and I have been practicing well. If I can contribute at number eight, it is always crucial for the team. With regards to my action, I can bowl outswingers, so the focus is to swing the ball early. I have spent quite some time in the team ever since I broke in in 2016. I get a homely feeling and don't feel left out, so credit to the captain and the management. I am preparing myself to bat when I am waiting outside and that takes pressure off me when I come in.

Jan 10, 2020, 10:42 pm IST

Lasith Malinga | Losing skipper: I think in these kind of situations when the conditions were wet, we needed to control the ball better. They (India) got away in the last three overs. But our top-order batsmen got out quickly and Dhananjaya and Mathews showed us how easy it was to bat here. We need to learn how to handle these situations better. This is the talent we have in Sri Lanka and we have to back them and get the maximum out of them in the World Cup. All teams in the world are using wrist spinners, and we have good bowlers in Hasaranga and Sandakan. These are the two bowlers we are looking at going into the World Cup.

Jan 10, 2020, 10:10 pm IST

Wicket & INDIA WINS!! Malinga is the last SL wicket to perish as Saini gets his third wicket. India (201/6) beat Sri Lanka (123-10) by 78 runs. And Kohli & Team has won the series 2-0.

Jan 10, 2020, 10:08 pm IST

Wicket! Dhananjaya de Silva's (57) brilliant inning comes to an end as Jasprit Bumrah takes a fine catch in the deep. Saini gets another wicket. SL - 122/9 in 15.3 overs.

Jan 10, 2020, 10:05 pm IST

Wicket! Lakshan Sandakan (1) has been stumped by Sanju Samson and Washington Sundar gets another wicket. SL - 118/8 in 15 overs.

Jan 10, 2020, 10:03 pm IST

50!! Dhananjaya de Silva brings up his half-century off just 31 deliveries. He has been the lone bright spot in this Sri Lankan innings.

Jan 10, 2020, 9:59 pm IST

Run Out! Yuzvendra Chahal hits the bulls at non-striker's end and Wanindu Hasaranga departs for a duck. SL - 110/7 in 13.5 overs

Jan 10, 2020, 9:56 pm IST

Wicket! Soft-dismissal! Dasun Shanaka (9) gives a simple return catch to Shardul Thakur and walks back towards the dugout. SL - 110/6 in 13.3 overs.

Jan 10, 2020, 9:52 pm IST

SIX!! Dasun Shanaka hammers Chahal over long-on and the ball sails way back into the stands. Chahal is not in his elements tonight.

Jan 10, 2020, 9:51 pm IST

Four! Dhananjaya gets a boundary off Chahal and that brings up 100 for the Lankans in the run chase.

Jan 10, 2020, 9:47 pm IST

Wicket! Scintillating catch in the deep by Manish Pandey to dismiss set Angelo Matthews for 31. Washington Sundar finally gets a breakthrough and breaks the fifty partnership. SL - 94/5 in 11.2 overs.

Jan 10, 2020, 9:40 pm IST

After 10 overs, Sri Lanka reach 78/4. They need another 124 more runs off 60 deliveries. Matthews and de Silva are looking in fine touch now.

Jan 10, 2020, 9:39 pm IST

50-run partnership between Matthews and de Silva off 29 deliveries. Sri Lanka would want this partnership to flourish.

Jan 10, 2020, 9:37 pm IST

SIX, SIX!! Back-to-back maximums for Sri Lanka. 8.6 - SIX - Matthews hammers a maximum off Sundar. Sundar leaked 19 runs in that over. 9.1 - SIX - Dhananjaya de Silva hits Chahal for a maximum

Jan 10, 2020, 9:33 pm IST

SIX!! Angelo Matthews pulls and gets a maximum off Sundar. He's looking in fine touch tonight.

Jan 10, 2020, 9:30 pm IST

Four! Yuzvendra Chahal has been introduced into the attack by Kohli in the 8th over and gets welcomed by a boundary by de Silva.

Jan 10, 2020, 9:25 pm IST

Four! De Silva ends Saini's over with another boundary as 9 came from it despite a wicket perishing on the first delivery. SL - 35/4 in 6 overs.

Jan 10, 2020, 9:23 pm IST

Four! Dhananjaya de Silva hits a brilliant boundary off Saini to get off the mark in style.

Jan 10, 2020, 9:20 pm IST

Wicket! Another brilliant yorker from Navdeep Saini and he clean bowls Kusal Perera for 7. Sri Lanka - 26/4 in 5.1 overs.

Jan 10, 2020, 9:19 pm IST

11 runs came from that over bowled by Thakur. Sri Lanka - 26/3 in 5 overs.

Jan 10, 2020, 9:13 pm IST

Wicket! Manish Pandey runs out Oshada Fernando for 2. Bumrah bowls a maiden over. Sri Lanka - 15/3 in 4 overs.

Jan 10, 2020, 9:00 pm IST

Wicket! Avishka Fernando gives a simple catch to Shreyas at the point region after hitting Shardul Thakur for a maximum. He departs for 9. SL - 11/2 in 1.3 overs.

Jan 10, 2020, 8:56 pm IST

Wicket! Jasprit Bumrah strikes in the first over as he gets rid of Danushka Gunathilaka for 1. The batsman gives a simple catch to Sundar at mid-on. SL-5/1 after 1st over.

Jan 10, 2020, 8:52 pm IST

2nd innings! Sri Lanka openers Avishka Fernando and Danushka Gunathilaka are into the middle to start their run chase. Jasprit Bumrah starts with the new ball for India.

Jan 10, 2020, 8:41 pm IST

End of the Innings! India post 201/6 in 20 overs. 19 runs came from the final over for India.

Jan 10, 2020, 8:37 pm IST

SIX!! Shardul hammers Lahiru Kumara over long-off for his second maximum of the innings. India reach 190.

Jan 10, 2020, 8:36 pm IST

India reach 182/6 in 19 overs.

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Story first published: Friday, January 10, 2020, 23:38 [IST]
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