India vs Sri Lanka Highlights, 3rd T20I Match, Full Cricket Score: Hosts win by six wickets, complete 3-0 sweep

Shreyas Iyer is the Player of the Match for his unbeaten 73, as well as the Player of the Series for scoring 204 runs in three games!

Shreyas Iyer: All three were special for me, but yesterday’s knock, coming in at a crucial moment and winning the series for the team, that was quite special. You need just one ball to get back in form. I’m really happy with whatever opportunity I’ve got in this series. The wicket was a little two-paced today, compared to yesterday. I also wanted to dominate right from the start. You just have to back your instincts and stay positive. It’s been a rollercoaster journey after my injury. I’m really glad I went through that phase and come out of it and perform at this level.

Some impressive numbers for Rohit Sharma the captain

India in T20Is with today’s win

- Joint most consecutive wins (12)
- Most wins at home (40)
- Most wins against an opponent (17 v Sri Lanka)

Rohit Sharma’s win% in T20Is is now 85.71%.#INDvSL

— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) February 27, 2022

After 16.5 overs,India 148/4 ( Shreyas Iyer 73 , Ravindra Jadeja 22)

Kumara starts off with a wide down leg, and follows it up with a similar delivery — this time Jadeja pulling it behind square to collect a boundary and bring the equation down to a single digit. Single off each of the next three deliveries before Shreyas finishes things off with a boundary off the penultimate delivery, remaining not out on 73 to finish unbeaten in this series as India win by six wickets with 19 deliveries to spare. Once again it’s Iyer’s partnership with Jadeja, worth 45 today, that guides India home with ease.

After 16 overs,India 136/4 ( Shreyas Iyer 68 , Ravindra Jadeja 16)

Fernando starts off with a short-of-length ball to Jadeja going down leg, and the all-rounder has no problem dispatching it to the backward square leg boundary. Jaddu follows it up with a pull in front of square, this time collecting a single. Brace to Iyer in the third delivery before he steers a wide yorker towards the wide third man fence, where the fielder running to his left puts in a dive in vain. Single off each of the last two deliveries, leaving India needing just 11 more to win from 24 balls.

After 15 overs,India 123/4 ( Shreyas Iyer 61 , Ravindra Jadeja 10)

Karunaratne returns. Single off each of the first five deliveries before Iyer comes back for a second after flicking towards deep square leg in the final delivery. Seven from the over. India need another 24 to win from 30.

After 14 overs,India 116/4 ( Shreyas Iyer 57 , Ravindra Jadeja 7)

Chameera returns. Jadeja meanwhile, steers a short, wide delivery behind square in the second delivery to collect his first boundary. Nine from the over. India need another 31 to win from the last six overs.

After 13 overs,India 107/4 ( Shreyas Iyer 55 , Ravindra Jadeja 1)

Excellent over from Kumara as he gets rid of Venkatesh Iyer in the second delivery while restricting Shreyas Iyer and new batter Ravindra Jadeja from scoring any boundaries. Five runs and a wicket from the over. India need 40 off 42. Though the required rate is below six, a wicket or two — especially that of Shreyas — could put Sri Lanka in the driver’s seat.

OUT! Venkatesh Iyer doesn’t quite make optimal use of the opportunity handed to him today, miscuing a pull to get caught by the substitute fielder Jayawickrama at deep square leg. Kumara strikes again, collecting his second wicket of the innings. IND 103/4

V Iyer c sub (Jayawickrama) b Kumara 5(4)

After 12 overs,India 102/3 ( Shreyas Iyer 52 , Venkatesh Iyer 5)

Shreyas Iyer brings up his third consecutive half-century with a flourish, smashing the ball over long on in the first delivery. Vandersay, meanwhile, isn’t able to bowl more than two deliveries in this over, and Chamika Karunaratne is called on to bowl the remaining deliveries.

After 11 overs,India 93/3 ( Shreyas Iyer 44 , Venkatesh Iyer 4)

Kumara returns after the drinks interval, and this time uproots the leg stump with a searing yorker to send Hooda back to the dugout. Venkatesh Iyer is the new man in, and he gets off the mark with a pull in front of square off a short delivery. Seven runs and a wicket from Kumara’s second. India need another 54 to win at run-a-ball.

BOWLED! What a delivery from Lahiru Kumara! A yorker aimed at Deepak Hooda’s feet that ends up uprooting the leg stump, a dismissal that will no doubt make a certain Lasith Malinga proud. Another threatening partnership has been broken. IND 89/3

Hooda b Kumara 21(16

After 10 overs,India 86/2 ( Shreyas Iyer 42 , Deepak Hooda 20)

SIX! Hooda collects the first maximum of the innings after deciding to go aerial down the ground, clearing the wide long off fence off Vandersay’s bowling. 10 from the over, with India needing another 61 to win at nearly run-a-ball with eight wickets in hand. Time for the players to have a drink. Current partnership’s worth 35, one that has brought the Indians back in the driver’s seat.

After 9 overs,India 76/2 ( Shreyas Iyer 41 , Deepak Hooda 11)

Expensive over from Karunaratne with 13 coming off it, including a boundary each to Iyer and Hooda, the former moving into the 40s in this over. India need 71 more to win from 66 balls.

After 8 overs,India 63/2 ( Shreyas Iyer 34 , Deepak Hooda 5)

Spin introduced as Jeffrey Vandersay replaces Fernando. Iyer and Hooda rotate the strike between themselves through singles before Iyer drills an overpitched ball down the ground in the sixth delivery to collect his sixth boundary.

After 7 overs,India 55/2 ( Shreyas Iyer 28 , Deepak Hooda 3)

Karunaratne introduced after the powerplay. Samson brings up the fifty for India with a boundary at the start of this over, before nicking the ball to the keeper next ball to depart for 18, bringing Deepak Hooda at the crease. Eight runs and a wicket from the over. India need 92 to win off 78.

Edged… and taken! Samson decides to poke at the ball that’s nipping away from him, and ends up getting a thick edge. The ball carries all the way to the keeper at a comfortable height as Karunaratne breaks what was starting to look a dangerous partnership from the visitors’ perspective. IND 51/2

Samson c Chandimal b Karunaratne 18(12)

After 6 overs,India 47/1 ( Sanju Samson (W) 14 , Shreyas Iyer 27)

Another boundary for Samson as he steers a wide full toss, poor stuff from the left-arm seamer, past the man at short third man to collect his second boundary of the innings. Iyer tucks a short-of-length ball behind square, placing the ball out of short fine’s reach to make it two boundaries in three balls in this over. 10 from this over. Nice little recovery from the Indians as they reach 47/1 at the end of the powerplay. India need another 100 to win from 84 balls with nine wickets in hand.

After 5 overs,India 37/1 ( Sanju Samson (W) 9 , Shreyas Iyer 22)

Change of ends for Chameera. The seamer restricts the second-wicket pair to singles in the first five deliveries, before Samson decides to break the shackles with a well-timed aerial drive over mid on that fetches him his first boundary of the evening. Nine from the over. Partnership currently worth 31.

After 4 overs,India 28/1 ( Sanju Samson (W) 3 , Shreyas Iyer 20)

Lahiru Kumara replaces Dushmantha Chameera. Iyer, meanwhile, decides to use Kumara’s extra pace to send the ball racing away to the fence, collecting three boundaries in this over along with a brace. 15 from this over, and the Indians are back on their feet in the chase.

After 3 overs,India 13/1 ( Sanju Samson (W) 2 , Shreyas Iyer 6)

Fernando, who had hurt his thumb in his non-bowling hand in the previous over, continues. Iyer and Samson collect a single each before the former collects his first boundary with a lovely cover drive in the penultimate delivery. Six from the over.

After 2 overs,India 7/1 ( Sanju Samson (W) 1 , Shreyas Iyer 1)

Outstanding start from Dushmantha Chameera as he gives away just one from his first over while accounting for Rohit’s wicket. Shreyas Iyer is the new man in at three, and he gets off the mark with a single in the penultimate delivery.

OUT! Dushmantha Chameera dismisses Rohit Sharma yet again! Went for a wild heave down the ground and got no timing, skieing the ball towards mid off with Karunaratne pouching this comfortably. The sixth time Chameera’s got rid of Rohit in T20Is. IND 6/1

Rohit c Karunaratne b Chameera 5(9)

After 1 over,India 6/0 ( Sanju Samson (W) 1 , Rohit Sharma (C) 5)

Sanju Samson’s off the mark right away with a single off the first delivery. Rohit then opens his account with a boundary two balls later, steering a yorker through backward square leg. Dropped! Rohit steers the ball towards Shanaka at mid off, his Sri Lankan counterpart making a mess of a low chance that came his way. Six from the first over.

After 20 overs,Sri Lanka 146/5 ( Dasun Shanaka (C) 74 , Chamika Karunaratne 12)

Harshal Patel bowls the final over. Shanaka produces a one-handed slog sweep in the second delivery, clearing to square leg fence comfortably to collect his second six of the innings. Collects a quick double in the next delivery, before gloving a short ball over the keeper’s head and away to the fine leg fence for his ninth boundary. Dot to end the innings, as Sri Lanka finish on 146/5, the unbroken sixth-wicket stand worth 86 off just 47 deliveries, with Shanaka remaining unbeaten on 74 off just 37.

After 19 overs,Sri Lanka 134/5 ( Dasun Shanaka (C) 62 , Chamika Karunaratne 12)

4, 4, Wide, 6. Shanaka, clearly on a roll at the moment and middling just about everything, tears Khan apart in this over as he brings up his third T20I half-century, taking just 29 deliveries to get to the milestone. 19 from the over. Sri Lanka will hope to cross 150 in the final over.

After 18 overs,Sri Lanka 115/5 ( Dasun Shanaka (C) 47 , Chamika Karunaratne 10)

Bishnoi is bowling the 18th over, with Jadeja, Venkatesh Iyer and Deepak Hooda’s bowling skills not being utilised at all today. Single off each of the first three deliveries, before Shanaka collects back-to-back fours to bring up the fifty stand with Karunaratne for the sixth wicket. 12 from the over. Another two to go in the innings.

After 17 overs,Sri Lanka 103/5 ( Dasun Shanaka (C) 37 , Chamika Karunaratne 8)

Siraj returns. Shanaka, meanwhile, tees off in this over and appears to have picked up from where he left off yesterday, smashing two boundaries in three balls — through the point and cover regions respectively. And he’s racing between the wickets when not scoring boundaries, collecting back-to-back doubles in the last two balls. 13 from the over. Sri Lanka are past the 100-mark in this over.

After 16 overs,Sri Lanka 90/5 ( Dasun Shanaka (C) 25 , Chamika Karunaratne 7)

Shanaka gets a thick top edge while looking to pull a short ball from Patel, and gets a lucky escape in the end as the ball lands between three fielders at mid on. He follows it up with a lovely flick behind square off a yorker-length ball from Patel. Four byes added two balls later after Samson fails to get his gloves to a steep bouncer from Patel. 12 from the over. Another four to go in the Sri Lankan innings.

After 15 overs,Sri Lanka 78/5 ( Dasun Shanaka (C) 19 , Chamika Karunaratne 5)

Bishnoi returns and keeps it tidy, with just four coming off his third as Shanaka and Karunaratne having to content themselves with singles for now. The Lankans will hope for a late assault from the captain’s bat, not too different from the one witnessed in yesterday’s game as they added 80 in the last five.

After 14 overs,Sri Lanka 74/5 ( Dasun Shanaka (C) 17 , Chamika Karunaratne 4)

Kuldeep continues from the other end. 10 from the over, including four leg byes in the third delivery and a couple of doubles to Shanaka, who’s batting on 17 at the end of this over.

After 13 overs,Sri Lanka 64/5 ( Dasun Shanaka (C) 12 , Chamika Karunaratne 3)

Harshal Patel returns to the attack, and he gets the breakthrough right away as Chandimal departs for 25, holing out to Venkatesh at backward point. Chamika Karunaratne is the new man in, and he gets off the mark right away with a brace. Four runs and a wicket from the over.

OUT! Patel strikes after being brought back as he removes Chandimal for 25. The Sri Lankan No 4 cuts the ball towards backward point, where Venkatesh Iyer crouches low and collects the catch safely in the end, though he also ends up copping a painful blow on the unmentionables after the ball had deflected off his arm and hit him below the abdomen. Patel breaks the stand that was starting to look dangerous from the Indian perspective. SL 60/5

Chandimal c V Iyer b Patel 25(27)

After 12 overs,Sri Lanka 60/4 ( Dinesh Chandimal (W) 25 , Dasun Shanaka (C) 11)

Single off each of the first two deliveries before Chandimal collects his second boundary with a solid punch through the cover region in the fourth ball. Shreyas Iyer puts in a dive in front of the boundary, but his foot ends up touching the advertising cushion just when he puts in a slide. Kuldeep though, beats him with drift in the next delivery. Chandimal keeps the strike with a single off the last delivery.