SURYA'S SPARKING

TEAM INDIA BEAT SRI LANKA BY 91 RUNS IN THIRD T20I, WIN 5TH CONSECUTIVE HOME SERIES | The Indian team has won its fifth consecutive home series against Sri Lanka. There have been 6 series between the teams so far. With only the 2009 series ending in a draw

Suryakumar Yadav displayed his unmatched superiority yet again in the shortest format with a scintillating hundred as India outplayed Sri Lanka by 91 runs in the third T20I to secure a memorable series win here on Saturday.

Surya struck a sensational 112 not out off 51 balls for his third T20I century and fired India to an imposing 228 for five, making the job easier for his bowlers.He toyed with the Sri Lankan bowlers throughout, hitting fours and maximums at will and in his trademark manner all across the ground to notch his third century in the format. The Indian bowlers then dominated as they skittled Sri Lanka for 137 to claim the series 2-1.

Chasing the stiff target, Pathum Nissanka (15) survived a first-ball appeal as he chose to review a leg before call off a Hardik Pandya delivery. The two openers looked up for the challenge as they shared a brisk 44-run stand. While Nissanka hit Arshdeep Singh (3/20) for a couple of fours in the second over, he slammed consecu tive sixes off Pandya in the next over. With the pacers going for runs, Pandya introduced spin in the form of Axar Patel (1/19) and the leftarm spinner took the wicket of Kusal Mendis (23).

Arshdeep Singh then dismissed Nissanka in the next over while Pandya got Avishka Fernando (1).