India and Sri Lanka played a T20I tri-series on January 10, 2020 at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium Pune, the THIRD T20I was won by India and they won by 78 runs. India thus drew a very competitive target of 202 runs; there were fine innings from KL Rahul and Shikhar Dhawan. Sri Lanka lost upcoming at 123 runs even with a beautiful fight from Dhananjaya de Silva. For his all-round performance with both bat and bowl, Shardul Thakur was given the Player of the Match award. So, let’s discussed about the Sri Lanka National Cricket Team Vs India National Cricket Team Match Scorecard in this article.
Match Summary of Sri Lanka National Cricket Team Vs India National Cricket Team Match Scorecard
Team
Score
Overs
Result
India
201/6
20.0
Won by 78 runs
Sri Lanka
123/10
15.5
Key Performances
Player of the Match: Shardul Thakur – 22* (8 balls) & 2/19 (3 overs)
Player of the Series: Navdeep Saini
Sri Lanka National Cricket Team Vs India National Cricket Team Match Scorecard
India Innings
Batsman
Runs
Balls
4s
6s
SR
KL Rahul
54
36
5
1
150.00
Shikhar Dhawan
52
36
7
1
144.44
Sanju Samson (WK)
6
2
0
1
300.00
Manish Pandey
31
18
4
0
172.22
Shreyas Iyer
4
2
1
0
200.00
Virat Kohli (C)
26
17
2
1
152.94
Washington Sundar
1
0
0
0
–
Shardul Thakur
22
8
1
2
275.00
Extras: 6 (lb: 2, wd: 4)
Fall of Wickets:
97/1 (10.5 overs) – Shikhar Dhawan
106/2 (11.3 overs) – Sanju Samson
118/3 (12.3 overs) – KL Rahul
122/4 (12.5 overs) – Shreyas Iyer
164/5 (17.3 overs) – Virat Kohli
164/6 (17.4 overs) – Washington Sundar
Sri Lanka Innings
Batsman
Runs
Balls
4s
6s
SR
Danushka Gunathilaka
1
2
0
0
50.00
Avishka Fernando
9
7
0
1
128.57
Kusal Perera (WK)
7
10
1
0
70.00
Oshada Fernando
2
5
0
0
40.00
Angelo Mathews
31
20
1
3
155.00
Dhananjaya de Silva
57
36
8
1
158.33
Dasun Shanaka
9
9
0
1
100.00
Wanindu Hasaranga
2
0
0
0
–
Lakshan Sandakan
1
2
0
0
50.00
Lasith Malinga (C)
1
0
0
0
–
Lahiru Kumara
1
1
0
0
100.00
Extras: 5 (b: 1, wd: 4)
Fall of Wickets
5/1 (1 over) – Danushka Gunathilaka
11/2 (1.3 overs) – Avishka Fernando
15/3 (3.1 overs) – Oshada Fernando
26/4 (5.1 overs) – Kusal Perera
94/5 (11.2 overs) – Angelo Mathews
110/6 (13.3 overs) – Dasun Shanaka
110/7 (13.5 overs) – Wanindu Hasaranga
118/8 (15 overs) – Lakshan Sandakan
122/9 (15.3 overs) – Dhananjaya de Silva
123/10 (15.5 overs) – Lasith Malinga
Bowling Figures
India:
Bowler
Overs
Maidens
Runs
Wickets
Econ
Jasprit Bumrah
2
1
5
1
2.50
Shardul Thakur
3
0
19
2
6.33
Navdeep Saini
3.5
0
28
3
7.30
Washington Sundar
4
0
37
2
9.25
Yuzvendra Chahal
3
0
33
0
11.00
Sri Lanka:
Bowler
Overs
Maidens
Runs
Wickets
Econ
Lasith Malinga
4
0
40
0
10.00
Angelo Mathews
3
0
38
0
12.66
Dhananjaya de Silva
1
0
13
0
13.00
Lahiru Kumara
4
0
46
1
11.50
Wanindu Hasaranga
4
0
27
1
6.75
Lakshan Sandakan
4
0
35
3
8.75
Sri Lanka National Cricket Team Vs India National Cricket Team Match Scorecard: Match Highlights
India then posted a good total of 201 for 6 in their fifty overs heavily banking on KL Rahul (54) and Shikhar Dhawan (52).
Sri Lanka werews again challenged by the Indian bowlers except Dhananjaya de Silva who scored a well compiled 57.
This was evident through Shardul Thakur’s performance with the bat and also with the ball which saw him receiving the Player of the Match award.
Player of the Series
Navdeep Saini performed brilliantly while bowling in the series where he was awarded Player of the Series.
Conclusion
In this we read about Sri Lanka National Cricket Team Vs India National Cricket Team Match Scorecard, Sri Lanka versus India 3rd T20I India seized victory by a margin of 78 runs demonstrating the consistency of the side along with a depth in the batting order. Contribution from KL Rahul and Shikhar Dhallan and bowing performance of Shardul Thakur helped India to set a target that was beyond Sri Lanka’s reach. This victory also further affirmed India’s superiority in the series while exposing Australia’s weakness in T20 cricket particularly in terms of strategy.
