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Patna : Electing to bat after winning the toss, India were all out for a modest 225 runs in 43.1 overs in the 3rd ODI against Sri Lanla (SL) at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, on July 23, 2021, night, with opener Prithwi Shaw scoring 49 in 49 balls hitting 8 fours and Sanju Samson scoring 46 in 46 balls with 5 fours and 1 six. India failed to utilise their quota of 47 overs. The match was reduced to 47 overs per side due to rain.
Suryakumar Yafav scored 40 runs in 37 balls hitting with 7 fours. India are leading the three-match series 2-0. All-rounder Hardik Pandya’s flop show (19 runs) continues withe bat. Captain Shikhar Dhawan scored 13 runs. India were reduced to 195/8 after 32.5 overs but Rahul Chahar and Navdeep Saini added 29 runs for the 9th wicket.SL spinners : Akila Dananjaya and Praveen Jayawickrama, took 3 wickets each.
Five India players including Nitish Rana, Krishnappa Gowtham, Rahul Chahar, Chetan Sakaria, and Sanju Samson made their ODI debut in the match.
Chasing the revised target of 227 runs, SL were 20/0 after 3 overs.