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Patna : Electing to bat after winning the toss, India struggled to reach 81/8 in 20 overs in the 3rd T20I against Sri Lanka (SL) at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, on July 29, 2021, with spinner Wanindu Hasaranga taking 4/9 in 4 overs and SL captain Dasun Shanaka ( medium fast bowler) taking 2/20 in 4 overs.
Spinner Kuldeep Yadav top scored for India scoring an unbeaten 23 in 28 balls while medium fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar scored 16 runs in 32 balls. Medium fast bowler Chetan Sakariya remained unbeaten on 5. Captain Shikhar Dhawan ( opener) fell to fast bowler Dushmantha Chameera for zero. His opening partner Ruturaj Gaikwad fell to Hasaranga for 14. Devdutt Padikkal fell to spinner Ramesh Mendis for 9 while Nitish Rana fell to Shanaka for 6. Sanju Samson fell to Hasaranga for zero. Sanju Samson and Nitish Rana have proved to be a massive failure in the three-match series.