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Patna : Sri Lanka (SL) defeated India by 3 wickets in 3rd ODI at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, on July 23, 2021, night, with opener Avishka Fernando scoring 76 in 98 balls with 4 fours and 1 six and Bhanuka Rajapaksa scoring 65 runs in 56 balls hitting 12 fours.

SL captain Dasun Shanaka fell to spinner Rahul Chahar for zero. Chasing a revised target of 227 runs, SL scored 227/7 in 39 overs. Ramesh Mendis remained unbeaten on 15  Rahul Chahar took 3/54 in 10 overs. India were all out for 225 runs in 43.1 overs. The match was reduced to 47 overs per side due to rain. . India won the three-match ODI series 2-1.