The Indian team selected to go for the jugular against Sri Lanka had a lot of unexpected names in it. A couple of experienced names were asked to rest and in place of them, came the youngsters who have been waiting for their ‘one chance’ to arrive. The team looked strong enough to rally past the Sri …
It was a forgettable series for Sri Lanka as no one took a responsibility to finish the match for them in the first two T20Is. It can be a learning curve for them but it’s about the time that they should start winning matches in international cricket to remain competitive. “Any tour to India is going to be tough.
Among Kohli, who was at the top with 824 points previously now has 776 points as he did not take part in the three-match series against Sri Lanka. As players lose two per cent of their rating points for each T20I missed, Kohli is now behind Australia’s Aaron Finch (784) and Windies opener Evin Lewis …
India managed to whitewash a side in a bilateral series of three matches or more. Following the 3-0 win over Australia in 2016, India managed to register their first T20I whitewash on home soil (min 3 matches) as they beat Sri Lanka in the third T20I at Mumbai. Rohit Sharma’s maiden stint as T20I …
Monitoring Desk. MUMBAI: Indian cricket team completed the clean sweep against Sri Lanka in T20 series after beating them in third and final match by five wickets. India opted to field first after winning the toss and restricted the Sri Lankan batsmen …
MUMBAI: Paceman Jaydev Unadkat led a disciplined attack to set up India’s five-wicket win in the third T20I against Sri Lanka as the hosts completed a 3-0 whitewash on Sunday. Unadkat returned impressive figures of 2-15 to help restrict the visitors to 135-7. India then achieved their target with four …
India beat Sri Lanka by five wickets in the third and final Twenty20 International to wrap up the series 3-0 here today. It was far from a dominating batting show after young bowlers’ inspiring show but India managed to inflict a 3-0 series whitewash on Sri Lanka with a tense five-wicket win in the third …
India beat Sri Lanka by five wickets in the third and final Twenty20 in Mumbai on Sunday to seal a 3-0 win in the series. It was India’s first clean-sweep in a bilateral T20 series against Sri Lanka. Put into bat at Wankhede Stadium, Sri Lanka was restricted to 135-7. India scored 139-5 to win with four balls …
It mattered little that India went on to lose five wickets and won only in the final over but there was little doubt over the result of the night once the Sri Lankans managed only 135 for seven. Just like the extra lights inside the ground, Rohit seeme…
Sri Lanka ended their tour of India with just one win across formats. They gave India a mighty scare in Kolkata in the first Test but suffered a massive defeat in Nagpur to concede the series lead. They fought hard in the third Test in Delhi to salvage…