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Sri Lankan captain Dasun Shanaka grabbed a stunning catch to dismiss India’s middle-order batsman Nitish Rana in the third and final T20I of the three-match series at the R. Premadasa Stܫadium, Colombo on Thursday night.
It all happ♏ened in the ninth over of the first innings when Rana aimed to sneak a single off the final delivery. However, he was put off by the slowness of the ball and ended up chipping it ⛦straight into the follow-through of Shanaka.
The right-arm p🔜acer dived to his left and took a one-handed stunner to send Rana back to the dugout on 6 (15).
Here’s the video:
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Dasun Shanaka with a 🔥 return c✤atch to get rid of Rana 💪
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All-round Sri Lanka thrash India by seven wickets
Exposing India batsmen’s inability to tackle spin, Sri Lanka registered a seven-wicket victory in the series decider.
Leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga (4/9) recorded his career-best bowling figures in T20 internationals on his 24th birthday and helped♔ the hosts restrict India to a paltry 81-8, which was also theirꦕ lowest against Sri Lanka.
Lowest T20I totals for India:
- 74 vs Australia, Melbourne 2008
- 79 vs New Zealand, Nagpur 2016
- 81/8 v Sri Lanka, Colombo 2021
- 92 vs South Africa, Cuttack 2015
In reply, the Lankans reached the target in 14.3 overs, with Dhananjaya De Silva (23 not out) scoring bulk of the runs. Ra♈hul Chahar was the only wicket-taker for India with 3/15 in 4 overs.
