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Team India registered a dominating win over Sri Lanka in the deciding third and final T20 International (T20I) to seal the three-match sꦬeries 2-1 on Saturday.
Suryakumar Yadav was the star of the night for the hosts as he continued his golden run with the bat, smas🐟hing his third T20I century to light up the Saurashtra Cricket Stadium in Rajkot. Coming in at no.4, the right-handed batter reached the three-figure mark off just 45 deliveries with the help of 6 fours and eight humungous sixes.
Suryakumar also became the first non-opener to hit three T20I centuries and the second-fastest centurion for India after Rohit Sharma, who sco🅘red a 35-ball ton back in 2017 against the same opposition in Indore.
Surya showcased a wide array of scintillating shots taking all the Lankan bowlers to the cleaners. The India vice-captain completed his fifty off just 26 balls and then took only 19 deliveries to reach the 100-run mark as the world’s number one batter stayed unbeaten on 112 from 51 deliveries. Apart from SKY, opener Shubman Gill chipped in with a 36-ball 46-run knock.
In response, the Islanders got bundled out for a mere 137, losing the contest by 91 runs. Arshdeep Singh (3/20) picked up three wickets, while Hardik Panya (2/30), Yuzvendra Chahal (2/30) and Umran Malik (2/31) bagged two wickets apiece.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
India seal the T20I series 2️⃣-1️⃣
— Sri Lanka Cricket 🇱🇰 (@OfficialSLC)
𝓢𝓮𝓷𝓼𝓪𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷𝓪𝓵 𝓢𝓾𝓻𝔂𝓪 👏👏
3⃣rd T20I ton for & what an out𝓰standing knock this has been 🧨 🧨
— BCCI (@BCCI)
India seal the series with thum♊ping win in 3rd T20I.🥃 Scorecard:
— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
Saturday special from at Rajkot, p📖ure entertainment 👏
— S.Badrinath (@s_badrinath)
Unbelievable inning 👏🏻🫡
Main🎀taining 360 degrees in freezing cold🔥 bhai꧂ ♥️— Kuldeep yadav (@imkuldeep18)
The unbeatable beast is here to conquer the cricket world!
Bow down to the OG !— Reema Malhotra (@ReemaMalhotra8)
That was one insane batting display by 😳👏 just raꦜn away with the game! Heads up let’s do well in ODIs
— Angelo Mathews (@Angelo69Mathews)
Well done Team India,💎 brought theiꦍr A game in the decider 👏🏽
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14)
Most runs for Indian No.6 or lower batters in a men's T20I series:
117 – Axar Patel v SL, 2023
92 – Venkatesh Iyer v WI, 2022
92 – Dinesh Karthik v SA, 2022
89 – Manish Pandey v NZ, 2020
83 – Dinesh Karthik in SL tri-series, 2018Infact, all of Axar's runs came at #7.
— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats)
What a knock ! Time to put him in test cricket!
— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir)
Wow SKY , I just took a short flight but looks like you’ve flown fa💎r highe﷽r than me today 😊
Yet again an astounding , gobsmacking knock ❤️
— DK (@DineshKarthik)
Skills, technique and Jigar Surya 💯🤩
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif)
The incredible SKY of Indian Cricket.
Another extraordinary performance by 🙌🏻— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh)
Wins and Whistles!
The W Combo! 🥳 🦁💛
📸 :— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL)
India continues their domination at home in T20I bilaterals, haven't lost a single series in last 4 years.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)
And we seal the series!! Great performance♚ by this young Indian team led by 💪🏻 Well played everyone!
— Robin Aiyuda Uthappa (@robbieuthappa)
A ไ91-run win and a series 🍸victory for India in Rajkot! | 📝Scorecard:
— ICC (@ICC)
Sri Lanka has now played 25 bilateral series across formats against India in India and remains the only country where they haven't beaten the host nation in a bilateral rubber.
40 years and counting…— Deepu Narayanan (@deeputalks)
🌠A SKY-show, followed by dominating bowling from Arsh, Hardik and Chahal 👌🏼 clinches the T20I series 🏆 😍
Next stop: ODIs 👊
— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals)
I have been very fortunate to have seen some great players at the height of thei💫r powers. Watching over the last year sits comfortably on that list.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha)
Hardik's reaction to that Surya Six is everyone's reaction to almost every shot that Surya hits.
📸 Hotstar
— Jigar Mehta (@jigsactin)
I never watched putting fear and awe in equal measure and sense of haplessness in bowler. Maybe just providing some glimpses of how the King used to play .
PS- By no means, I am trying to compare the incomp🥀arable Richards with— Vimal कुमार (@Vimalwa)
Incredible Surya!!! Me𝓰smerising to the eyes. Unreal stuff
— Unmukt Chand (@UnmuktChand9)
