New Delhi. Indian bowlers made a comeback in the last 4 overs and restricted Sri Lanka to 161 runs. Team India needs 162 runs to win the 3 match series. Indian bowlers led by spinner Ravi Bishnoi took 5 wickets for 22 runs in the last 4 overs. In this match being played at Pallekele International Stadium, India won the toss and decided to bowl first.
Ravi Bishnoi took 3 wickets for 26 runs in 4 overs while Arshdeep Singh, Hardik Pandya and Akshar Patel took two wickets each. For Sri Lanka, Kusal Perera played the highest innings of 53 runs while opener Pathum Nissanka was out after scoring 32 runs. Kamindu Mendis scored 26 runs while captain Charit Aslanka returned to the pavilion after scoring 14 runs.
Account of last 4 overs
At one point, the Sri Lankan team was moving towards a score of 180 but the Indian bowlers ruined their plans in the last 4 overs. In the 17th over, Ravi Bishnoi took 2 wickets and gave away only 3 runs while in the 18th over, Akshar Patel gave away only 5 runs. In the 19th over, Arshdeep Singh took one wicket and gave away 6 runs while in the 20th and last over, Akshar Patel gave away 8 runs while taking 2 wickets.
FIRST PUBLISHED : July 28, 2024, 21:31 IST