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The part-time bowlers performed brilliantly in the third T20 match between India and Sri Lanka. Where the Indian team had to defend 8 runs in one over. Here Indian captain Surya Kumar Yadav took the charge and while bowling the 20th over, took two wickets and pushed Sri Lanka on the backfoot. The Sri Lankan batsmen scored 5 runs on the last three balls of the last over.
This was not enough to give victory to Sri Lanka. The Indian team won the series 3-0. Earlier, captain Surya Kumar Yadav had asked Rinku Singh to bowl the 19th over and Rinku also performed brilliantly, taking two wickets and giving only three runs. Part-time bowlers created history by bowling match-winning spells on slow pitches.
Sri Lankan captain's 'sun is moving'
The Sri Lankan captain has not forgotten the T20 series defeat in the first ODI against India at the Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Friday. Especially the third T20. In the first ODI, India needed just one run off the last 15 balls. And they had two batsmen left. Shivam Dubey was at the crease, Arshdeep Singh came to bat. It seemed impossible for Sri Lanka to avoid defeat. But this is where Sri Lankan captain Charith Asalanka played 'Surya Chal'. Asalanka came forward like Surya Kumar Yadav and took the responsibility of bowling.
Before this match, Sri Lankan captain Charith Asalanka had taken only 5 wickets in 59 ODIs with his part-time bowling. But the ODI match played in Colombo on 2 August 2024 became memorable for Asalanka.
India-Sri Lanka's second match tied in cricket history
India needed five runs in three overs to win the first ODI. Shivam Dubey hit a four on Asalanka's third ball and won the match. But Asalanka did not lose the courage to fight. First he got Shivam Dubey out LBW in front of the wicket and on the very next ball he got Arshdeep Singh out LBW and tied the match.
This was the second match in the history of ODI cricket between India and Sri Lanka which ended in a tie. The previous match was tied in 2012.
Gambhir and Kohli are shocked
In the 48th over, when Shivam Dubey equalized the score by hitting a four off Aslanka's ball, Kohli was overjoyed. He also congratulated coach Gambhir and Gautam also smiled. After this, when Shivam Dubey got out, both looked disappointed, but Gambhir and Kohli got a big shock when Arshdeep Singh was declared LBW out on the very next ball.