Thakur’s spell, Pandey’s 42 help India to easy win
T20 TRISERIES Pacer bags four to restrict SL, India win with 9 balls to spare
Bowling: J Unadkat 3-0-33-1, W Sundar 4-0-21-2, S Thakur 4-027-4, Y Chahal 4-0-34-1, V Shankar 3-0-30-1, S Raina 1-0-6-0. the first Indian and 10th batsman overall to be out hit wicket. Pandey hit some crucial boundaries while Karthik showed great composure. A six in the 15th over bowled by Thisara Perera to Pandey eased the pressure, and towards the end, Karthik struck boundaries to ensure India’s batsmen did not let Shardul Thakur’s hard work go waste.
THAKUR THE STAR
Mumbai pacer Thakur’s fourwicket haul, combined with crucial strikes from spinners Washington Sundar (2/21) and Yuzvendra Chahal (1/34) towards the death overs restricted Sri Lanka to 152/9.
Kusal Mendis blasted his fourth T20 fifty, and until he was in the middle, Sri Lanka looked good for a score in excess of 170. However, once he hit a cut straight to cover off Chahal in the 15th over, the innings lost steam and Sri Lanka could muster only 39 runs in the last seven overs.
Thakur ran through the tail and was unlucky to miss a hattrick off the last ball.