Visakhapatnam: This is how the action unfolded in the third T20 between India and Sri Lanka here on Sunday.
Brief scores: IND 84/1 (S Dhawan 46*, A Rahane 22*; D Chameera 1/14)
Indian innings
14th over: IND 84/1
Dhawan finishes it off in style, remains unbeaten on 46. Gunaratne goes for a six and a four off the last two deliveries. Rahane remains unbeaten on 22.
13th over: IND 69/1
Dilshan introduced into the attack, only four runs off it.
12th over: IND 65/1
Oh boy! Gunaratne concedes three of the over. The pitch is not an easy one to score. Dhawan moves to 32, Rahane on 17.
11th over: IND 62/1
Senanayake finishes spell with no wickets (4-0-22-0). It looks like Dhawan will miss his half century by a whisker.
10th over: IND 58/1
Gunaratne bowls a tight 10th over, only four runs off it. But what Sri Lanka need now is wickets.
9th over: IND 54/1
Dhawan cotinues from where he left the other day, dealing in singles and an occasional boundary. Rahane providing good support.
8th over: IND 45/1
Dhawan moves to 19, Rahane on 10. Dushmantha continues his spell but failing to disturb the Indian batsmen's momentum.
7th over: IND 39/1
Prasanna introduced into the attack. Dhawan taking it slow and steady here. Can India finish it off within 15 overs?
6th over: IND 35/1
Dushmantha removes Rohit. He misses his flick and is plumb leg-before. Rahane walks into bat and cuts off the point region for a boundary.
5th over: IND 25/0
Rohit cuts loose, the ball goes over the midwicket and disappears into the stands.
4th over: IND 17/0
Dhawan moves to 15, moving his feet well. Five off the over, India need less than five an over to seal the fixture. So, they seem to be taking it easy.
3rd over: IND 12/0
Five runs off the over, Senanayake looking for the right spot. Dhawan smashes him over deep midwicket for four runs.
2nd over: IND 7/0
Fernando bowls a good second over, only two runs off it. They would be keen to break the opening partnership which has been India's catalyst in the second T20.
1st over: IND 5/0
Sri Lanka follows the Indian tactic. Senanayake opens the bowling but no wickets for him in the first over. Dhawan steals a boundary to get off the mark.
Brief scores: SL 82 all out (D Shanaka 19; Ashwin 4/8; Raina 2/6)
Sri Lankan innings
18th over: SL 82 all out
Bumrah finishes it off in style, bowls out Fernando. Sri Lanka all out for 82. India need 83 in 120 balls to win the match and series.
17th over: SL 79/9
The veteran Dilhara Fernando is out in the middle. They will look to get close to 100 to salvage pride now.
16th over: SL 74/9
Raina picks up a couple. Dhoni kept appealing while Raina did not even bother initially. Another poor decision? Senanayake is stunned. Perera looks for the big shot here but finds Jadeja at cover region.
15th over: SL 71/7
Sri Lanka should look at a score near 120 to fight back in the second innings. The lower order is capable of throwing their bat, go for the big ones.
14th over: SL 69/7
Ashwin finishes 4-1-8-4, what a spell by the spinner. Sensational stuff.
13th over: SL 66/7
Dhoni throws the ball to Raina - he is throwing the ball to all the spinners around. Ashwin still has an over to go. If he picks up another one, he would be the first ever Indian to take a fifer in T20 format.
12th over: SL 63/7
Senanayake is the new man in the middle. Pandya steaming in from the other end. Nine off the over.
11th over: SL 54/7
Jadeja sends Shanaka back, the ball takes an inside edge and rolls on to the stumps. Wicket maiden.
10th over: SL 54/6
Pandya into the attack. Perera and Shanaka looking to build a partnership here. Four runs off the over.
9th over: SL 50/6
Jadeja appeals his heart out in the first ball. But it was outside off. He bowls a tight over, keeps Shanaka quiet.
8th over: SL 48/6
Shanaka picks Yuvraj out of all bowlers, slams two huge sixes. Oh! Poor Prasanna! That's a direct hit. Jadeja runs Prasanna out.
7th over: SL 33/5
Jadeja introduced into the attack. He concedes four runs. Tight over. He can be a dangerous bowler in such conditions.
6th over: SL 29/5
Siriwardana mistimes and the Nehra delivery kisses his middle stump. The veteran pacer joins the wicket party.
5th over: SL 20/4
Oh boy! Gunaratne misreads Ashwin to edge it to Raina at leg slip. The spinner is on a rampage here. Have a look at his figures: 3-1-5-4.
4th over: SL 20/3
Bumrah concedes five off his first over. Siriwardana out in the middle with Gunaratne. Sri Lanka need a partnership here.
3rd over: SL 15/3
Ashwin removes Chandimal, a mishit by the Sri Lankan skipper finds Hardik Pandya. Third wicket down for the visitors, they seem to be in a hurry to catch a flight back to Sri Lanka.
2nd over: SL 12/2
Nehra is generating a bit of swing. Chandimal steals a couple of boundaries, they need to be confident at this stage to go for a big total.
1st over: SL 3/2
Ashwin opens the bowling and what a move by captain Dhoni. Two wickets in the first over itself. Dickwella was the first to go, stumped by the skipper, next was Tillakaratne Dilshan - trapped leg-before.
Here's how the pitch is looking for the 3rd T20I @Paytm #IndvSL pic.twitter.com/jPIk5Yjb1S
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Sri Lanka have made three changes in their squad.
#TeamIndia members @YUVSTRONG12 and @ajinkyarahane88 going for warm-up ahead of the 3rd T20I @Paytm #IndvSL pic.twitter.com/cbmvr1hfoS
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Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to bowl with an unchanged side.
Welcome to our live update of the third T20 between India and Sri Lanka in Visakhapatnam.
