‘Was a great opportunity to step up’
Updated On: 01 August, 2024 07:09 AM IST | Pallekele | R Kaushik
Player of the Match Washington Sundar says he wanted to thrive in the situation after skipper Suryakumar Yadav asked him to bowl Super Over; praises his leadership skills as India whitewash Sri Lanka in three-match T20I series
Listen to this article :
India’s Washington Sundar celebrates dismissing Sri Lanka’s Kusal Perera in the Super Over at Kandy on Tuesday. Pic/AFP; (right) Suryakumar Yadav. Pic/PTI
Not for the first time in the series, Sri Lanka bossed the first 15 overs of their innings, only to come seriously unstuck in the final five. Like in the first two Twenty20 Internationals, the hosts suffered the same fate, this time undone in the Super Over as India completed a 3-0 sweep at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium on Tuesday night.
At 108 for one with the well set Kusals—Mendis and Perera—adding fifty for a second successive wicket, Sri Lanka were on course for a consolation victory with India’s 137 for nine well within their sights.
Read Next Story
Trending Stories
Latest Photos
Latest Videos
Latest Web Stories
ADVERTISEMENT
Mid-Day Fast
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT