Team India registered a dominating win over Sri Lanka within the deciding third and closing T20 International (T20I) to seal the three-match sequence 2-1 on Saturday.
Suryakumar Yadav was the star of the evening for the hosts as he continued his golden run with the bat, smashing his third T20I century to gentle up the Saurashtra Cricket Stadium in Rajkot. Coming in at no.4, the right-handed batter reached the three-figure mark off simply 45 deliveries with the assistance of 6 fours and eight humungous sixes.
Suryakumar additionally turned the primary non-opener to hit three T20I centuries and the second-fastest centurion for India after Rohit Sharma, who scored a 35-ball ton again in 2017 towards the identical opposition in Indore.
Surya showcased a wide selection of scintillating photographs taking all of the Lankan bowlers to the cleaners. The India vice-captain accomplished his fifty off simply 26 balls after which took solely 19 deliveries to attain the 100-run mark because the world’s primary batter stayed unbeaten on 112 from 51 deliveries. Apart from SKY, opener Shubman Gill chipped in with a 36-ball 46-run knock.
In response, the Islanders received bundled out for a mere 137, shedding the competition by 91 runs. Arshdeep Singh (3/20) picked up three wickets, whereas Hardik Panya (2/30), Yuzvendra Chahal (2/30) and Umran Malik (2/31) bagged two wickets apiece.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
India seal the T20I sequence 2️⃣-1️⃣#INDvSL pic.twitter.com/5yAm7bZ4Kc
— Sri Lanka Cricket ?? (@OfficialSLC) January 7, 2023
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3⃣rd T20I ton for @surya_14kumar & what an excellent knock this has been ? ?#INDvSL @mastercardindia pic.twitter.com/kM1CEmqw3A
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 7, 2023
India seal the sequence with thumping win in third T20I.#INDvSL Scorecard: https://t.co/kAZ6n13gtV #CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/VXLAFUqIJi
— CricketTimes.com (@CricketTimesHQ) January 7, 2023
Saturday particular from @surya_14kumar at Rajkot, pure leisure ? #INDvSL
— S.Badrinath (@s_badrinath) January 7, 2023
Unbelievable inning ???
Maintaining 360 levels in freezing chilly? @surya_14kumar bhai ♥️ pic.twitter.com/9cA58n0Esd— Kuldeep yadav (@imkuldeep18) January 7, 2023
The unbeatable beast is right here to conquer the cricket world!
Bow down to the OG #SKY! @surya_14kumar#SuryaKumarYadav #INDvSL pic.twitter.com/52cFyOHtJD— Reema Malhotra (@ReemaMalhotra8) January 7, 2023
That was one insane batting show by @surya_14kumar ?? simply ran away with the sport! Heads up @OfficialSLC let’s do nicely in ODIs
— Angelo Mathews (@Angelo69Mathews) January 7, 2023
Well achieved Team India, introduced their A recreation within the decider ?? #INDvSL pic.twitter.com/odblDebTBi
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) January 7, 2023
Most runs for Indian No.6 or decrease batters in a males’s T20I sequence:
117 – Axar Patel v SL, 2023
92 – Venkatesh Iyer v WI, 2022
92 – Dinesh Karthik v SA, 2022
89 – Manish Pandey v NZ, 2020
83 – Dinesh Karthik in SL tri-series, 2018Infact, all of Axar’s runs got here at #7.#INDvSL
— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats) January 7, 2023
What a knock @surya_14kumar! Time to put him in take a look at cricket! #SKYscraper pic.twitter.com/tvvoRTXEwp
— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) January 7, 2023
Wow SKY , I simply took a brief flight however seems to be such as you’ve flown far greater than me right this moment ?
Yet once more an astounding , gobsmacking knock @surya_14kumar ❤️#INDvSL
— DK (@DineshKarthik) January 7, 2023
Skills, method and Jigar Surya ??
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) January 7, 2023
The unbelievable SKY of Indian Cricket.
Another extraordinary efficiency by @surya_14kumar??#SuryakumarYadav #INDvsSL #RPSwing pic.twitter.com/qsa4MMukHu— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh) January 7, 2023
Wins and Whistles!
The W Combo! ?#INDvSL #WhistlePodu ??
? : @BCCI pic.twitter.com/gsuBjkwqc3— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) January 7, 2023
India continues their domination at dwelling in T20I bilaterals, have not misplaced a single sequence in final 4 years.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) January 7, 2023
And we seal the sequence!! Great efficiency by this younger Indian workforce led by @hardikpandya7 ?? Well performed everybody! #INDvSL
— Robin Aiyuda Uthappa (@robbieuthappa) January 7, 2023
A 91-run win and a sequence victory for India in Rajkot!#INDvSL | ?Scorecard: https://t.co/v6DELbUa9F pic.twitter.com/xnh2ZFOcB5
— ICC (@ICC) January 7, 2023
Sri Lanka has now performed 25 bilateral sequence throughout codecs towards India in India and stays the one nation the place they have not overwhelmed the host nation in a bilateral rubber.
40 years and counting…#INDvSL— Deepu Narayanan (@deeputalks) January 7, 2023
A SKY-show, adopted by dominating bowling from Arsh, Hardik and Chahal ??#TeamIndia clinches the T20I sequence ? ?
Next cease: ODIs ?#INDvSL pic.twitter.com/RqRcPnobiq
— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) January 7, 2023
I’ve been very lucky to have seen some nice gamers on the peak of their powers. Watching @surya_14kumar over the final 12 months sits comfortably on that checklist.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) January 7, 2023
Hardik’s response to that Surya Six is everybody’s response to nearly each shot that Surya hits. #INDvSL
? Hotstar pic.twitter.com/CIXm7Gm9HV
— Jigar Mehta (@jigsactin) January 7, 2023
I by no means watched @ivivianrichards placing worry and awe in equal measure and sense of haplessness in bowler. Maybe @surya_14kumar simply offering some glimpses of how the King used to play .
PS- By no means, I’m attempting to examine the incomparable Richards with #SuryakumarYadav— Vimal कुमार (@Vimalwa) January 7, 2023
Incredible Surya!!! Mesmerising to the eyes. Unreal stuff #INDvSL
— Unmukt Chand (@UnmuktChand9) January 7, 2023
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