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SL vs IND 3rd T20 2024 Reactions: India have handed Sri Lanka another humiliation, this time defending nine off the final 12 balls courtesy of overs from Rinku Singh and Suryakumar Yadav to take the game into a Super Over. From there, Sri Lanka managed just two and India chased the Super Over target in one ball to seal a 3-0 sweep.
While India should be praised for their never-say-die attitude, the defeat was inexplicable from a Sri Lankan perspective. They were 110/1 at one point, needing just 28 off 28 to win with two set batsmen at the crease. However, they collapsed for the third-straight time in the series, with the legendary Andrew Fidel Fernando then describing Sri Lanka’s view of Rinku as “Shane Warne plus Muttiah Muralitharan plus Anil Kumble plus Jim Laker plus Darth Vader.”
Fidel continued, “Sri Lanka are an ice-cream truck with a busted freezer. They are giving the goods away for free right now.”
Earlier, India fell to 30/4 within the powerplay. Shubman Gill fought hard for 39 off 37 balls, but it was Washington Sundar (25 off 18) who gave the innings some impetus towards the backend. Sundar then went on to win player of the match thanks to his 2/23 off four overs and then 2/2 in the Super Over.
SL vs IND 3rd T20 2024 Reactions: Sri Lanka humbled in unloseable game
Sri Lanka have now lost 10 straight games across formats against India. They were bundled for 50 in the 2023 Asia Cup Final and then 55 soon after in the ODI World Cup. This is another very disappointing episode.
Attention now moves to the ODI series where Sri Lanka are aiming to break their losing streak against India. All three matches will be played in Colombo, with the first game to take place on Friday August 2.