New Delhi: India beat Lanka by seven wickets in the lone T20I match in Colombo on Wednesday to complete historic 9-0 tour whitewash. (IND vs SL - Full Coverage || Scorecard || Match Report)


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INDIA INNINGS; Target 171 


Over 19.2 | Score 174/3 | Pandey 51 (37) ; Dhoni 1 (1)


Two needed off six. Dhoni drifts the outside leg yorker down to fine leg for a single. Scores level. Pandey finishes off things with a boundary. India win by seven wickets. Now that's TOUR-WASH


Over 19 | Score 169/3 | Pandey 47 (35) ; Dhoni 0 (0)


Udana in for his final over. Run-a-ball for India now.
WICKET! Slower ball, mistimed the effort to strike a biggy as the fielder at deep midwicket took it comfortably. Disappointed with himself as he wanted to finish off the things.
MS Dhoni is the new batsman at crease.
FOUR! Pandey through the covers for a boundary.  


Over 17 | Score 148/2 | Pandey 35 (28) ; Kohli 74 (48)


Six singles of Dananjaya's last over. Kohli now has highest runs in T20I chases, 1007*


Over 15 | Score 133/2 | Pandey 31 (24) ; Kohli 63 (40)


Dananjaya in for his third over and gave away just five singles.  


Over 14 | Score 129/2 | Pandey 29 (22) ; Kohli 60 (36)


Udana in for his third over. 10 off the over


Over 13 | Score 118/2 | Pandey 25 (19) ; Kohli 57 (33)


Prasanna in for his third over.
FOUR! Kohli shimmied out to send the ball firing through mid-off for a boundary. 50 for the skipper. 4th consecutive against the Islanders.  


Over 11 | Score 89/2 | Pandey 13 (14) ; Kohli 40 (25)


Dananjaya in for his second over. Seven off the over.  


Over 10 | Score 82/2 | Pandey 12 (13) ; Kohli 35 (21)


Perera replaces Prasanna.
FOUR! First ball, length ball, low, as Kohli pushed oit down square-leg for a boundary.
Third man comes into the circle.
FOUR! Second ball, outside the off stump as Kohli waited patiently to punch it down the on side for another boundary.
FOUR! Kohli ends the over with a boundary over midwicket.  


Over 9 | Score 67/2 | Pandey 6 (10) ; Kohli 25 (17)


Akila Dananjaya in for his first over.
FOUR! Third ball, Virat drifts the leg-break delivery past the keeper for a boundary.
10 runs off the over.  


Over 8 | Score 57/2 | Pandey 5 (9) ; Kohli 17 (13)


Prasanna in for his second over. Kohli notches up a six down the line off the second delivery. 10 off the over


Over 7 | Score 47/2 | Pandey 4 (6) ; Kohli 9 (9)


Mathews back into the attack for his second over. Four runs off the over.  


Over 6 | Score 43/2 | Pandey 1 (2) ; Kohli 8 (8)


Seekkuge Prasanna in for his first over.
WICKET! Fullish in length, right outside the off stump as Rahul fired it down covers, but the ball it float through as Sanaka took a blinder to dismiss the opener. Excellent catch!
Manish Pandey is the next man in.  


Over 3 | Score 23/1 | Rahul 14 (9) ; Kohli 0 (2)


Lasith Malinga in for his first over.
WICKET! Fourth ball, outside the off stump, little short of a length delivery, as Rohit looked to ramp it over midwicket. But the mistimed shot sends it floating over near mid-off mi-on area. Perera makes the call and takes it comfortably.  


Over 1 | Score 12/0 | Rahul 6 (3) ; Rohit 6 (3)


KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma stepped in. Angelo Mathews started off the attack. Two boundaries in the over. 12 off the over.  


Over 20 | Score 170/7 | Priyanjan 40 (40) ; Udana 19 (10)


Bhuvi in for the last and final over.
FOUR! First ball, fullish in length down to the leg side, but Priyanjan with a cheeky reverse scoop sends it through the slip region for a boundary. Excellent stroke!
SIX!Fifth ball, down the off side, length delivery as Priyanjan picked it up nicely to dispatch it over long-on for a maximum.
13 runs off the over.  


Over 19 | Score 157/7 | Priyanjan 28 (35) ; Udana 18 (9)


Bumrah in for his last over.
FOUR! Fifth ball, ripping yorker, but Udana fires it down covers for a boundary.
FOUR! Bouncer to end the over and Udana sends it whistled down to the boundary.  


Over 18 | Score 144/7 | Priyanjan 25 (33) ; Udana 8 (5)


Bhuvneshwar in for his third over.
SIX! Last ball, slower delivery, up the length as Udana whipped it over midwicket for a maximum.  


Over 17 | Score 135/7 | Priyanjan 24 (31) ; Udana0 (0)


Kuldeep in for his last over.
FOUR! Second ball, short and flat as Prasanna ramped it over midwicket for a boundary. Chahal was in the deep, but failed to take it as the ball huffed and puffed its way to hit the ropes.
WICKET! Fourth ball, shortish delivery as Prasanna put in ample effort in dispatching the ball high into the air for a biggy. But it failed to travel the distance and found Kohli in the deep.
Isuru Udana is the next man in. Eight off the over.  


Over 16 | Score 127/6 | Priyanjan 22 (29) ; Prasanna 5 (5)


Bumrah back into the attack for his third over. Nine off the over.  


Over 15 | Score 118/6 | Priyanjan 17 (25) ; Prasanna 3 (3)


Axar Patel in for his last over. Seekkuge Prasanna is the new man in. Five runs off it.


Over 14 | Score 113/6 | Priyanjan 15 (22) ; 0 (0)


Chahal in for his fourth over.
SIX! Second ball, kept it outside the off as Thisara reached for it to dispatch it over the ropes, down the line for a maximum.
WICKET!Third ball, looking for a square cut, but the ball kissed the inside edge and rattled against the leg stump. Sri Lanka lose yet another.
Dasun Shanaka is the new man in. And deceived!Googly did its magic as the ball spun in to hit the pads in line with the leg stump and Sri Lanka go six down.  


Over 13 | Score 105/4 | Priyanjan 15 (22) ; Perera 3 (4)


Axar in for his third over. Four singles off the over.  


Over 12 | Score 101/4 | Priyanjan 13 (18) ; Perera 1 (2)


Kuldeep in for his third over.
WICKET! Third ball, short and flt and google and clicks off the bails. Munaweera departs. Huge wicket for the tourists.
Thisara Perera is the new batsman in. 100 up for the home team. Three singles off the over.


Over 11 | Score 98/3 | Priyanjan 11 (15) ; Munaweera 53 (28)


Axar into the attack. Single off the first ball and Munaweera notched up his maiden T20I fifty. Sensational indeed! Eight runs off the over  


Over 10 | Score 90/3 | Priyanjan 8 (13) ; Munaweera 49 (25)


Kuldeep in for his second over.
Another MATHEWS-LIKE scenario and Priyanjan saved just by a millimetre. Well, that's how fast Dhoni is.
SIX! Fifth ball, googly, shorter too as Priyanjan rocked back to ramp it over midwicket for a six.
Six off the over.  


Over 9 | Score 84/3 | Priyanjan 2 (7) ; Munaweera 49 (25)


Chahal for his second over.
SIX! First ball, shimmied out of the crease to slice it over extra cover for a six. Beauty!
SIX! Fifth delivery, tossed up, on middle stump, as Munaweera shimmied out to send it sailing, high, high over the bowler for another six.
FOUR! Boundary to end the over. His highest score in T20 cricket now.


 Over 8 | Score 67/3 | Priyanjan 2 (7) ; Munaweera 33 (19)


Change in attack again as Kuldeep Yaadv stepped in for his first over. Just two runs off it.  


Over 7 | Score 65/3 | Priyanjan 1 (2) ; Munaweera 32 (17)


Chahal replaced Bumrah for the seventh over.
WICKET! Third ball, tossed up delivery, ripper of a leg-spinner to outfox Mathews. Dhoni collects it behind and all in a blink of an eye Mathews is stumped out. Just momentarily! Splendid indeed!
Ashan Priyanjan is the new batsman in. Five runs off the over.  


Over 6 | Score 60/2 | Mathews 6 (3) ; Munaweera 29 (15)


Change in attack as Axar Patel stepped in for his first over.
FOUR! First ball, spun it down to the leg side as Mathews drifted the ball back for a boundary
FOUR!Third ball, Munaweera whacks it down midwicket for a boundary.
FOUR!Fifth ball, shimmed down the track and cracked it through long-off for a boundary.


13 off the over  


Over 5 | Score 47/2 | Mathews 1 (1) ; Munaweera 21 (11)


Bumrah in for his second over. Current run rate just a tick over 11 for the hosts.
WICKET! Poor shot selection from Dickwella, was looking for a reverse sweep, but ended up gift wrapping his wicket to Bumrah. Perfect send-off from the pacer too.
Angelo Mathews stepped in next. An experienced player at the crease for the home team. Just one run from six deliveries.  


Over 4 | Score 46/1 | Dickewella 17 (11) ; Munaweera 21 (7)


Change in attack as Chahal stepped into the attack for his first over.
SIX! First ball, Munaweera swivels it high over covers for a six.
SIX! Second ball and Munaweera dismisses it down the track for another maximum.
14 off the over


Over 3 | Score 32/1 | Dickewella 16 (10) ; Munaweera 9 (4)


Bhuvi back again
FOUR! First ball, swung it to the off side as Tharanga smacked it over midwicket for a boundary.
WICKET! Second ball, length delivery, sneaked between bat and bats to rattle against the stumps. Tharanga departs and Virat finally has a smile on his face.
Munaweera stepped in next. Off in style with a boundary.
FOUR! Third ball, cover drive for a boundary. Excellent time an excellent start.
FOUR! Fourth ball, outside off, length ball again as Munaweera flicked the knuckle ball over square-leg for a boundary.
13 off the over


Over 2 | Score 19/0 | Dickewella 16 (10) ; Tharanga 1 (2)


Jasprit Bumrah shared the new ball for the second over.
FOUR! Third ball, length delivery, swung it in as Dickwella flicked it over midwicket for the first boundary.
FOUR! The fourth ball, paced up delivery, little up the length as Dickwella playing it cheeky, scooped it high over Dhoni for another boundary.
FOUR! Fifth delivery, once again a scoop this time from outside the off stump.
15 off the over.  


Over 1 | Score 4/0 | Dickewella 2 (5) ; Tharanga 0 (1)


Skipper Upul Tharanga and Niroshan Dickewella stepped in to open innings for the hosts while Bhuvneshwar Kumar warmed up with the new ball. Just four runs from the first six deliveries.  




TEAM CHANGES: Axar Patel and KL Rahul come in for Shardul Thakur and Ajinkya Rahane for Team India, while for the hosts – Sekkuge, Thisara, Udana are in.


TOSS TIME: Virat Kohli wins the toss and elects to field first 



TOSS at 7.25 pm IST. Match to start at 7.40 pm IST; still a 20 over game 


TOSS delayed due to rain. Ground to be inspected at 7: 00 pm IST




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With opportunity of equalling a record 9-0 sweep, including  all formats – Tests, ODIs and T20Is – Virat Kohli would look to draw top performances from his players for one last time this series and conclude the tour with the best possible result. (Full Preview)


Sri Lanka, contrary to the results they achieved in Tests and ODIs, have a considerably better record in the shortest format of the game. In their most recent encounters, the Lankans have beaten South Africa and Australia in T20I series at home while they drew the two-match series against Bangladesh.


The Men in Blue lost their last T20I against West Indies and are presently placed 5th in the ICC Team Rankings, three places above Sri Lanka.


Pandya, who didn't feature in Team India's clash against Windies looks likely to be included in the playing eleven considering the form, with both bat and ball, he has shown on the tour so far. 


Jasprit Bumrah, the T20 specialist bowler should be paired up with fellow paceman Bhuvneshwar Kumar, while Yuzvendra Chahal and Axar Patel will likely form the 4-main stream bowling attack. Pandya and Kedar Jadhav will act as 5th and 6th bowling options.



Rohit Sharma looks set to open with Virat Kohli, Manish Pandey, Kedar Jadhav and MS Dhoni to follow. Though it remains to be seen who amongst KL Rahul and Ajinkya Rahane will get the nod for second opening spot.


Meanwhile, Sri Lanka have made a few changes to their original T20 squad after suffering the 5-0 whitewash. Leg spinner Jeffrey Vandersay and seam-bowling all-rounder Dasun Shanaka are prominent additions.


Pacer Suranga Lakmal makes a comeback after injury, as he had been ruled out ahead of the second Test in August. Mystery spinner Akila Dananjay has also been added to the squad.


Vandersay had made an impression for Sri Lanka in the World T20 last year, but suffered from injury issues since and hasn?t been a regular feature of the side.


Surprisingly, left-arm leg spinner Lakshan Sandakan has been left out of the squad.


Pacers Vishwa Fernando and Dushmantha Chameera have also been left out after unimpressive showings in the recently concluded ODI series. Lasith Malinga has been picked again, however.


The Lankan team management had talked about resting Kusal Mendis as he was fatigued, and he has been duly left out.