Team India clinched the three-match T20I sequence in opposition to Sri Lanka 2-1 with a 91-run victory within the third fixture on Saturday in Rajkot. The Hardik Pandya-led aspect simply dominated the sport after Suryakumar Yadav smashed an unbeaten 112 guided the hosts to a humongous complete of 228/5 in 20 overs. In return, the guests have been bundled out for 137 as your entire Indian bowling unit rose to the event. Apart from Suryakumar, one participant who positively impressed everybody was batter Rahul Tripathi, who performed his second worldwide match on Saturday.

Making his worldwide debut within the second T20I, Tripathi fell for five runs, however he made a supereb comeback within the third recreation with a quickfire of 35 off 16 balls. The 31-year-old batter got here to the crease after Ishan Kishan departed within the first over. Ever since his arrival, Tripathi cleared his attacking intentions and smashed back-to-back boundaries off Dilshan Madushanka and Maheesh Theekshana. However, his sixes on Chamika Karunaratne’s deliveries left everybody in splits.

In the sixth over of the innings, Tripathi thrashed Karunaratne with two back-to-back sixes. Both the sixes went straight down the bottom.

“seene me arman aur chehre par muskan leke aaye Rahul Tripathi aaj maidan par”

Small Knock, Big Impact on us. Delightful Player.pic.twitter.com/OZfgGBUBmH

— Shashank Sharma (@topedge_cricket) January 7, 2023

However, Karunaratne redeemed himself on the very subsequent supply and dismissed Tripathi for 35 after Madushanka took a superb catch.

Coming to the match, Suryakumar displayed his unmatched superiority but once more within the shortest format with a scintillating hundred as India outplayed Sri Lanka within the third T20I to safe a memorable sequence win.

Suryakumar struck a sensational 112 not out off 51 balls for his third T20I century and fired India to an imposing complete, making the job simpler for his bowlers. He toyed with the Sri Lankan bowlers all through, hitting fours and maximums at will and in his trademark method all throughout the bottom to notch his third century within the format.

The Indian bowlers then dominated as they skittled Sri Lanka for 137 to say the sequence 2-1.

(With PTI Inputs)

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