Indian pacer Mohammed Siraj and Sri Lankan batter Kusal Mendis have been concerned in a heated verbal trade throughout the third ODI of the India vs Sri Lanka sequence on the R. Premadasa Stadium. The incident occurred within the thirty ninth over of the Sri Lankan innings. After delivering the third ball of the over, Siraj and Mendis exchanged phrases, with Siraj making hand gestures as he returned to his run-up. Indian wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant was seen encouraging Siraj to keep up his focus.
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The confrontation appeared to inspire Siraj, as he dismissed Sadeera Samarawickrama for a golden duck on the fifth ball of the identical over, decreasing Sri Lanka to 184/4 after 38.5 overs.
Sri Lanka, having elected to bat first, began strongly with openers Pathum Nissanka and Avishka Fernando including 89 runs. Nissanka was dismissed by Axar Patel for 45. Avishka, who scored 96, was despatched again by debutant Riyan Parag. Regardless of the robust begin, Sri Lanka collapsed from 171/1 to 199/6, with Parag taking three wickets.
Sri Lanka’s innings of 248 within the third ODI marked their highest whole of the sequence, displaying regular enchancment with scores of 230 and 240 within the earlier matches. The pitch on the R. Premadasa Stadium appeared favorable for batting, significantly within the preliminary levels, permitting Sri Lanka’s high order to construct a stable basis. Pathum Nissanka and Avishka Fernando added 89 runs for the primary wicket, with Nissanka falling simply in need of a fifty and Fernando lacking his century by 4 runs. Regardless of Kusal Mendis’s wrestle to seek out rhythm, he managed to speed up in direction of the top, contributing to Sri Lanka’s 31-run surge within the last three overs. India’s spinners discovered some help later within the innings, which Sri Lanka will hope to use after they bowl. Given India’s latest struggles in chasing, this whole presents a difficult goal.
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