IND v SL: Shreyas Iyer Stars As India Clean Sweep Sri Lanka

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India vs Sri Lanka: Yet another half-century by Shreyas Iyer guides India to a six-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the 3rd T20I to finish the three-match series 3-0. 

Chasing a modest total of 147 runs, India lost Rohit Sharma early but had no problem as Shreyas continued his dream series. He along with Sanju Samson added 47 runs in the powerplay. 

Samson scored 18 before Chameera Karunaratne got him out just after the powerplay finished but Iyer continued and added another 38 runs with Deepak Hooda for the third wicket. 

India lost two wickets in quick succession of Hooda and Venkateshwar Iyer but Shreyas was in complete control of the game and was helped by Ravindra Jadeja to finish things off in 16.5 overs and complete the clean sweep. 

This is India's 12th win in a row in T20Is, equalling the record set by Afghanistan.

Earlier, a timely 74-run knock by captain Dasun Shanaka helped Sri Lanka reach 146/5 in the first innings. 

After opting to bat first, Sri Lanka was in deep trouble as they lost four wickets for 29 runs in the first nine overs. Mohammad Siraj and Avesh Khan controlled the powerplay as they only gave 18 runs in the first six overs. 

Shanaka took charge of the situation and added 86 runs with Chamika Karunaratne for the sixth wicket after Sri Lanka were 60/5 in 12 overs. Shanaka smacked nine fours and two sixes for his 74 as Sri Lanka hit 68 runs in the last five overs. 

Brief Scorecard: 

Sri Lanka - 146/5 
India - 148/4 in 16.5 overs