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After winning the T20I series opener, the Indian skipper Shikhar Dhawan stated that the team fell 10-15 short of the target they had in mind and expressed that Suryakumar Yadav batted brilliantly. He also added that the way Surya batted took the pressure away from him as he played calculated shots.

Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka reckoned that his side put themselves in a great position by restricting India to 164, but rued the inability of the batsmen to knock off a ‘chaseable target’. Chasing 165, the Lankans fell 38 runs short of the target, with only two batsmen scoring over 20.

South Africa’s Faf du Plessis will not be debuting in The Hundred until at least July 31 as the right-hander has been advised rest after experiencing concussion symptoms a month after suffering an on-field injury. Du Plessis was picked in The Hundred draft by the Northern Superchargers.

Renowned expert VVS Laxman revealed that he was not a big fan of India making wholesale changes to the side in the third ODI, and claimed that he would have preferred seeing Bhuvneshwar and KulCha play all three matches. Laxman further wants mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy to play all 3 T20Is.