Shikhar Dhawan's judgment to bat first in the third and final T20I against Sri Lanka in Colombo on Thursday failed as the Men In Blue could only accumulate 81/8 in their respective 20 overs. This was India's third-lowest total in the T-20 game, after 74/10 vs Australia in 2008 and 79/10 vs New Zealand in 2016.
Lowest T20I totals for India:
74 vs Aus Melbourne 2008 79 vs NZ Nagpur 2016 81/8 v SL Colombo RPS 2021 * 92 vs SA Cuttack 2015
Meanwhile, this was also the lowest total by a full member in a T20I after batting for 20 overs. West Indies' 79/7 against Zimbabwe is the lowest in this category.
Lowest team totals batting out all 20 overs (Full Member teams):
79/7 WI v Zim Port of Spain 2010 81/8 Ind v SL Colombo RPS 2021 * 85/9 Ban v Pak Dhaka 2011 85/8 Ire v WI Kingston 2014
Sri Lanka's Wanindu Hasaranga, who is also celebrating his 24th birthday, with a record-breaking spell. The spinner completed his four-over quota with clinical figures reading 9/4. He removed Sanju Samson and Ruturaj Gaikwad in his first over and also dismissed Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Varun Chakravarthy in the middle overs.
Best T20I figures on birthday:
4/9 Wanindu Hasaranga v Ind Colombo RPS (29 Jul 2021) 4/21 Imran Tahir v Net Chittagong (27 Mar 2014) 3/23 Yuvraj Singh vs SL Mohali (12 Dec 2009) * Full Member teams
Only three Indian batsmen scored the double-digit score with number seven Kuldeep Yadav being the best with his 23-run unbeaten knock. Such was the dominance of the home bowlers that India hit only four boundaries in the entire 20-over innings.
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