The third and last match of the T20 series will be played between India and Sri Lanka in Rajkot ground, the winning team will capture the series.
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After winning the first T20 in Mumbai, the Indian cricket team failed to seal the series in the very next match. In the second T20 match in Pune, Sri Lanka made a tremendous comeback by defeating India by 16 runs in a thrilling match. Now everyone’s eyes are on Rajkot, where the last T20 match of the series is to be played. There will be a decisive match at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot on Saturday, January 7, and if Team India has to win the series in its favor, it needs a strong performance. Especially good performance will be expected from star spinner Yuzvendra Chahal, whose record on this ground is strong.
The beginning of this series was not good for veteran leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal, who has been struggling to get good form for some time, and in the first match, he gave away 26 runs in just 2 overs. After this he did not get the bowling again. In such a situation, there was a demand to drop him. However, he was retained in Pune and he justified this belief with figures of 2/30 in 4 overs.
Chahal most successful bowler
Like the series, there has been a 1-1 draw in Chahal’s performance so far and if Team India has to win the last match, then Chahal’s performance will also be very important for that. One of the main reasons for this is Chahal’s good record at the SCA stadium. So far only 4 T20 International matches have been played in Rajkot ground and the record of taking the most wickets in this is still in the name of Chahal. The Indian spinner has taken 5 wickets in 3 innings, with an economy rate of 7.
Know the condition of the batsmen
If we talk about batting, none of the batsmen who have scored the most runs in this ground for Team India are playing in this series. Rohit Sharma has the highest score of 98 runs for India. In the current team, Captain Hardik Pandya has scored 47 runs in 2 innings at a strike rate of 142 in this ground.
On the other hand, if we look at the record of matches played in this ground, four matches have been played here, in which Team India was in the field in three matches. India has won all its three matches. Sri Lankan team will play T20 match for the first time in Rajkot. India’s last win came in June 2022, when it defeated South Africa by a huge margin of 82 runs.