An overall strong performance from the Indian team helped them beat Sri Lanka by 5 wickets in the 3rd and final T20I to sweep the series 3-0.
Indian bowlers did brilliantly to restrict Sri Lanka to 135/7 in 20 overs at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. After India won the toss and opted to field, Jaydev Unadkat and debutant Washington Sundar bowled beautifully to put the visitors on the backfoot.
Kuldeep Yadav and Hardik Pandya also stemmed the run flow and picked up wickets. In reply, the hosts required 19.2 overs to win the match with Manish Pandey and Shreyas Iyer being the top-scorers. MS Dhoni and Dinesh Karthik eventually guided the team over the line.
And that's the game. Finishing off the game in style and ending the home season on a high! #TeamIndia wrap up the T20I series 3-0 #INDvSL pic.twitter.com/AeCnKISzv6
— BCCI (@BCCI) December 24, 2017
Also, it was India’s first T20I series win under the stand-in skipper Rohit Sharma in absence of Virat Kohli.
Here is how fans on Twitter reacted to India’s win:
Congratulations @ImRo45 , wonderful performance both personally and as a team. Best wishes for the future.
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) December 24, 2017
https://twitter.com/ShantiL03774883/status/944979473228734464
' #T20I cricket is going to be used to try new faces' says coach ,great thought 👏🏼…. there has to be a bridge, that allows transition. New for Indian cricket ,great time for youngsters #INDvSL
— S.Badrinath (@s_badrinath) December 24, 2017
congratulations team india for stunning won against s-lanka white wash… as a temporary captain #RohitSharma best captaincy performance.
— Vaibhav Pandey (@SLV196) December 24, 2017
https://twitter.com/kumarajeet21/status/944980898205769729
#INDvSL match was very interesting. India won🏆 the series with 3-0.. #RohitSharma what a great start as a captain.
Match was finished with our great finisher #MSDhoni the legend pic.twitter.com/qHP1KuWn2t— Panchal Aniket (@ANIKET13200) December 24, 2017
Part of most wins as a player in T20I cricket:
61 – Shoaib Malik (92)
56 – Shahid Afridi (98)
51 – MS DHONI* (86)
49 – AB de Villiers (78)
47 – JP Duminy (73)
45 – Mohammad Hafeez (81) / ROHIT SHARMA* (71)#INDvSL— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats) December 24, 2017
Wankhede erupted in joy as MS Dhoni came out to bat, MS Dhoni finished off it in style and Wankhede erupted in joy.#INDvSL
— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) December 24, 2017
MSD. Sri Lanka. Wankhede. Victory in sight. We've seen this before. #INDvSL
— Manya (@CSKian716) December 24, 2017
Congratulations India. Easy series victory. Dhoni hitting the winning runs against SL at Wankhede again. #IndvsSL
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) December 24, 2017
As is the norm, MS Dhoni scores the winning runs. India win the T20I series 3-0. End of a terrific home season for India!
— MD ZAKARIA (@mdzakaria_) December 24, 2017
Great start of Rohit Sharma's captaincy career pic.twitter.com/aaPtyBV38g
— CricketTimes.com (@CricketTimesHQ) December 24, 2017
The 2011 WC Finals feels ❤🙈
Same opposition, same stadium and then DHONI finishes off in style!#INDvSL— Prajakta (@18prajakta) December 24, 2017
@ImRo45 on #ChristmasEve 👍🏾 is there a classier right handed batsmen in world cricket? I don’t think so IMO
— Alex Tudor (@alextudorcoach) December 24, 2017
The 2011 WC Finals feels ❤🙈
Same opposition, same stadium and then DHONI finishes off in style!#INDvSL— Prajakta (@18prajakta) December 24, 2017
Ms Dhoni and his Winning Shot 😍 Still A Better Love Story than Jab Harry Met Sejal🙃#INDvSL #INDvsSL #Dhoni #teamindia #Msd
— Harsha (@sirkohlii) December 24, 2017
So, its 15-1 for India against SL with 2 draws over the last 5 months. As comprehensive as it gets #INDvSL
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) December 24, 2017
