Sri Lanka Unwanted Record: Sri Lanka cricket team set an unwanted record after they registered a Super Over defeat to India in the third and final T20I on Tuesday, July 30. With the loss, the Islanders set the record of most T20I defeats. The loss marked 105th defeat of Sri Lanka in the shortest format of cricket surpassing Bangaldesh, who have registered 104 wins in the same format. The teams are followed by West Indies and Zimbabwe, who have 101 and 99 defeats, respectively.
Talking about their last T20I clash that took place on Tuesday at the Pallekele International Stadium in Kandy, the hosts, under the captaincy of Charith Asalanka opted to bowl first. Indian batters contributed and helped the total reach 137 for nine wickets in 20 overs. Shubman Gill remained the lead scoring batter with 39 runs off 37 balls. Riyan Parag and Washington Sundar also played crucial roles and score 26 and 25 runs, respectively.
In return, Sri Lanka batters including Kusal Perera and Kusal Mendis contributed 46 runs from 34 balls and 43 runs from 41 balls, respectively. Pathum Nissanka added 26 runs from 27 balls with a combination of five fours. Sri Lanka matched India’s score with 137 for the loss of eight wickets and took the game to a Super Over. Indian batters including Rinku Singh and skipper Suryakumar Yadav surprisingly performed well with the ball and picked two wickets each.
Ravi Bishnoi and Washington Sundar also picked two wickets each. In the Super Over, Sri Lanka struggled and managed to post 2/2. Suryakumar Yadav wrapped up the game in the first ball of India’s chase with a boundary. Apart from enjoying some brilliant cricket action, the match also served some exciting opportunities to bettors and punters to try their luck out. If you are also one of them, and looking for some iGaming platforms, Stake is one of the most renowned and trust-worthy names available in the market. Apart from its exciting and notable features, it is also known for some Stake Promo Codes which it offers to its users.
