IND vs SL: Hardik Pandya’s very special gift to Sri Lanka’s find of the series Chamika Karunaratne, check out – Sri Lanka’s all-rounder Chamika Karunartne, who became the find of the series for the host with superb performances with the bat and ball, received a bat from Team India all-rounder Hardik Pandya after the first T20I of the series. After winning the series 2-1 (IND vs SL) Chamika revealed that Hardik is his role model.
#DidYouKnow: Hardik Pandya is Chamika Karunaratne’s role model? 🇮🇳 🤝🏽🇱🇰
Watch this video to know more about their bonding 😇#SirfSonyPeDikhega #JeetneKiZid #HungerToWin #SLvIND #INDvSL pic.twitter.com/LoWYtXgUJu
— Sony Sports (@SonySportsIndia) July 29, 2021
After the third game, Chamika revealed how he started following Hardik Pandya. “Hardik Pandya is a nice human being, the bat he gave was a quality bat and we don’t get that here, I am thankful to him, he even messaged me after the game and advised me about what to do to become a better cricketer,” he told Sony studio.
IND vs SL: Chamika asked India batsman Suryakumar Yadav if he could speak to Hardik Pandya and get a bat from him. SKY coved the message to Hardik and he gave Chamika his bat as a gift.
Chamika has represented Sri Lanka in seven games so far in which he scored 141 runs with three wickets to his name in One Day Internationals.
IND vs SL: Meanwhile, Wanindu Hasaranga picked four wickets before Sri Lankan batsmen wrapped an easy win in the third and final T20I against India to clinch the three-match series 2-1 on Thursday. Sri Lanka needed 82 runs to win against the depleted Indian side in the series decider and the hosts chase down the target comfortably inside 15 overs.
IND vs SL: Chasing 82, Sri Lanka got off to a decent start as Rahul Chahar removed opening batsman Avishka Fernando in the sixth over. It was a slow start from Sri Lanka but the hosts were far from any trouble as they only needed 82 runs to win. Chahar did pick two more wickets as he dismissed Minod Bhanuka and Sadeera Samarawickrama but wasn’t able to stop Sri Lanka from chasing the target. Earlier, Hasaranga celebrated his 24th birthday in style as he picked four wickets to restrict India to 81/8
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