Rahul Chahar sent worrying signs in the Sri Lankan camp, picking up three wickets in his final spell but Sri Lanka pulled through to secure a nervy three-wicket win over India in the third ODI in Colombo on Friday. Avishka Fernando scored his second consecutive half-century of the series, while Rajapaksa registered his maiden ODI fifty as Sri Lanka seized control of their chase of 227 runs.
Their partnership accounted for 109 runs before Sakariya broke the stand and picked up his maiden wicket. Before that, Krishnappa Gowtham had struck to remove Minod Bhanuka for his maiden ODI wicket for India. Debutant Chetan Sakariya picked up two wickets as he removed Bhanuka Rajapaksa and Dhananjaya de Silva.
Earlier, Sri Lanka bowled India out for 225 in the 3rd ODI as left-arm spinner Praveen Jayawickrama and Akila Dananjaya picked up three wickets each. After a 90-minute delay due to rain and wet outfield, play restarted in Colombo and the match was revised to a 47-overs-a-side contest.
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