Live Cricket Score, India (Ind) vs Sri Lanka (SL), 3rd T20: India eye series win over Sri Lanka in Vizag

Live Cricket Score, India vs Sri Lanka, 3rd T20: India take on Sri Lanka in Vizag on Sunday. (Source: AP)

India, after levelling the series 1-1 in Ranchi, take on Sri Lanka in the third and final match of the series against Sri Lanka in Visakhapatnam on Sunday. Catch live cricket scores and live cricket updates from the match here

Live Cricket Score: India vs Sri Lanka, 3rd T20

Live Cricket Updates: India vs Sri Lanka, 3rd T20

1850 hrs IST: Pitch – We are in for plenty of runs, feels Sunil Gavaskar. Evenly rolled, no cracks, some turn but it won’t worry the batsmen much. Cracker of a game, he says

1841 hrs IST: Dhawan and Harbhajan are all smiles ahead of the third and final T20I

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1840 hrs IST: Here’s how the Vizag strip looks like

Here’s how the pitch is looking for the 3rd T20I @Paytm #IndvSL pic.twitter.com/jPIk5Yjb1S

— BCCI (@BCCI) February 14, 2016

The build up

India zipping down the right alley

Live Cricket Score, India vs Sri Lanka, 3rd T20: Ravi Shastri and MS Dhoni during a practice session (Source: PTI)

The pitch in Vishakhapatnam could be on the slower side. But Bumrah and Nehra have earned their captain’s confidence in all conditions.

Dhoni becomes first captain to win 30 T20I matches

Live Cricket Score, India vs Sri Lanka, 3rd T20: India’s win in Ranchi was MS Dhoni’s 30th as T20I captain. (Source: AP)

Dhoni has become the first captain to win 30 matches as captain. He has lost 24 out of 56 (NR 1 and Tied 1) – success % 55.45.

Pandya comes to play, India breathe easy

Live Cricket Score, India vs Sri Lanka, 3rd T20: Hardika Pandya, promoted up the order, smashed a 12-ball 27. (Source: AP)

Hardik Pandya’s 12-ball 27 changed the complexion of the game, at a time when India had gotten stuck a little after Shikhar Dhawan’s blitz upfront. ( function() { var func = function() { var iframe_form = document.getElementById('wpcom-iframe-form-4097e418aa2cee9e92f189e1778f6867-56c0806c431c5'); var iframe = document.getElementById('wpcom-iframe-4097e418aa2cee9e92f189e1778f6867-56c0806c431c5'); if ( iframe_form && iframe ) { iframe_form.submit(); iframe.onload = function() { iframe.contentWindow.postMessage( { 'msg_type': 'poll_size', 'frame_id': 'wpcom-iframe-4097e418aa2cee9e92f189e1778f6867-56c0806c431c5' }, window.location.protocol + '//wpcomwidgets.com' ); } } // Autosize iframe var funcSizeResponse = function( e ) { var origin = document.createElement( 'a' ); origin.href = e.origin; // Verify message origin if ( 'wpcomwidgets.com' !== origin.host ) return; // Verify message is in a format we expect if ( 'object' !== typeof e.data || undefined === e.data.msg_type ) return; switch ( e.data.msg_type ) { case 'poll_size:response': var iframe = document.getElementById( e.data._request.frame_id ); if ( iframe && '' === iframe.width ) iframe.width = '100%'; if ( iframe && '' === iframe.height ) iframe.height = parseInt( e.data.height ); return; default: return; } } if ( 'function' === typeof window.addEventListener ) { window.addEventListener( 'message', funcSizeResponse, false ); } else if ( 'function' === typeof window.attachEvent ) { window.attachEvent( 'onmessage', funcSizeResponse ); } } if (document.readyState === 'complete') { func.apply(); /* compat for infinite scroll */ } else if ( document.addEventListener ) { document.addEventListener( 'DOMContentLoaded', func, false ); } else if ( document.attachEvent ) { document.attachEvent( 'onreadystatechange', func ); } } )();