-Vinay Kumar
Today, on January 7, the third and final match of Sri Lanka vs India T20I Series, 2023 will see a fierce battle at the Rajkot ground. Whoever wins, will win the series. In today’s match, Indian team’s regular captain Rohit Sharma’s record is in danger, because Dasun Shanaka of Sri Lanka can set a new example by breaking that record.
Dasun Shanaka needs just this many runs today
The history of T20I cricket tells that Rohit Sharma has scored the most runs in the total number of matches played between India and Sri Lanka so far. He scored 411 runs in 17 innings of 19 matches against Sri Lanka at an average of 24.17 and a strike rate of 144.21. Whereas, Sri Lankan captain Shanaka (Dasun Shanaka Captain Team Sri Lanka vs India T20I Cricket) has scored 407 runs in 19 innings of 21 matches against India at an average of 31.30 and a strike rate of 141.31. Today, if Dasun Shanaka scores 5 runs, he will break Rohit Sharma’s record.
Significantly, Sri Lanka had won the second match of this latest series played in Pune. Shanaka played a fiery inning of 56 runs in that match. He scored 52 runs in 22 balls with the help of 2 fours and 6 sixes.