SL vs IND: Dasun Shanaka plucks a single-handed stunner off his own bowling to dismiss Nitish Rana

The third and final T20I between Sri Lanka and India is currently in progress in Colombo. The game was expected to be a close one but the hosts have ran through the opposition line-up to pick up five wickets with not many runs on the board. With India playing only five batsmen due to COVID-19 virus hitting the camp ahead of the second T20I, the long tail has been left to do a lot of batting now.

Among all the wickets to fall, Nitish Rana’s dismissal was exceptional as the Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka set a perfect example of brilliant fielding off his own bowling. India were already in the rebuilding phase with four wickets down and Rana was looking to stay in the middle along with Bhuvneshwar Kumar.

However, Shanaka introduced himself into the attack in the ninth over of the innings and instantly struck to increase India’s woes multifold. The Sri Lanka captain bowled a slower delivery off the last ball of the over and Rana, in a bid to pick up a single closed the bat face early only to hit the ball in the air.

The ball was a fair way away from Dasun Shanaka who was in his follow through after delivering the ball. But he timed his jumped to his left perfectly to pluck the catch out of thin air and send back India’s last recognised batsman leaving them reeling at 36/5.

Here’s the video:

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Dasun Shanaka with a 🔥 return catch to get rid of Rana 💪

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India handed yet another debut in 3rd T20I

Meanwhile, India handed yet another international debut in the third and final T20I against Sri Lanka. Sandeep Warrier made his debut for India replacing Navdeep Saini who sustained a shoulder injury while fielding in the second T20I which the team lost in the last-over thriller. The pace bowler will be keen on putting up a good show with the ball as India will be defending a meagre total and will need quick wickets with the ball.