India vs Sri Lanka, 3rd ODI Highlights: Sri Lanka overcome late India fightback to avoid scare and bag consolation win

Not the most clinical show on the field by India tonight. Asalanka continues to go after Pandya and gets another four down the ground. Rana chases it but to no avail. Tries to pull it back with his feet but fails to do so.

Oh dear! Manish Pandey would want to forget this match as soon as possible. Drops a catch at mid wicket off the bowling of Gowtham and of Avishka Fernando to make matters worse.

His last two overs were expensive, having conceded 23 runs. The all-rounder returns for his second spell. Can he make something of it?

The required rate is just over 3.2 an over. They need another 62 off 113 balls which should be taken care of judging by the position this match is in.

Ok then. That kind of sums up the day for India. There has been batting collapses, dropped catches and now back-to-back no balls conceded. Happens with the best of teams. Nonetheless, Sri Lanka on the move. They need just another 67 to win.

The last wicket has just made things exciting it seems. A bit of miscommunication between Charith Asalanka and Fernando almost saw another wicket go down. Yes, No and before you knew it, Fernando was half way down the pitch. A direct hit was needed but the fielder missed. Dravid has his hands in on the head.

OUT! Sakariya picks up his second. The back of the hand ball does the trick. Hits Dhananjaya de Silva on the gloves and lobs in the air before the bowler completes the catch. Sri Lanka 151/3 after 25 overs.

OUT! Taken this time. Gowtham takes a brilliant catch to give India a needed breakthrough. Sakariya with the wicket. Rajapaksa chips it in the air next ball and Gowtham covers good ground to hold on to that catch. Sri Lanka 144/2 in 23 overs.

Dropped. Another chance goes begging. Sakariya and India can't believe it as Nitish Rana makes an absolute mess of a Rajapaksa pull near the boundary. What more, it goes for a four. Shocking

Wow! These two have scored at an electric pace. Runs continue to come thick and fast. In fact, boundaries continue to come at a lightning quick speed. Sri Lanka 138/1 in 22 overs. The partnership between Rajapaksa and Fernando climbs to 103 off 99 balls.

After Avishka Fernando, it's Bhanuka Rajapaksa's turn to raise the bat now as he gets to his half-century with back-to-back boundaries. Goes for the slog sweep and followed it with a reverse sweep, which gets the batsman his maiden ODI fifty.

Sri Lanka are getting away with the game. It's been a long time since a wicket went down and ever since, Indian bowlers haven't found a way to budge either Fernando or Rajapaksa.

While all the attention has been on Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Avishka Fernando has brought up a second successive half-century. He scored 41 in the 1st ODI, 50 in the second and is now unbeaten on 51 here. Fine performance, one that may end Sri Lanka's losing streak to India in ODIs.

Rahul Chahar resumes for India after the drinks break and Sri Lanka continue to muscle their way through. Two fours in the over as the 100 is up for the hosts in just 16 overs.

That is a healthy run-rate at which Sri Lanka are scoring. Avishka Fernando is approaching his half-century having hit four boundaries and a six. 14 overs gone and the hosts have already reached 91 in chase of 22.

Second boundary off the over as Rajapaksa creams a cover drive off Pandya. Chetan Sakariya throws himself in an attempt to stop the ball but couldn't stop it. Slaps the ground down in frustration. Pandya has conceded 23 off his 2 overs.

It's all happening with Rajapaksa. Hardik Pandya cuts him into half and the ball takes the inside edge of his bat and flies past Sanju Samson for a four behind the wicket. The partnership between him and Fernando is 42 off 44 balls.

The off-spinner looked confident but the appeal was turned down. Turns it was a wise decision not to review. No inner edge but the hawk eye suggests it was too high. 12 overs gone and Sri Lanka are 71/1.

The short ball is not working for Hardik Pandya and he has to realise it. He concedes 13 runs off his first over as Rajapaksa takes him for back-to-back boundaries. Sri Lanka 68/1 after 11 overs.

Just three overs for Saini and he is replaced by Hardik Pandya. Is all well? Doesn't seem so. Saini looked in slight discomfort as he bowled the last ball of his previous over. We'll be back with more updated on him.

Arm ball picked up well from Rajapaksa, who plays through the line and gets another four. Sri Lanka motoring along here in chase of 227. They've reached 55/1 after 10 overs

Short ball from Saini but Rajapaksa didn't have to do much. He just threw his bat on the ball and even though the first bounce was mid-pitch, it had enough to carry the ball to the fence. The broadcasters just showed Sanath Jayasuriya's batting highlights against India from an ODI in 2009 and this was very much like the 'Matara Mauler'.

His first two overs went for 15 but now that Minod Bhanuka is out, Dhawan brings back his premier fast bowler in the match. Saini's speed is his USP and India would be hoping he could crack up some pace and get a wicket here. In fact, he nearly does it as he forces Fernando to play a uppish drive wide off the point fielder.

Loop and room on offer and Avishka Fernando is too good to miss out on that one. Creams that one through the off side for a wonderful boundary. Sri Lanka moving well at 40/1 after 7 overs. Bhanuka Rajapaksa yet to get off the mark.

It's a wicket. Krishnappa Gowtham strikes in his first over as Minod Bhanuka holes out to Chetan Sakariya, who takes a fine low catch. Tries to slog Gowtham but Bhanuka hardly got any room. Got the inner half of the bat on the ball and chipped it to square leg. Maiden India wicket for Gowtham. Sri Lanka 35/1 in the sixth over.

Not the ball you'd want to bowl first up. Too short and it's easy pickings for Bhanuka, who rocks on to the backfoot and swivels across to dispatch the ball for a four. The next ball isn't any better as it beats Sanju Samson and goes for five wides. 10 off 2 balls already in this over.

Rahul Chahar's first over in ODI cricket turns out to be pretty good one. He got the ball to turn straight away, beat the right-hander on a couple of occasions and gave away only 1 run in the over.

10 runs from the Saini over. Just the kind of over that gives you momentum in a small run-chase. India need to rethink their strategies, otherwise Sri Lanka could run away with this. They are 20 for no loss after 3.

SIX! A poor delivery from Saini. He dragged it down and it was on the pads. All Fernando had to do was to just help it along the way and he did that to perfection. The ball sailed over the fine leg boundary for a six.

FOUR! That made a great sound off the bat. Short and wide from debutant Chetan Sakariya and Fernando cuts it away through the gap and there is no stopping that one. First boundary of the Sri Lanka innings.

That could have gone anywhere but thankfully for Minod Bhanuka, it lobbed through the vacant cover region and resulted in a couple of runs. A fiery start from Navdeep Saini, easily India's quickest bowlers on this tour.

Sri Lankan openers Avishka Fernando and Minod Bhanuka are out in the centre and it will be Navdeep Saini with the new ball for India.

India were 147/3 when the rain intervened. After the break, Suryakumar Yadav resumed his innings with a few wonderful boundaries, but from there, it all went downhill. Praveen Jayawickrama and Akila Dananjaya completed turned things around, and some of the shots India's batsmen played - especially Manish Pandey - would raise a few questions.

Seven wickets for 68 runs is not what India could have wanted, especially after the way they started. Three batsmen got to 40s. Shaw got 49, debutant Samson scored 46 and Suryakumar batted so well to get to 41. Strangely, all batsmen got out when it mattered the most.

OUT! It's all over. India have been bowled out for 225 in 43.1 overs. Chameera picks up his second wicket as Saini top edges to Avishka Fernando. India losing their last seven wickets for 68 runs, and the one thing the Men in Blue would be disappointed with is not lasting full 47 overs.

OUT! The partnership comes to an end. India lose their 9th wicket for 224. Chahar tries to go after the short ball but absolutely no timing there. Karunaratne completes the return catch successfully.

A golden opportunity there for Navdeep Saini, but he misses it. Chameera bowls a full toss and he hits it straight to the fielder. Rahul Chahar backs too much but has enough time to return to the crease. India won't mind that as this pair continues to fight on. Chahar on 13 off 23 and Saini 13 off 34. Five overs remain.

The slow balls have led to India's downfall today, especially after the rain interval. Only Shikhar Dhawan's wicket was the one that fell to decent pace. Barring that one, most of the batsmen have fallen to either spinner, or the slower ones from the quicks.

Come to think of it, this partnership between Deepak Chahar and Navdeep Saini is now India's fourth-highest of the match. Samson and Shaw put on 74. Yadav and Pandey added 39 and Shaw and Dhawan added 28 off 15 balls.

He tried to clear the infield but only manages to take a couple of runs. Once again, not bad. Leaves the next ball which is a bouncer. He does have a best score of 45 in ODIs, which came against New Zealand in 2020.