IND vs SL: Indian cricketers' performance rating in the T20I series

The Suryakumar Yadav-led Indian Cricket Team won the IND vs SL T20I series 3-0.

Indian Cricket Team ushered in a new era of T20Is, under captain Suryakumar Yadav with Gautam Gambhir as the head coach, with another bilateral series win over Sri Lanka in the opposition’s den. At the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, the Men In Blue recorded thumping victories to whitewash Sri Lanka in the IND vs SL series.

Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja retired from T20Is at the end of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024, and Jasprit Bumrah was rested from this tour. This presented other players with opportunities to strengthen their cases as the team builds for the ICC T20 World Cup 2026.

In this article, we rate the players based on their performances in the IND vs SL T20I series.

Rating Indian players’ performances in the IND vs SL T20I series:

Yashasvi Jaiswal – 8

Jaiswal scored 80 runs in three innings at a strike rate of 177. His first two knocks in the series were 40 (21) and 30 (15), both helping in India’s wins. The left-hander was India’s second-highest scorer in the series.

Shubman Gill – 8

Vice-captain Shubman Gill finished the series with scores of 34 and 39 and batted at a strike rate of 137; he missed the second T20I due to neck spasms.

Suryakumar Yadav – 9

Captain Suryakumar was in fine touch in the series. He was Man of the Match in the first game for his 58 (26) and then cracked 26 (12) in the second IND vs SL T20I. Suryakumar top-scored for India in the IND v SL T20I series.

He flopped with the bat only in the third game, but he rolled over his arm to bowl the last over when Sri Lanka needed six runs in six balls. He picked up two wickets. Suryakumar even won Player of the Series award.

Rishabh Pant – 7

Pant featured in the first two games and scored 51 runs at a strike rate of 147. He scored 49 runs in the first match, which India won by 43 runs. Samson’s failures mean Pant is set to be India’s first-choice wicket-keeper in T20Is going forward.

Sanju Samson – 0

Sanju Samson has once again failed to grab his opportunities – he was dismissed for ducks in the two innings he got to bat.

Hardik Pandya – 7.5

Hardik Pandya scored 31 runs in two innings at a strike rate of 163. In the second T20I, he blasted 22* (9) to seal the chase. He also picked up two wickets in the second match. He was rested from the third T20I.

Rinku Singh – 3

Rinku had a forgettable IND vs SL T20I series. In two innings, he managed only two runs. In the third T20I, he was promoted to number four, but couldn’t make use of his opportunity.

However, he did make a mark with the ball. He bowled the penultimate over in the third T20I and picked up two scalps.

Riyan Parag – 7.5

Parag showed his all-round skills in this series. He picked three lower-order wickets in the second T20I, and in the third match, he scored 26 (18).

Shivam Dube – 4

Shivam Dube got to play in the third T20I after Hardik Pandya was rested. He scored 13 runs off 14 balls.

Axar Patel – 7

In two outings, Axar snapped four wickets at an economy of 8.5.

Arshdeep Singh – 7

Arshdeep continued his good form from the T20 World Cup 2024. The left-arm seamer picked four wickets in two games; he was rested from the third T20I.

Khaleel Ahmed – 1

Khaleel featured in the last T20I and bowled disappointingly, leaking 27 runs in three overs.

Mohammed Siraj – 2

Siraj picked up only one wicket in the nine overs he bowled across the three games.

Ravi Bishnoi – 9

Bishnoi was the Man of the Match in the second T20I for his three-wicket haul. He claimed six wickets in the series, the most by any bowler across both teams.

Washington Sundar – 9

Sundar was India’s best player in the third T20I. The all-rounder scored 25 runs off 18 balls before picking two wickets. He then took two wickets in the Super Over in only three balls.

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