Sanju Samson out for duck again as India struggles in third T20 against Sri Lanka

PALLEKELE: Bad start for India in the third match of the Twenty20 series against Sri Lanka. After the first six overs, India managed to score only 30 runs for the loss of four wickets. Meanwhile, Malayali player Sanju Samson was dismissed without scoring any runs in the second match in a row. The star, who was golden duck in the last match, got out in four straight balls this time. The player returned by giving a catch to Vanindu Hazaranga off Chamindu Wickramasinghe.

Sanju, who came in the role of opener in the second match, was brought in to bat at number three today. Fans were hoping that the player who scored a half-century in the tour of Zimbabwe would perform brilliantly in the tour of Sri Lanka. There was widespread criticism that the player was not included in the squad for the ODI series. Sanju scored a century against South Africa in the last ODI he played.

As it is already clear that Sanju is not in the ODI team's plans, fans will have to wait a long time to see the Malayali player in the blue shirt of India. After today's match, India will play T20 cricket in the four-match series in South Africa in November. It remains to be seen whether Sanju, who was golden duck in both matches, will get a chance in the Sri Lanka tour.

Meanwhile, India's top line collapsed in the final match at Pallekela. India lost the wickets of Yaswasi Jaiswal 10(9), Sanju Samson 0(4), Rinku Singh 1(2) and captain Suryakumar Yadav 8(9). Having won the first two matches, India had already won the three-match series. Therefore, even if we lose today's match, the result of the match is not relevant.