<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tag/suryakumar-yadav" target="_blank">Suryakumar Yadav</a> produced yet another T20 batting masterclass with a 51-ball unbeaten 112 and powered India to 228 for five in the third and final game against <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tag/sri-lanka" target="_blank">Sri Lanka</a> here on Saturday.</p>.<p>Surya toyed with the Sri Lankan bowlers, hitting fours and maximums at will and in his trademark manner all across the ground to notch his third T20I century.</p>.<p>After completing his fifty 26 balls, Surya took only 19 deliveries to reach the 100-run mark. He ended the innings in style, hitting a six and a four off Chamika Karunaratne in the last over.</p>.<p>Shubman Gill (46), who failed to go beyond single digit scores in the previous two matches, was cautious as he opened his account after playing nine dots with a six, followed by a four off Dilshan Madushanka in the third over.</p>.<p>Rahul Triptahi played a 16-ball 35-run knock after Ishan Kishan (1) was sent back in the first over.</p>.<p>As soon as spin was introduced, Tripathi targeted Mahesh Theekshana (0/48) as he collected three fours from the fifth over. He scooped the first one over square leg, swept the second to point and hit the third over mid-off.</p>.<p>Tripathi assumed the role of the aggressor as he pummelled Chamika Karunaratne (1/52) for twin sixes before perishing off a short ball, caught at short third.</p>.<p>India collected 53 for the loss of two wickets in the powerplay and while Gill continued to score at a slow pace, Surya was at his effortless best.</p>.<p>The world's number one batter in the format looked like a man from another planet. He reached his half century by sending the ball to the boundary.</p>.<p>With Surya firing, Gill tried to up the ante at the other end as well. He hit Wanindu Hasaranga (1/36) for a six but a as the youngster moved down the wicket to dispatch the ball for another boundary, a leg-break got the better of him to out an end to a 111-run partnership.</p>.<p>Gill's wicket saw a change in momentum as India lost skipper Hardik Pandya (4) and all-rounder Deepak Hooda (4) in quick succession.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, it was business as usual for Surya as he repeatedly timed the ball to perfection. He hit nine sixes and seven fours in his blazing knock.</p>.<p>Towards the end, he found an able ally in Axar Patel (21 not) as the duo took India over the 220-run mark.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tag/suryakumar-yadav" target="_blank">Suryakumar Yadav</a> produced yet another T20 batting masterclass with a 51-ball unbeaten 112 and powered India to 228 for five in the third and final game against <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tag/sri-lanka" target="_blank">Sri Lanka</a> here on Saturday.</p>.<p>Surya toyed with the Sri Lankan bowlers, hitting fours and maximums at will and in his trademark manner all across the ground to notch his third T20I century.</p>.<p>After completing his fifty 26 balls, Surya took only 19 deliveries to reach the 100-run mark. He ended the innings in style, hitting a six and a four off Chamika Karunaratne in the last over.</p>.<p>Shubman Gill (46), who failed to go beyond single digit scores in the previous two matches, was cautious as he opened his account after playing nine dots with a six, followed by a four off Dilshan Madushanka in the third over.</p>.<p>Rahul Triptahi played a 16-ball 35-run knock after Ishan Kishan (1) was sent back in the first over.</p>.<p>As soon as spin was introduced, Tripathi targeted Mahesh Theekshana (0/48) as he collected three fours from the fifth over. He scooped the first one over square leg, swept the second to point and hit the third over mid-off.</p>.<p>Tripathi assumed the role of the aggressor as he pummelled Chamika Karunaratne (1/52) for twin sixes before perishing off a short ball, caught at short third.</p>.<p>India collected 53 for the loss of two wickets in the powerplay and while Gill continued to score at a slow pace, Surya was at his effortless best.</p>.<p>The world's number one batter in the format looked like a man from another planet. He reached his half century by sending the ball to the boundary.</p>.<p>With Surya firing, Gill tried to up the ante at the other end as well. He hit Wanindu Hasaranga (1/36) for a six but a as the youngster moved down the wicket to dispatch the ball for another boundary, a leg-break got the better of him to out an end to a 111-run partnership.</p>.<p>Gill's wicket saw a change in momentum as India lost skipper Hardik Pandya (4) and all-rounder Deepak Hooda (4) in quick succession.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, it was business as usual for Surya as he repeatedly timed the ball to perfection. He hit nine sixes and seven fours in his blazing knock.</p>.<p>Towards the end, he found an able ally in Axar Patel (21 not) as the duo took India over the 220-run mark.</p>