Mohammed Siraj was involved in a war of words with Sri Lanka’s Kusal Medis during the India vs Sri Lanka third ODI at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Wednesday. In the follow-up, the India pacer claimed a wicket and the reaction of his teammate Virat Kohli could not miss the spotlight. The incident took place during Sri Lanka’s batting. Siraj was brought back into the attack to bowl the 39th over. He bowled three consecutive dot balls to Mendis, with the last one witnessing him having a heated exchange with the batter. On the very next ball, Mendis got a single and Siraj then dismissed Sadeera Samarawickrama, who was facing his first ball in the game.

Umpire was unconvinced with an appeal for LBW, but India went upstairs. The review revealed that the ball hit Samarawickrama’s boot first instead of the bat. Ball tracking then revealed that it would have hit the leg stump. The decision was overturned to out, and Virat Kohli along with other India teammates celebrated it in an animated fashion. Kohli even gave a fiery send-off to the batter.

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Avishka Fernando and Kusal Mendis starred with their respective fifties as Sri Lanka posted a competitive total of 248 for 7 against India in the third and final ODI at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo.

Avishka scored 96 while Kusal hit 59. For India, Riyan Parag was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 3 for 54 in 9 overs.

In reply, India were bowled out for 138, losing the game by 110 runs. It also saw the visitors lose the series 0-2.

India vs Sri Lanka 3rd ODI Live Updates: Sri Lanka skipper Charith Asalanka won the toss and opted to bat against India in the third ODI of the three-match series on Wednesday in Colombo. Rohit Sharma and co are on the verge of a historic defeat as it will be their first loss against Sri Lanka in an ODI series after 27 years. It’s certainly not the start Gautam Gambhir, a stickler for victories, would want in his first ODI assignment as the team’s head coach. The onus will be on Indian batters, particularly the talismanic Virat Kohli, to follow the path laid down by skipper Rohit Sharma and tactfully counter the spin challenge. India’s previous bilateral ODI series defeat against the Islanders came in 1997. (Live Scorecard)