Rinku Singh and Suryakumar Yadav defended 9 runs in the last two overs during the third T20I.
Notably, the visitors were staring down the barrel as Sri Lanka needed just nine runs off the last 12 balls with six wickets in hand.
With the odds stacked against them, skipper Suryakumar Yadav threw the ball towards Rinku Singh, who picked up a couple of wickets and conceded just three runs in the penultimate over.
In the final over, Surya decided to bowl himself when Sri Lanka required six runs with four wickets remaining. The captain held his nerve under pressure and managed to claim two wickets conceding five runs to take the game into the Super Over.
In the one-over eliminator, Washington Sundar showed his brilliance as he dismissed Kusal Perera and Pathum Nissanka in just three balls conceding just two runs, which was chased down by the Indian captain on the first delivery itself.
After India’s thrilling win, the social media was flooded with hilarious memes with netizens crediting the new head coach Gautam Gambhir for turning Indian batters into spin wizards.
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India and Sri Lanka will now head to Colombo for a three-match ODI series, slated to get underway on Friday (August 2).