Having over run Bangladesh with a consummate ease to clinch an unassailable 2-0 lead, India will aim to inflict a complete whitewash by winning the third and final match of the ongoing T20 International series in Hyderabad on Saturday.
Shubman Gill, KL Rahul, Dhruv Jurel, Kuldeep Yadav and Akash Deep are leaving the India A team and will be replaced by Pratham Singh, Akshay Wadkar, Shaik Rasheed, Shams Mulani and Aaqib Khan.
Rinku Singh and Suryakumar Yadav's late bowling efforts combined with Washington Sunder's Super Over show helped India beat Sri Lanka in the third T20I at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium here to sweep the series 3-0 on Tuesday.
Rinku has so far played 15 T20Is for India and has an average of 89 and a strike-rate of over 176.
The BCCI on Tuesday announced India's 15-member squad for the T20 World Cup. The main squad did not feature Rinku as he had been included in the team as a reserve player.
Earlier, during the KKR innings, Salt went full throttle dispatching Marco Jansen for a hat-trick of sixes in the second over, before the Sunrisers got some redemption when his opening partner Sunil Narine was run-out after a mix-up.
Jitesh, Rinku Look To End India’s Hunt For Finisher Ahead Of T20 World Cup
While India’s win was secure, the six runs were not added to Rinku’s tally, as he walked back undefeated on 22.
India has taken a 1-0 lead in the five-match T20I series against Australia.
The three-match T20I series will start on the 18th of August at the Village Park in Dublin and thus will be followed by the second and the third T20I matches which will scheduled at the same venue on the 20th and 23rd of the month.
