On Dec 24, 2017, India defeated Sri Lanka by 5 wickets in the third bilateral T20I in Mumbai. As it was their third T20I victory of the bilateral three T20I series against Sri Lanka, India managed to secure a clean sweep over their opponents. The home side restricted Sri Lanka to 135/7, courtesy a match winning performance by opening bowler Jaydev Unadkat. The left arm seamer yielded figures of 15/2 from his four overs, which also earned him the man of the match, as well as man of the series awards.
This T20I following a runfest in the second T20I, in which India scored 260/5 from their twenty overs. Openers KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma shared a partnership stand of 165 from 12.4 overs, and that laid the foundation for one of the highest team scores in recent times.
