Sri Lanka's Thisara Perera catches out Scotland's Robert Taylor during their Cricket World Cup win over Scotland in Hobart, March 11, 2015. REUTERS/David Gray
(Reuters) - Sri Lanka all-rounder Thisara Perera claimed a hat-trick but could not deny India a series-levelling 69-run victory in the second Twenty20 in Ranchi on Friday.
The 26-year-old paceman dismissed Hardik Pandya, Suresh Raina and Yuvraj Singh from successive deliveries before Sri Lanka, chasing 197 to clinch the series with a match to spare, were restricted to 127 for nine.
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