Watch: Riyan Parag suffers brain-fade moment as Jeffrey Vandersay stuns him and rattles the stumps

The 22-year-old India National Cricket Team all-rounder Riyan Parag suffered a brain-fade moment in the third and final ODI against Sri Lanka National Cricket Team, which led to him getting castled by Jeffrey Vandersay on Wednesday, August 7, at the R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo.

Riyan Parag finally got his ODI debut cap in the crucial do-or-die game against Sri Lanka after grinding hard in domestic cricket as well as in the Indian Premier League. He was handed the cap by Virat Kohli, who is the idol of the Assam batter.

Riyan Parag came in as a replacement for Arshdeep Singh and he showcased a bowling masterclass in the first innings. With his off-spin bowling, he got some crucial wickets and finished with figures of 3/54.

In the second innings, when he came out to bat, India were in trouble but he batted confidently and hit a couple of boundaries. It looked like Riyan Parag would shine with the bat as well, but he was dismissed in the 16th over, courtesy of a brain-fade moment.

On the last ball of the 16th over, Jeffrey Vandersay bowled a leg-break to Riyan Parag that went straight. The India batter didn't cover his stumps and left the ball. It was an absolutely poor leave from the Parag as the ball went on to demolish the stumps.

Riyan Parag was back in the hut after scoring 15 runs off 13 balls, with 2 fours. He batted with a strike rate of 115.38, and after his dismissal, India lost quick wickets and got bowled out for 138, losing the match by 110 runs and facing a 0-2 series defeat.

Watch: Riyan Parag Gets Castled By Jeffrey Vandersay

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Jeffrey Vandersay did a great job - Maheesh Theekshana

Speaking after the match, Sri Lanka spinner Maheesh Theekshana stated that the series victory over India was a confidence booster for the Lankan Lions. He also added that Indian players are used to playing on flat wickets and smaller grounds but conditions are different in Colombo. He elaborated:

"For me, it's a confidence booster as a team. We lost the T20 series 3-0. The whole team was disappointed and we took it as a motivation. Very happy to play the last game and win the series after 1997. It's a huge victory for us and I am really proud to be part of the XI.

"They (India) usually play on good wickets and small boundaries in India. We knew playing in Premadasa, if there's little bit turn, we can take advantage because we have good spinners. Even in domestic, the wickets will be like this and our batters know how to play. When we were batting first, we thought that the wicket would be much better than the first two wickets."

Maheesh Theekshana further lauded Sri Lanka players, including Jeffrey Vandersay, for performing well. He stated:

"We had to bowl more good deliveries than the last couple of matches. Rohit came into bat and he attacked me, Asitha got a good start, came back and got Shubman and then Wellalage was brilliant, Vandersay did a great job ... Hasaranga in the first game, Akila bowled economically in both the games. I wanted to bowl more dot balls. It was a team effort. All the players contributed, that's why we ended up winning."