Sri Lanka will play India in the third and final T20I encounter of the series. Sri Lanka took full advantage of India’s depleted squad and won the second T20I to tie the series at 1-1, courtesy of intelligent playing from Dhananjaya de Silva. The latter stayed to help the hosts win by four wickets with two balls to spare.
Meanwhile, after Krunal Pandya tested positive for Covid-19, India made multiple changes in the second T20I and eventually reached the final eleven player combination. They fought bravely, but the last two overs went against them, costing the visitors the game.
Weather
Colombo is expected to have another warm evening, with an average temperature of roughly 28 degrees Celsius. During the 3rd T20I, there is a very slim probability of rain.
Pitch
The surface has slowed down during the series, and the third T20I is expected to have a similarly sticky and sluggish surface. After the ball loses its shine, slower balls should become quite effective, with spinners likely to get many turns. Any score of 150 runs or more should be considered competitive.
Probable Playing XIs
Sri Lanka:
Dasun Shanaka (c), Minod Bhanuka (wk), Avishka Fernando, Dhananjaya de Silva, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Wanindu Hasaranga, Isuru Udana, Ramesh Mendis, Dushmantha Chameera, Chamika Karunaratne, Akila Dananjaya
India:
Shikhar Dhawan (c), Sanju Samson (wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devdutt Padikkal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Nitish Rana, Rahul Chahar, Varun Chakravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Chethan Sakariya, Sandeep Warrier/Arshdeep Singh
Sri Lanka vs India – 3rd T20I, Dream 11:
Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Sanju Samson (wk), Minod Bhanuka (wk), Avishka Fernando, Shikhar Dhawan, Dhananjaya de Silva, Devdutt Padikkal, Wanindu Hasaranga, Akila Dananjaya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Varun Chakravarthy
Prediction
Match winner
- Sri Lanka
Winning the toss
- Sri Lanka
Top Batsman
- Sri Lanka – Avishka Fernando
- India – Shikhar Dhawan
Top Bowler
- Sri Lanka – Wanindu Hasaranga
- India – Varun Chakravarthy
Most Sixes
- Sri Lanka – Avishka Fernando
- India – Sanju Samson
Player of the Match
- Sri Lanka – Wanindu Hasaranga
Team Scores Batting First
- Sri Lanka – 150+
- India – 140+
India only has 5 batters due to the current situation, and they are having a difficult time scoring runs. As a result, Sri Lanka is anticipated to take advantage of this position, as they did in the last match, and win the series 1-2. Let’s enjoy your favourite cricket with Baji now!
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