IND vs SL 3rd ODI: India, having lost one game and drawn the other, will play Sri Lanka in the final three-match ODI series. Even though they had a strong start in the first two matches, the middle-order collapsed to almost lose both of them, demonstrating that the Indian batsmen are unable to neutralize Sri Lanka’s spin threat.
On Wednesday, August 7, Team India will play their final match against Sri Lanka in an attempt to tie the ODI series. In the two matches played so far, India hasn’t performed well enough, particularly at the bat in the middle overs where players like Jeffrey Vandersay, Charith Asalanka, and Dunith Wellalage have ruled the roost by restricting the Men in Blue with their spin web.
With Rishabh Pant and Riyan Parag as options, India may consider making a few changes to strengthen their middle and lower-middle order at bat after fielding the same lineup for the first two games. With his rapid half-centuries in both games, captain Rohit Sharma made sure his team got off to a great start in each contest. However, all of his hard work was undone in the middle, and since the same pattern continued for two games in a row, it might hurt the captain and coach a little bit ahead of the decider.
Sri Lanka, on the other hand, stand on the heels of a historic series win against India and it will be huge for the team, especially after how they messed up the third T20I and the T20 series on the whole.
My Dream11 team for SL vs IND 3rd ODI
Pathum Nissanka, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli (c), Shubman Gill, Charith Asalanka, Washington Sundar (vc), Dunith Wellalage, Kuldeep Yadav, Jeffrey Vandersay, Khaleel Ahmed
Probable Playing XIs
Sri Lanka: Avishka Fernando, Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka (C), Janith Liyanage, Kusal Mendis, Dunith Wellalage, Akila Dananjaya, Jeffrey Vandersay, Asitha Fernando
India: Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul/Riyan Parag, Shivam Dube/Rishabh Pant, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj/Khaleel Ahmed