Whether to eye a victory by going in with a strong playing XI or trying new combinations? There’s a lot at stake for India in the third T20I. A win would mean series-victory for Virat Kohli and co while a defeat would mean that the series will end 1-1.
In all likeliness, India will go in with the same combination with an eye on a victory in the third and the final game of the series. The match will be played at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune.
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Conditions
Batting will be easy on this pitch and chasing target will be the thing that both the teams would want. The captain winning the toss will definitely want to bowl first and chase the target later. In the second T20I, India chased down a target of 143 with 15 balls to spare.
Here is the likely playing XI of both the teams
Sanju Samson’s wait to add to his one T20I looks set to extend further as Virat Kohli is expected to retain the same combination. Samson is expected to be joined by Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravindra Jadeja and Manish Pandey on the bench.
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Likely playing XI: Shikhar Dhawan, Lokesh Rahul, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Shardul Thakur, Navdeep Saini, Jasprit Bumrah
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka will have one forced change as Isuru Udana has been ruled out of the third T20I. Angelo Mathews is likely to get a chance in the third T20I.
Likely playing XI: Lasith Malinga, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Angelo Mathews, Dhananjaya de Silva, Kusal Perera, Danushka Gunathilaka, Dasun Shanaka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Lahiru Kumara, Avishka Fernando, Oshada Fernando
My dream11 team for IND vs SL 3rd T20I –
Danushka Gunathilaka, KL Rahul (Captain), Virat Kohli (Vice-Captain), Avishka Fernando, Bhanuka Rajapaksha, Kusal Perera, Dasun Shanaka, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Lasith Malinga, Kuldeep Yadav