After winning the 2nd T20I against Sri Lanka at Ranchi on Friday, India will now play the third and penultimate T20I of the series at Visakhapatnam on Sunday, which is also the series decider match. Currently, the series is standing at 1-1 as Sri Lanka won the first T20I by 5 wickets at Pune on Tuesday.
Except the 1st T20I, Indian batsmen are currently in a terrific form, especially the top-order batsmen. On the other hand, new-looking Sri Lankan team’s big problem is the lack of experience in the international cricket. That is the reason, Sri Lankan team failed to carry on their good performances against the big teams.
The 3rd T20I will be held on Sunday at Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam. The pitch is expected to be batting friendly like the 2nd T20I. From the past experience, the tracks are more helpful for the spinners than pacers.
Before this T20I, the venue had arranged only one T20I which was between India and New Zealand in 2012. The match was washed out due to heavy rainfall.
It looks like, both teams will not be interested in making any further changes in their playing XI for the final encounter.
India’s probable XI: MS Dhoni (c & wk), Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Ashish Nehra.
Sri Lanka probable XI: Dinesh Chandimal (c & wk), Danushka Gunathilaka, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Milinda Siriwardana, Chamara Kapugedera, Thisara Perera, Dasun Shanaka, Seekkuge Prasanna, Sachithra Senanayake, Kasun Rajitha, Dushmantha Chameera, .