Preview: At the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium on Tuesday, July 30, the last Twenty20 International of the three-match series between Sri Lanka and India will take place.
A succession of gripping and highly contested matches have been on display throughout two demanding and fiercely competitive days of cricket. India won both matches with great authority, establishing an insurmountable advantage despite the thrilling play.
In the first game, the Men in Blue’s bowling cameback was outstanding as they broke through the hosts’ resistance, taking nine wickets at a cost of just thirty runs. This outstanding effort was the catalyst for an incredible 43-run comeback triumph.The DLS (Duckworth-Lewis-Stern) strategy was used to get the team across the finish line in the second game, but the real story of the day was how Ravi Bishnoi and the batting lineup came through in a rain-shortened game.A few changes are expected from both clubs in terms of the starting lineups for the third and final game.
India Tour of Sri Lanka, 2024, 3rd T20 Match, IND vs SRI
Venue: Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele
Date & Time: Tuesday, July 30, 7:00 PM
Pitch Report: Spinners are expected to be included, as the pitch has been used in the two prior games, but fast bowlers will still have plenty of opportunity to try out different variations. There have been high-scoring games in the last two meetings, so this championship match is probably going to be no different. At the location, anything over 200 is regarded as a fighting total.
PROBABLE PLAYING XI
Sri Lanka: Avishka Fernando, Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wk), Dinesh Chandimal, Kamindu Mendis, Dasun Shanaka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Matheesha Pathirana, Maheesh Theekshana, Ramesh Mendis, Binura Fernando
India: Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Sanju Samson (wk), Riyan Parag, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Khaleel Ahmed
