IND vs SL 3rd T20I 2024: Match Preview, Head to Heads, Playing 11, Pitch Report, and Live Streaming Details
The final match of the bilateral series IND vs SL 3rd T20I 2024 is all set to be played at the Pallekele Stadium. India won the 2nd match on 28th July by 7 wickets limiting Sri Lanka to 161/9. The Indian team is already leading by 2-0 in the previous two matches of the IND vs SL T20I series.
India won the toss choosing to bowl first in the rain-affected 2nd match. Srilanka were off to a good start by placing themselves at 130/2 in 15 overs. The stellar spinner Ravi Bishnoi came through for the Indian team with 3 wickets, while Axar Patel, Hardik Pandya, and Arshdeep Singh 2 wickets apiece. Sri Lanka, thus, collapsed by losing seven wickets for just 31 runs in the last five overs. The second innings saw bad weather and as per DLS, India needed to chase 81 runs in 8 overs. The robust batting performances from SKY, Yashasvi Jaiswal, and Hardik Pandya sealed the Indian victory.
IND vs SL 3rd T20I 2024: Match Details
The third match of the white-ball series will be played on 30th July 2024, Tuesday in Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka at 7 PM IST.
IND vs SL 3rd T20I 2024 Head-to-Heads
The countries have played 31 T20 internationals, India has won 21 times while the Lankan team has won 9 matches. In the IND vs SL 2nd T20I 2024, India defeated Sri Lanka by 9 wickets leading by 2-0. The Lankan Lions managed a confident total of 161/9 but, lost to India due to the failure of their middle order in the last 5 overs, further crushed by Surya Kumar Yadav’s batting and unfavorable weather.
IND vs SL 3rd T20I 2024, Squad news
India
The 2nd T20I match had Shubhman Gill replaced by Sanju Samson due to the former’s neck injury. In his place, Sanju opened in the second innings but, gave a bad start to India by departing as the golden duck. India had to chase 81 runs in 8 overs (DLS), which the team managed to score, because of a strong partnership between Surya Kumar Yadav and Yashasvi Jaiswal of 39 (19). Hardik Pandya came through by scoring 22 in 9.
In the final match, Sanju is expected to be placed back on the bench with Gill coming back. Keeping ODIs in mind, Arshdeep Singh may be given a rest to be swapped with Khaleel Ahmed to have a left-arm pacer.
Sri Lanka
The Sri Lankan team has succumbed to loss twice in its country. Despite a power-packed partnership of the batsmen at the top, Perera and Nissanka- 54(36) and Perera and Mendis- 50(34), the bad weather and India’s strategic bowling attacks worked against them. The match had Perera score half a century. The team had high hopes with Hardik’s bad deliveries in the 14th over with several wides and a six. However, in his next over Pandya picked both- Kamindu and Perera, followed by Bishnoi bringing in his googly.
In the Final match of the 3rd T20I 2024, the host team can improve the middle-order fitting of the team squad to improve their stability in the middle and death overs. They can try Kamindu Mendis with Dunith Wellalage, his fitting in the middle order can be beneficial with his all-rounder abilities.
IND vs SL 3rd T20I 2024, Possible Playing Eleven
India
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson/Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Riyan Parag, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, and Mohammed Siraj.
Sri Lanka
Kusal Mendis (wk), Patthum Nissanka, Kusal Perera, Kamindu Mendis/Dunith Wellalage, Charith Asalanka (C), Dasun Shanaka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Matheesha Pathirana, Asitha Fernando, Dilshan Madushanka.
IND vs SL 3rd T20I 2024, Pitch Report and Weather Conditions
The Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, in Kandy, Sri Lanka has hosted a total of 25 T20 matches, out of these 13 were won by the team that went for batting first. With an average score of 169 in the first innings and 147 in the second, the pitch favors the batsmen the most. The pitch of the stadium is slow and benefits spinners. The weather is forecasted to be 28° C with a 50% chance of precipitation during the match.
IND vs SL 3rd T20I 2024, LIVE Telecast and LIVE Streaming Details
Where to Watch IND vs SL 3rd T20I 2024 in India?
Fans in India can watch the game on the Sony Liv app and website and on Sony Sports Network.
