Who will win South Africa vs Sri Lanka 3rd ODI?
South Africa beat Sri Lanka by 121 runs in the second one-day international at Durban and have attained a 2-0 lead in the five-match series. The hosts will look to seal the series as they take on the visitors in the third ODI at the New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg. The match will be played on February 4 and live action will begin at 1:30 PM local time.
SA vs SL 3rd ODI: Where to watch and live streaming
TV channels: Ten Sports 1 HD and Ten 3
Live streaming: tensports and bet365
Toss
There is a toss bias at the Wanderers. Since five of the past seven ODIs at this ground have been won by the side batting first, the team that wins the toss here on Saturday will probably throw the ball over to the opposition. South Africa have won their last four matches here when batting first which is why we strongly suggest betting on them if they bat first.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, odds and match prediction for South Africa vs Sri Lanka 3rd ODI...
South Africa Team News & Playing 11
Team News
There are no injuries in the team and the selectors are likely to retain the same playing 11 that played in the second ODI.
Key Players
AB de Villiers is averaging 92 at the Wanderers and has three hundreds and two fifties here. The skipper will be the key man in South Africa's batting lineup and we predict him to get a big score in this match. The Sri Lankan batters are finding it difficult to deal with the legspin of Imran Tahir who has taken five wickets already in the series and he will continue to remain a key asset in the South African bowling attack.
Recent Form
South Africa are proving that they are not an easy team to beat in their own backyard. They have played their last eight ODIs at home and have recorded wins in each of them. They have not lost a game since being defeated by the West Indies last year in June.
South Africa Playing 11
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HM Amla, Q de Kock (wk), F du Plessis, AB de Villiers (c), JP Duminy, DA Miller, CH Morris, WD Parnell, AL Phehlukwayo, K Rabada and Imran Tahir.
Sri Lanka Team News & Playing 11
Team News
The team seems to be in a good physical condition as none of the players are reported to be injured. No changes are expected in the side for this match.
Key Players
So far, only Dinesh Chandimal and Kusal Mendis have looked good with the bat. Sri Lanka will want these two to play a long innings in the third ODI but they will also need decent contributions from the others. Left-arm spinner Lakshan Sandakan took a four-wicket haul at the Wanderers in the second T20 last month and we predict him to do a good job with the ball on Saturday.
Recent Form
Sri Lanka, in their previous 10 ODIs, have won 4 and lost 6. Two of these wins have come against minnows Zimbabwe, one against the West Indies and one against Australia. This goes to show that they have not been winning a lot against the higher ranked teams.
Sri Lanka Playing 11
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N Dickwella, WU Tharanga (c), BKG Mendis, LD Chandimal (wk), DM de Silva, DAS Gunaratne, PC de Silva, SS Pathirana, KMDN Kulasekara, RAS Lakmal and PADLR Sandakan.
Team form in last five matches (most recent first)
South Africa:W W W W W
Sri Lanka:L L W W L
South Africa vs Sri Lanka Head to Head
South Africa have won 31 out of the 61 ODIs they have played against Sri Lanka. The latter have won 29 while the remaining one match resulted in a tie. The teams have faced each other four times at the Wanderers in the past and both have won two times each.
South Africa vs Sri Lanka 3rd ODI Betting Odds
Sri Lanka were no match for South Africa in the first two one-dayers. The inexperience in their side has been exposed by the hosts who are looking far more superior with both the bat and the ball. So after a hammering in back-to-back matches, the odds for the tourists have gone higher at 9.2 with betfair and 8.00 with bet365. The hosts are hot favorites to win the third one-day international at 1.11 with 1xbet and 1.10 with bet365.
South Africa vs Sri Lanka 3rd ODI Prediction
The Sri Lankan batsmen are struggling against Parnell and Tahir in these conditions. In both the matches, they have failed to even play out their quota of 50 overs and the absence of experienced Angelo Mathews is clearly felt in their middle order. And it will be a lot harder for them to challenge the hosts at the Wanderers who have a tremendous record here with a win percentage of 74. South Africa have won their last four ODIs at this ground and though they got defeated by Sri Lanka in their last meeting here, we predict them to win this match and take an unsurpassable 3-0 lead in the series.
Final Verdict: Back South Africa to beat Sri Lanka in the third ODI at 1.11 with 1xbet and 1.10 with bet365.
Feb 04, 2017
17:00 IST / 11:30 GMT
Wanderers Stadium - Johannesburg, South Africa
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