Who will win India vs Sri Lanka 3rd ODI?
India will look to seal back-to-back series wins against Sri Lanka, having won 5-0 in their most recent ODI series in Sri Lanka. Scheduled to start on December 17, the live action begins at 13:30 local time.
India vs Sri Lanka third ODI: Where to watch/Live streaming
TV channels: Sky Sports, Star Sports,
Live streaming: Hotstar.com
Toss Prediction
With a batsman-friendly pitch expected for the third ODI, India will hope to bat first again and pick up where they left off in their crushing defeat of their tourists in the second ODI.
Read on for team preview, betting tips, latest odds and match prediction for India vs Sri Lanka, third ODI.
India Team News & Playing 11
Team News
India have used this series to blood new talent, with Shreyas Iyer and Washington Sundar making their debuts in the first and second matches respectively. Iyer scored 88 in the second game, in a partnership of 213 for the second wicket with Rohit Sharma, which should be more than enough for him to keep his place. Indeed, after such a comprehensive win it would be surprising to see further Indian changes for the series decider.
Key Players
Rohit Sharma’s unbeaten 208 – making him the first man to hit three ODI double-hundreds – rightly earned him the headlines after the second game, but India have batting strength in depth. Shikhar Dhawan (68) and SS Iyer (88) both made half centuries in big partnerships with Sharma.
Recent Form
Since their Champions Trophy final defeat to Pakistan, India are unbeaten in ever ODI series since. They beat West Indies 3-1, Sri Lanka 5-0, Australia 4-1 and New Zealand 2-1 in their four ODI series prior to the current one against Sri Lanka.
India Predicted Playing 11
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Dinesh Karthik, MS Dhoni (wk), Rohit Sharma (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Manish Pandey, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Shreyas Iyer, Hardik Pandya, Washington Sundar
Sri Lanka Team News & Playing 11
Team News
A much-changed team compared to that which lost 5-0 to India on home soil may well stay unchanged for the final game in the series. ANPR Fernando’s place could be in doubt, however, after a return of 0/106 from his ten overs.
Key Players
Suranga Lakmal took 4/13 to bowl Sri Lanka to victory in the first match, and the tourists will need their seamers to be back on top form after a humbling experience in the second ODI. Angelo Mathews’ unbeaten 111 in the second match was overshadowed by Rohit Sharma’s batting for India, but with a batting-friendly wicket expected for the third match, he will be a key figure again.
Recent Form
Sri Lanka lost 12 consecutive one-day internationals, against Zimbabwe, India and Pakistan, prior to their win in the first ODI of this current series. They lost 3-2 to Zimbabwe before consecutive whitewashes against India and Pakistan.
Sri Lanka Predicted Playing 11
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Upul Tharanga, Angelo Mathews, Suranga Lakmal, Thisara Perera (c), Lahiru Thirimanne, Nuwan Pradeep, Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Danushka Gunathilaka, Sachith Pathirana, Akila Dananjaya, Asela Gunaratne
Team Form in Last Five Matches (most recent first)
India: W L W W L
Sri Lanka: L W L L L
India vs Sri Lanka Head to Head
Sri Lanka have won just two of their last ten one day internationals against India - their victory in the first ODI of this series was their first since victory at the Champions Trophy in June. In between, India won 5-0 in Sri Lanka in a dominant tour for the visitors.
India vs Sri Lanka 3rd ODI Betting Odds
India are huge favourites for the third ODI, with Bet365 setting the hosts at 1.22 to win, whereas Sri Lanka are 4.33. Rohit Sharma's unbeaten 200 continued his stunning form against Sri Lanka, and he is a generous 3.25 to be India's top batsman. With a batsman-friendly wicket expected, get on a first innings score of more than 289.5 at 1.83.
India vs Sri Lanka 3rd ODI Prediction
Defeat in the first ODI is a blip in an otherwise stunning recent record for India against Sri Lanka. With their batsmen back on form in the second game, they can carry that into the series decider and seal yet another victory against their Asian rivals.
Final Verdict: Back India to beat Sri Lanka at 1.27 with 1xbet & 1.22 with Bet365.
Dec 17, 2017
13:30 IST / 8:00 GMT
ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium - Visakhapatnam, India
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