Who Will Win India vs Sri Lanka 3rd Test?
After taking a 1-0 lead at Nagpur, India will be eying yet another home series win as they take on Sri Lanka in the third and the final test at the Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi. The match is scheduled to be played from December 2 and live telecast will begin at 9:30 AM local time each day.
Ind vs SL 3rd Test: Where to Watch/Live Streaming
TV channels: Star Sports, Fox Sports, Sky Sports Cricket
Live Streaming: Hotstar, Bet365, Sky Go
Toss Prediction
Five of the last seven test matches played at the Feroz Shah Kotla have been won by the side that has bowled first. So the team that wins the toss here is more likely to have a bowl first.
Read on for team analysis, betting odds, betting tips and match prediction for Ind vs SL 3rd Test...
India Team News & Playing 11
Team News
Opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan and fast bowler Mohammed Shami who were rested for the second test have returned to the 15-man squad for the third test while Bhuvneshwar Kumar who too had been rested in the last match is set to miss out on the action once again.
Key Players
The key to India's batting is undoubtedly going to be none other than the skipper himself - Virat Kohli who hit a hundred in the first test and then a double hundred in the second. Cheteshwar Pujara likes to bat for long and his knock is going to be vital as well. Mohammed Shami who took a match-haul of six wickets at Kolkata will be crucial with the new ball. Ravichandran Ashwin has become the fastest bowler to reach 300 test wickets and he will be the main spin threat for Sri Lanka.
Recent Form
India have now won seven out of the ten test matches they have played so far this year. They bowled out Sri Lanka cheaply in both the innings of the second test on what was an excellent batting surface which shows their bowlers are in good form.
India Predicted Playing 11
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Virat Kohli (c), Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, Ishant Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Cheteshwar Pujara, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Murali Vijay, Mohammed Shami, Lokesh Rahul/Shikhar Dhawan
Sri Lanka Team News & Playing 11
Team News
Sri Lanka have been hit with a big blow ahead of the crucial third test in the form of injury to veteran spinner Rangana Herath who sustained a back niggle after the second test. Uncapped legspinner Jeffrey Vandersay is likely to be named as Herath's replacement.
Key Players
Dinesh Chandimal smashed a fifty in each innings of the second test at Nagpur and the team will once again look to their skipper to score the big runs. Sri Lanka will also need strong support from Lahiru Thirimanne and Dimuth Karunaratne at the top of the order. With the new ball, it will be up to Suranga Lakmal and Lahiru Gamage to make early inroads in the Indian batting lineup. Dilruwan Perera took three wickets last time and the offspinner will have a big role to play in Herath's absence.
Recent Form
The innings defeat in the last match was Sri Lanka's seventh loss in twelve tests this year. In the second test, they put up an abysmal batting display in both the innings and their bowling looked out of sorts as they allowed the hosts to pile up a mammoth total.
Sri Lanka Predicted Playing 11
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Dinesh Chandimal (c), Lakshan Sandakan/Jeffrey Vandersay, Dilruwan Perera, Angelo Mathews, Suranga Lakmal, Lahiru Thirimanne, Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Dimuth Karunaratne, Dasun Shanaka, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Lahiru Gamage
Team Form in Last Five Matches (most recent first)
India: W D W W W
Sri Lanka: L D W W L
India vs Sri Lanka Head to Head
India have been very impressive against Sri Lanka in test cricket in recent times with six wins and a draw in their last seven encounters. The two nations have squared off just once at the Feroz Shah Kotla in this format. That match was played back in 2005 which the hosts ended up winning by 188 runs.
India vs Sri Lanka 3rd Test Betting Odds
India, just as was expected, begin as heavy favorites amongst the bookmakers to win the third test at very short odds of 1.32 on Betfair and 1.25 on Bet365. Sri Lanka, after their poor performance in the second test, are the big underdogs for this final game of the series at a very huge price of 14 on Betfair and 12 on Bet365. A draw is up at 5.4 and 5.5 with the respective bookmakers.
India vs Sri Lanka 3rd Test Prediction
After the first innings of the first test at Kolkata, Sri Lanka's performance graph has gone downhill drastically. They have now suffered three batting collapses in a row and this is a major concern for the visitors ahead of the third test. India on the other hand have no such issues to deal with and they will be high on confidence after their emphatic innings victory over Sri Lanka. India have not faced a test defeat at this ground since 1988 and the Lankans seem to be in no position to break their winning run here.
Final Verdict: Back India to beat Sri Lanka in the third test at 1.32 on 1xbet and 1.25 on Bet365.
Dec 02, 2017
09:30 IST / 4:00 GMT
Feroz Shah Kotla - Delhi, India
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