Who will win Pak vs SL 3rd ODI?
Pakistan have taken a 2-0 lead in the five-match series as they beat Sri Lanka by 32 runs in the second one-day international at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi. The same venue will also host the third ODI scheduled to be played on October 18. Live telecast of the game will begin at 3 PM local time.
Pak vs SL 3rd ODI: Where to watch/Live streaming
TV channels: Sony Six, Ten Sports, Sky Sports
Live streaming: Bet365, Sony LIV
Toss Prediction
There is a huge toss bias at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium. Since ten of the last twelve one-day internationals at this ground have been won by the side that has batted first, the team that wins the toss here is more likely to bat first. We predict Pakistan to win the toss in this match.
Read on for team analysis, betting odds, betting tips and match prediction for Pak vs SL 3rd ODI...
Pakistan Team News & Playing 11
Team News
No changes are expected in the Pakistan lineup for the third one-day international. There are no injuries in the team.
Key Players
Babar Azam will be coming off back-to-back centuries - 103 in the first game and 101 in the second. The top-order batsman is in superb form and he is going to be the key man for Pakistan in this third ODI. Shadab Khan was the pick of the bowlers the other night with figures of 3-47 from nine overs. And since this match will be played at the same venue, the legspinner can be expected to deliver another impressive performance. Pace bowlers Rumman Raees and Hasan Ali are also amongst the wickets.
Recent Form
Pakistan's 32-run victory in the last game means that they have extended their ODI winning streak to six. The hosts now have eight wins in their previous nine 50-overs matches which sums up their recent form in this format of the game.
Pakistan Predicted XI
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Sarfraz Ahmed (c/wk), Fakhar Zaman, Ahmed Shehzad, Babar Azam, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Imad Wasim, Hasan Ali, Shadab Khan, Rumman Raees, Junaid Khan
Sri Lanka Team News & Playing 11
Team News
The Sri Lankan team is free from all injury concerns with all their players in good physical condition. The selectors might not make any changes to the lineup that featured in the last game.
Key Players
Upul Tharanga, the skipper, waged a lone battle in the second ODI as wickets kept falling around him. The opener ran out of partners and finished unbeaten on 112. He along with Lahiru Thirimanne who scored a fifty in the first one-dayer will be the ones to watch out for in this Sri Lankan batting lineup. Lahiru Gamage ran through Paksitan's top-order to notch up a four-wicket haul while Suranga Lakmal has been very economical in both the matches. These two fast bowlers will be the key for Sri Lanka.
Recent Form
Sri Lanka's wretched run in one-day internationals does not seem to be coming to an end. The visitors have now lost their last nine ODIs on the trot and they will be staring at a tenth straight defeat unless they come up with an improved batting performance.
Sri Lanka Predicted XI
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Upul Tharanga (c), Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Dinesh Chandimal, Lahiru Thirimanne, Kusal Mendis, Milinda Siriwardana, Thisara Perera, Akila Dananjaya, Jeffrey Vandersay, Suranga Lakmal, Lahiru Gamage
Team Form in Last Five Matches (most recent first)
Pakistan: W W W W W
Sri Lanka: L L L L L
Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Head to Head
Pakistan have now won five of their previous six ODI encounters against Sri Lanka which includes the last three in a row. At the Sheikh Zayed Stadium, both teams have faced each other in seven 50-overs matches out of which five have been won by the hosts and two by the visitors.
Pakistan vs Sri Lanka 3rd ODI Betting Odds
After succumbing to their ninth straight defeat in one-day cricket, the match-winner odds of Sri Lanka have gone further up. They are now priced at 3 on Betfair and 3.20 on Bet365. Although there have been some good individual performances here and there from the Lankans, they haven't been able to click together as a unit. Pakistan on the contrary continue to be the bookmakers' favorites to seal the series in the third ODI itself. The hosts, after their convincing wins in the first two matches, are 1.38 on 1xbet and 1.36 on Bet365.
Pakistan vs Sri Lanka 3rd ODI Prediction
Sri Lanka have so far not been able to replicate their performance of the tests in this ODI series and they are struggling with both the bat and the ball. While their batting has clearly been below par, bowling too has not been that impressive either. In the last game, the Lankans could have easily restricted Pakistan under 200 after having them reeling at 101-6 at one stage. But their complacency allowed the hosts to reach 219 which in the end proved to be 32 runs too much for the visitors.
Sri Lanka have quite a few issues to address ahead of this game while Pakistan don't seem to have too many aside from the heavy reliance on some of their key players. Sarfraz Ahmed and Co. have been the better of the two sides in this series and so we predict them to win this match and hence clinch the series.
Final Verdict: Back Pakistan to beat Sri Lanka in the third ODI at 1.38 with Betfair and 1.36 with Bet365.
Oct 18, 2017
16:30 IST / 11:00 GMT
Sheikh Zayed Stadium - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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