Who will win Sri Lanka vs India 3rd ODI?
India will seal series victory if they can win the third ODI against Sri Lanka at Pallakele on Sunday – the second consecutive game at the venue. Scheduled to start on August 27, the live action begins at 14:30 local time.
SL vs IND 3rd ODI: Where to watch/Live streaming
TV channels: Sony Six, Sony Ten 3
Live streaming: SonyLiv
Toss Prediction
India have won the toss in both of the first two one day internationals, and have opted to bowl first. They have successfully chased on both occasions.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds and match prediction for Sri Lanka vs India third ODI.
Sri Lanka Team News & Playing 11
Team News
Sri Lanka played their 800th one-day international in the second game, but will need their batsmen to start firing if they are to avoid losing their 801st game as well. Milinda Siriwardana and Chamara Kapugedera could move up the order after their performances in the lower middle-order in the second match.
Key Players
Akila Dananjaya took his first five-wicket haul in one-day international matches when he claimed 6-54 last time out, proving his versatility by switching to leg-spin. With Virat Johli among those to struggle against him, he looked to be spinning Sri Lanka to victory but got no support from his fellow bowlers, and was ultimately tasked with defending too small a total too. With the bat, Niroshan Dickwella and Mlinda Siriwardana have both hit half-centuries so far in this series, but Sri Lanka know they need to vastly improve as a team in that regard.
Recent Form
As well as losing the first two matches of this series, Sri Lanka suffered a shock series defeat to Zimbabwe, losing 3-2 in their most recent ODI series prior to this one.
Sri Lanka Predicted Playing 11
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Dickwella, Gunathilaka, Mendis, Tharanga, Mathews, Siriwardana, Kapugedara, Dananjaya, Chameera, Fernando, Malinga
India Team News & Playing 11
Team News
India’s top order suffered against Akila Dananjaya in the second match, but MS Dhoni and Bhuvneshwar Kumar proved India have plenty in the batting department to turn the game around and seal victory. The tourists could stick with the same team.
Key Players
Shikhar Dhawan smashed an unbeaten 132 from 90 balls in the first game, while Rohit Sharma, MS Dhoni and surprise half-centurion Bhuvneshawar Kumar were in the runs in the second match. With the ball, Jasprit Bumrah took 4/43 from his ten overs last time out in Pallekele.
Recent Form
India have won all five internationals (three tests, two ODIs) on their tour of Sri Lanka, and beat West Indies 3-1 in their most recent ODI series before this one.
India Predicted Playing 11
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Sharma, Dhawan, Rahul, Jadhav, Kohli, Dhoni, Pandya, Patel, Kumar, Bumrah, Chahal
Team Form in Last Five Matches (most recent first)
Sri Lanka: L L L L W
India: W W W L W
Sri Lanka vs India Head to Head
Sri Lanka's victory in the ICC Champions Trophy in June is their only win in their last five one-day internationals against India. They were also white-washed in the test series which preceded the one-dayers.
Sri Lanka vs India 3rd ODI Betting Odds
India are huge favourites for the third ODI, with Bet365 setting the tourists at 1.20 to win, whereas Sri Lanka are 4.50.
The matches have been low-scoring affairs so far, but you would still expect at least one half-century on Sunday, and Bet365 are offering 1.03 on any batsman to pass 50
Sri Lanka vs India 3rd ODI Prediction
India have enjoyed a superb tour of Sri Lanka so far, and unless the hosts can dramatically improve their batting they are heading for another defeat.
Final Verdict: Back India to beat Sri Lanka at 1.20 with Bet365.
Aug 27, 2017
14:30 IST / 9:00 GMT
Pallekele Cricket Stadium - Kandy, Sri Lanka
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