IND vs SL 3rd T20I: With a lead of 2-0 in the T20I series, India will take on the hosts Sri Lanka in the last T20I of the series on 30 July. Rain interfared the 2nd T20I and in this post, we will walk you through the Strongest Playing 11s, Weather Forecast, and Pitch Report of Pallekele for IND vs SL 3rd T20I.
The new era of T20 cricket for the Indian team has taken a smooth take-off after the retirement of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and Ravindra Jadeja. Surya Kumar Yadav has taken over the transitional team under the new head coach Gautam Gambhir and he has won the first series of his leadership in an away series.
One thing for sure happened in this series; India dominated with the bat. Less wickets in the powerplay is still an issue to tackle for Indian bowlers but they are doing a great job at the later half of the innings.
Sri Lanka are neither having a good batting performance, nor a decisive bowling show. They have lost the T20I series but with India to try a few new combination, Lanka might be thinking for a chance to snatch a win in the last T20I.
Below are the Strongest Playing 11s, Weather Forecast, and Pitch Report of Pallekele for IND vs SL 3rd T20I:
IND vs SL 3rd T20I Sqauds and Playing11s
India Full Squad: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Hardik Pandya, Riyan Parag, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Siraj, Washington Sundar, Khaleel Ahmed, Shivam Dube, Shubman Gill
India Probable Playing 11: Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant/Sanju Samson, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Riyan Parag, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Siraj, Khaleel Ahmed
Sri Lanka Full Squad: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis(w), Kusal Perera, Kamindu Mendis, Charith Asalanka(c), Dasun Shanaka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Ramesh Mendis, Maheesh Theekshana, Matheesha Pathirana, Asitha Fernando, Avishka Fernando, Dinesh Chandimal, Dunith Wellalage, Chamindu Wickramasinghe, Dilshan Madushanka
Sri Lanka Probable Playing 11: Kusal Mendis, Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera, Dinesh Chandimal/Avishka Fernando, Charith Asalanka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Ramesh Mendis/Dilshan Madhushanka, Matheesha Pathirana, Asitha Fernando
IND vs SL 3rd T20I Weather Forecast
It is just start of the rainy season in the Sri Lankan Islands and the weather is mostly cloudy in this time of the year. Hence, Pallekele is forecasted to have a slightly overcast day with temperatures just around 27°C throughout the day.
Weather.com predicts an overcast and humid day for the 3rd T20I match between India and Sri Lanka. There are quite low chances of rain in the Pallekele city. Winds of 10KMPH are expected to gust to West during the match hours.
 Pallekele International Cricket Stadium Pitch Report
In the first two matches, the teams that won the toss chose to bowl first. This is likely to happen again in the third T20I. The pitches have been good for both batters and spinners. Even Sri Lanka’s top-order batters scored quickly on the Pallekele pitch.
India chased a revised target of 78 runs in just 6.3 overs on Saturday. So, the pitch is good for batting, and the outfield is fast. We can expect a high-scoring game today.
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