India vs Sri Lanka : 3rd T20 Match Match in Rajkot Today, Toss Will be Important for Both Teams

Arpa Times January 7, 2023

India vs Sri Lanka : The third T20 match between India and Sri Lanka will be played today at January 07 at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot. In the first match, under the leadership of Hardik Pandya, India won a thrilling victory by two runs. In the second match, Sri Lanka won by 16 runs. This third match has become decisive in terms of series. According to Indian time, the third T20 match will start at seven in the evening.

India vs Sri Lanka : Shubman Gill Form

In batting, the top order failed to give a good start in both the matches. Shubman Gill failed for the second consecutive time and now like Rahul Tripathi, he would not like to waste any chance. Rahul Tripathi also could not walk in his first match. Now it has to be seen whether Rituraj Gaikwad gets a chance in the last match or not. The good thing for Team India is the batting form of Suryakumar Yadav and Akshar Patel. Both of them did a bang in the second T20 match.

Flop Bowling in Second Match

The poor performance of the young fast bowlers in the second T20 match was one of the main reasons for the defeat. Left-arm fast bowler Arshdeep Singh, who returned to the team after recovering from injury, bowled five no-balls in his two overs. In such a situation, Captain Hardik Pandya had to depend on the spinners. Yes, Umran Malik has definitely influenced. By the way, the poor performance in just one match will not fall on the youth because they need experience.

India vs Sri Lanka : Harshal will Return to Playing-11

Even if there is a change, it will be in the bowling department, where Harshal Patel can be included in the playing-11 in place of Arshdeep Singh. Head coach Dravid has already said that he does not like too much change. On the other hand, Sri Lanka, the champion of Asia Cup 2022, has made a spectacular comeback and raised alarm bells for India. However, he will expect to perform better from the middle order. The Sri Lankan team would not want to tamper with their winning combination.

India vs Sri Lanka : Toss is Important

The pitch at Rajkot is flat and is expect to be helpful to the batsmen. The role of toss will also important and both the captains would like to bowl first. In the four T20 matches play in Rajkot. Victory has achieve twice while batting first. In the other two matches, the team bowling first was the winner.

Both Squads

India’s possible playing-11: Ishaan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Rahul Tripathi, Hardik Pandya (captain), Deepak Hooda, Akshar Patel, Shivam Mavi, Umran Malik, Harshal Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal.

Sri Lanka’s Possible Playing 11: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wk), Dhananjaya D’Silva, Charit Aslanka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dasun Shanaka (c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Mahish Tikshana, Kasun Rajitha, Dilshan Madushanka.