The series began with the first ODI ending in an unfortunate tie, with the Men in Blue facing a batting collapse. The hosts were high in confidence after the opening game and had the same belief walking into the second game.

Batting first, CharithAsalanka-led side posted a total of 240/9 in their allotted 50-overs. Avishka Fernando and KaminduMendis were joint highest scorers with a score of 40. In reply, India started confidently with Rohit Sharma leading from the front. But after Sharma, no other batter could do the job for the visitors which eventually cost them the game and they fell 32 runs short of the targe

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SLvs.IND MatchDetails

Match:SLvs.IND, 3rd ODIMatch of India Tour of Sri Lanka

Captains:
Rohit Sharma is going to lead India Cricket Team

CharithAsalankawill lead Sri Lanka Cricket Team

When: August 7th 2024, Wednesday

Match is going to start at 02:30p.m.

Venue: R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo

Head to head of these two teams: Both the teams have played 170 matches against each other. Out of which India has won 99 matches and Sri Lanka has won 58 matches with 12 matchesended up in no result.

Likely playing XI

India

Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, ShreyasIyer, KL Rahul (WK), Riyan Parag, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj.

BENCH: Rishabh Pant, R Parag, KK Ahmed, H Rana

Sri Lanka

PathumNissanka, Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis (wk), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka (C), Janith Liyanage, Kamindu Mendis, Dunith Wellalage, Jeffrey Vandersay, AkilaDananjaya, Asitha Fernando.

BENCH: M Theekshana, K Perera, KNM Fernando, C Karunaratne, PM Liyanagamage, M Shiraz, EshanMalinga

Pitch report

The surface at the R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, is one that initially prefers the batters. The dry surface of the pitch helps the batters score big in the early stages. However, as the ball gets old, the bowlers start to make an impact. Opting to bat first and putting on a big total on the board could be a wise decision at this venue in the upcoming first ODI of the series.

Best players from both of the teams

Best Batsman:Rohit Sharma

Best Bowler:Jeffrey Vandersay

Weather forecast for today inColombo

Maximum temperature: 29°C
Minimum temperature: 25°C
Wind speed: 18km/h
Chances of rain: 5%
Capacity of stadium:35,000
Prediction to win: Indiais most likely to win the match

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