IND vs SL तीसरा वनडे आज: श्रीलंका जीता तो 27 साल बाद भारत को सीरीज हराएगा; पराग कर सकते हैं डेब्यू

The last match of the ODI series between India and Sri Lanka will be played in Colombo today. The match will start at 2:30 pm at R Premadasa Stadium. Sri Lanka won the second ODI and took a 1-0 lead in the series, the first ODI was a tie. If Sri Lanka wins today, the team will defeat India in the ODI series after 27 years.

Sri Lanka last defeated India 3-0 in a 4 ODI series in 1997. After this, India won 11 ODI series. If India wins, then this will be the team’s 100th ODI win over Sri Lanka.

First match details
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2nd ODI

Chance to win 100th victory over Sri Lanka again
Today, India again has a chance to register its 100th ODI win over Sri Lanka. 170 ODIs were played between the two, India won 99 and Sri Lanka won 58. During this period, 2 ODIs were tied and 11 were inconclusive. India could have achieved this record in the first 2 ODIs as well, but the first match was tied and Sri Lanka won the second.

India has lost only 2 series against Sri Lanka
The first ODI series between India and Sri Lanka was played in 1982, when India won 3-0. Then till 1997, both played 7 more series, Sri Lanka won 2 and India won 3. While 2 series were drawn.

After 1997, both played 11 ODI series of more than 2 matches, India won all of them. Now in the 3 ODI series, Sri Lanka has taken a 1-0 lead. With this, it has also been confirmed that Sri Lanka cannot lose the series. If India wins today, the series will be drawn 1-1. The ODI series between the two will also be drawn after 27 years.

Will India change the playing-11?
Indian captain Rohit Sharma said that the batsmen disappointed in both the ODIs. Also, there are 3 fast bowlers in the team, while spin got help in both the ODIs. Sri Lanka is playing with 5 spinners. Considering this, Team India can give a chance to spin bowling all-rounder Riyan Parag in place of pace bowling all-rounder Shivam Dubey. If this happens, then this will be Parag’s debut ODI.

If India focuses on strengthening its batting, then Harshit Rana can also be given a chance in place of Arshdeep Singh. Apart from fast bowling, Harshit also bats in the lower order.

Sri Lanka will not make any changes
Sri Lanka is playing without its 4 main pacers, despite this the team did not let India win even a single ODI. Sri Lanka bet on its spinners and in the second match it went with 5 spinners. They got the benefit of this and the team won by 32 runs. There is no possibility of change in the third ODI.

These records can be made today

Recent record of both the teams
India played its last ODI series against South Africa in December 2023. Then India won 2-1 under the captaincy of KL Rahul. Now the team is trailing 0-1 in the 3 ODI series against Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka played its last ODI series against Bangladesh in March this year. The team lost the ODI series 1-2. However, the team has taken a 1-0 lead in the 3 ODI series against India.

Toss and Roll of the Pitch
150 ODIs have been played in Colombo. Teams batting first were successful in 81 and chasing in 59. 9 matches were inconclusive while only one match was tied. Both the ODIs of the series had spin-friendly pitches, considering this, the team winning the toss today may prefer to bat first.

Weather Report
There is only a 20% chance of rain in Colombo today. Considering that the sun will prevail throughout the day, the match will be completed easily.

Possible Playing 11…

India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Shivam Dubey/Riyan Parag, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh/Harshit Rana and Mohammed Siraj.

Sri Lanka: Charith Asalanka (captain), Pathum Nissanka, Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis (wicketkeeper), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Kamindu Mendis, Janith Liyanage, Dunith Vellalalage, Akila Dananjaya, Asith Fernando and Jeffrey Vandersay.