New Delhi: The third and final match of the 3-day series between India and Sri Lanka is being played at the Premadasa Stadium in Colombo today, with Team India winning the toss and elected to bat first. 2-0 Ahead, Team India will make a clean sweep of Sri Lanka in a bilateral ODI series for the fourth time if they win the match. Sri Lanka may have lost the series, but the match is crucial for them in terms of the World Super League.
Apart from India, the top-7 teams in the Super League will qualify directly for the 2023 World Cup. India, being the host, has automatic qualifications. Sri Lanka are currently 12th in the list of 13 teams. India is fourth. For Team India, not taking wickets in the power play remains a matter of concern. In the first ODI, Team India took only 1 wicket in the opening 10 overs.
In the second ODI, India did not get a single wicket in the power play. Team India has taken only 5 wickets in power play in the last 14 ODIs. In the opening 10 overs, the Indian bowlers have smashed runs at an average of 159. On the other hand, the economy has been 5.88.
India (Playing XI): Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan (c), Sanju Samson (w), Manish Pandey, Suryakumar Yadav, Nitish Rana, Hardik Pandya, Krishnappa Gautam, Rahul Chahar, Navdeep Saini, Chetan Sakaria
Sri Lanka (Playing XI): Dasun Shanaka (Captain), Avishka Fernando, Minod Bhanuka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dhananjay D'Silva, Charith Asalanka, Vanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Dushmantha Chameera, Akila Dhananjaya and Lahiru Kumara.
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