Sri Lanka national cricket team, popularly referred to as the Lions, represents their country internationally in men’s international cricket. A full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC), they participate in Test and One Day International matches (ODI).
India has named Suryakumar Yadav (capt), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rinku Singh, Riyan Parag, Rinku Singh Riyan Parag Sanju Samson Hardik Pandya Shivam Dube Axar Patel Washington Sundar Ravi Bishnoi and Mohammed Siraj for this three-match series. In this article, we will discuss about the matches of India national cricket team vs sri lanka national cricket team match scorecard.
India vs Sri Lanka
India and Sri Lanka will meet for their final ODI of their tour at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. India are looking to win this series after losing the opening match by 32 runs.
Sony Sports Network will broadcast this ODI live in India. Viewers can watch it on Sony Sports 1/HD for English commentary and Sony Sports 5/HD for Hindi commentary; or there are various online streaming options such as Hotstar, Jio TV and PriyoTV to stream the match online.
Cricket has long been a beloved tradition in Sri Lanka and the island has produced world-class players over time. International matches between England and Sri Lanka date back over 150 years; today however, cricket has become an international pastime with fans across all continents participating in games across the globe.
Sri Lanka Cricket, as the national governing body for cricket in Sri Lanka, oversees all aspects of cricketing activities within the country including national team operations and domestic tournaments such as Premier Trophy, Premier Limited Overs Tournament and Twenty20 tournament. Furthermore, they monitor progress and handling for their Inter-provincial cricket tournament which brings teams from four provinces together for competition.
Sri Lanka made an excellent start to their innings and appeared poised for victory, only for an unexpected late collapse to deny them reaching their target. Charith Asalanka-led side demonstrated remarkable resilience; they will hope to replicate it in their next encounter.
India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to field. Following their poor batting display in their last encounter, Rohit will look to rectify their errors this time around. Rohit’s recent form makes him key for India in this pivotal clash.
Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli will lead India’s batting lineup while KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Mohammed Siraj and Arshdeep Singh complete it.
Pathum Nissanka, Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis(w), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Dinesh Chandimal, Kamindu Mendis(w), Nishan Madushka Dunith Wellalage Chamindu Wickramasinghe Jeffrey Vandersay Asitha Fernando Mohamed Shiraz Akila Dananjaya Janith Liyanage Maheesh Theekshana Dasun Shanaka will comprise Sri Lanka Cricket Team.
Sri Lanka will look to rebound after their devastating loss in the second ODI against India by rallying and winning back strong in this game, having won by an overwhelming margin in the opening encounter. They should remain confident, however; but will need to keep a close watch on all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga who has been suffering with hamstring strain in training.
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