India won the toss and chose to bat in the third match of the T20I series against Sri Lanka played at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot, India on Saturday (Jan 07).
Team India, captained by Hardik Pandya, is taking on Asia Cup 2022 champions Sri Lanka with the series level at 1-1. After winning the first game of the three-match series, the hosts lost the second one.
Opting bat first, India captain Hardik Pandya said, his team needs to focus on playing good cricket in this game. “We were not at our best in the last game, but we still stretched the match. No changes for us.”
Meanwhile, Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka said, “We would have batted first as well. We wanted to set the tone upfront. We will approach the same way in this game - one change for us, Avishka Fernando replaces Bhanuka Rajapaksa.”
India Playing XI - Ishan Kishan(w), Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Rahul Tripathi, Hardik Pandya(c), Deepak Hooda, Axar Patel, Shivam Mavi, Umran Malik, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal
Sri Lanka Playing XI - Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis(w), Avishka Fernando, Dhananjaya de Silva, Charith Asalanka, Dasun Shanaka(c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Maheesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha, Dilshan Madushanka
