With a lead in the series, the "Men in Blue" are all set to face Sri Lanka in the final match of the T20I series. Here is all you need to know (Pic: File Pic)
Updated On: 2024-07-30 04:22 PM IST
Compiled by : Sujay Shivalkar
With the series in the bag, Team India will lock horns with their distant rivals Sri Lanka in the third T20I match at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium at 7.00 PM
Newly appointed head coach Gautam Gambhir tasted success in his first assignment after taking over a new role on the Indian side
Suryakumar Yadav has shown his leadership skills while leading the side in the shortest format. In the first match, he scored 58 runs, followed by the second match in which the swashbuckler accumulated 26 runs
Yashasvi Jaiswal showcased his batting prowess in both the T20Is and will look to continue his momentum in the third T20I
It will be interesting to see if vice-captain Shubman Gill returns for the third T20I against Sri Lanka, today. The opening batsman missed out in the second match following an injury
Sanju Samson who was named as Gill's replacement failed to make the most out of the opportunity. Samson departed on a single-ball duck in Maheesh Theekshana's over
India: Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj, Sanju Samson, Riyan Parag, Khaleel Ahmed, Shivam Dube
Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis(w), Charith Asalanka(c), Dasun Shanaka, Kamindu Mendis, Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Dilshan Madushanka, Matheesha Pathirana, Binura Fernando, Dinesh Chandimal, Kusal Perera, Asitha Fernando, Dunith Wellalage, Chamindu Wickramasinghe
