India v/s Sri Lanka, 3rd ODI

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Venue: Pallekele International Cricket Stadium

Time: 2.30 pm (IST - Sunday, August, 27)

On TV: Sony Six & Sony Ten 3

Live Streaming: Sonyliv.com

India will look to continue their winning streak and seal the five-match ODI series when they take on Sri Lanka in the third match at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium on Sunday.

After clinching a comfortable nine-wicket win in the first ODI, Virat Kohli's men had a slight hiccup while chasing a moderate target 231 in the second match. And therefore, the Indian team cannot afford to take anything for granted despite their dominance in the ongoing tour.

If the Men in Blue are able to clinch the series today, this will be their fourth ODI series in a row in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka last won a bilateral series against India in 1997. Kohli might make a few changes in the Playing XI though he has shown intent of keeping it unchanged, like in the previous two ODIs.

For hosts Chamara Kapugedara will be the stand-in skipper as Upul Tharanga was handed a two-match suspension for slow over-rate. Dinesh Chandimal, the Test skipper, returns to the side after being dropped for the earlier series against Zimbabwe.

Squads:

India: Virat Kohli (capt), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Manish Pandey, Ajinkya Rahane, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni (wk), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Shardul Thakur.

Sri Lanka: Chamara Kapugedara (capt), Dinesh Chandimal, Lahiru Thirimanna, Angelo Mathews, Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Danushka Gunathilaka, Kusal Mendis, Chamara Kapugedera, Milinda Siriwardana, Malinda Pushpakumara, Akila Dananjaya, Lakshan Sandakan, Thisara Perera, Wanindu Hasaranga, Lasith Malinga, Dushmantha Chameera, Vishwa Fernando, Upul Tharanga.

(With Agency inputs)