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Editor's Pick (ODI): India - Sri Lanka

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After the amazing comeback by the Indian Cricket Team levelling the series to one all, the third match has been made all the more exciting. While I am a die-hard fan of the Indian Team, I am logical enough to say that the match could go either way. The final ODI of the series is set to take place in Visakhapatnam, also known as Vizag Stadium.

Sri Lanka is making plans for the T20 team simultaneously. Malinga is out. Lakmal is rested. Lahiru Thirimanne too. Vishwa Fernando and Dasun Shanaka are in.
Coming back to the ODI on 17th December. Angelo Mathew is in. He has been cleared fit.

The pitch at this stadium tends to be a friend of the batsmen. A batting paradise more often than not.
Probable Indian XI: Rohit Sharma (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer, Dinesh Karthik, Manish Pandey, MS Dhoni (wk), Hardik Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal.
Probable Sri Lankan XI: Thisara Perera (c), Danushka Gunathilaka, Upul Tharanga, Dhananjaya de Silva, Angelo Mathews, Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Asela Gunaratne, Sachith Pathirana, Suranga Lakmal, Akila Dananjaya, Nuwan Pradeep.

My lineup
Batsmen
Shikhar Dhawan
Angelo Mathews
Shreyas Iyer
Bowlers
Sachith Pathirana
Y Chahal
Suranga Lakmal
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Wicket-Keepers
MS Dhoni
Niroshan Dickwella
All-Rounders
Hardik Pandya
Thisara Perera


What do you think?
Indu


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