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Hardik Pandya-Pant Rested, Gill Returns; Sri Lanka Decides To Bowl First After Rain Delays Start

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The third T20I has started on a right note for Sri Lanka after being delayed due to rain as they have won an important toss and have decided to bowl first. Sri Lanka have dropped Dasun Shanaka after two ducks and have handed debut to Chamindu Wickramasinghe.

India on the other hand, have rested their four players - Rishabh Pant, Arshdeep Singh, Hardik Pandya and Axar Patel while Washington Sundar, Khaleel Ahmed, Shubman Gill and Shivam Dube have been included in the XI.


IND vs SL: Playing XIs

India: Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Sanju Samson (wk), Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Riyan Parag, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Siraj, Khaleel Ahmed

Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wk), Kusal Perera, Kamindu Mendis, Charith Asalanka (c), Chamindu Wickramasinghe, Wanindu Hasaranga, Ramesh Mendis, Maheesh Theekshana, Matheesha Pathirana, Asitha Fernando

The start of the match has been delayed by an hour due to rain, but the good news is that it will be a full T20I game, with both teams looking to finish on a high. India already have series in the bag and so have decided to give chance to all the players in their squad, and vice-captain Shubman Gill has also returned to the XI after missing the last game due to back spasm.

It would be an interesting game with quality in both the teams, and let's see how things pan out in this final game.