Sri Lanka will play for pride against India in the third and final One-Day International (ODI) on Sunday in Thiruvananthapuram, having already lost the series 2-0.
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Sri Lanka will play for pride against India in the third and final One-Day International (ODI) on Sunday in Thiruvananthapuram, having already lost the series 2-0. Although there are no Super League points at stake in this meaningless match, Sri Lanka has one last chance to qualify for the 2023 World Cup automatically when they play New Zealand at home later in India, and a victory before that will boost their confidence enormously.
Should India’s preferred wrist-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal recover fully, attention will once again be on Kuldeep Yadav, who bowled wonderfully in Kolkata but may find himself sidelined once again after yet another Player of the Match effort, as in Bangladesh in the just-finished Test series. India now has a commanding 2-0 series lead after a flawless performance in Guwahati and a valiant victory in Kolkata. The hosts wouldn’t want to let their guard down even in the dead rubber because they would be facing a tougher opponent in New Zealand just one week from now.
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IND (recent last): W W NR L L
SL (recent last): L L L NR W
| Total matches | 1 |
| Matches won bowling first | 1 |
| Average 1st Inns scores | 104 |
| Average 2nd Inns scores | 105 |
| Highest total recorded | 105/1 (14.5 Ov) by IND vs WI |
| Lowest total recorded | 104/10 (31.5 Ov) by WI vs IND |
| Highest score chased | 105/1 (14.5 Ov) by IND vs WI |
