IND vs SL Live, 3rd ODI: Samson, Padikkal to debut? 3 Expected changes in India's Playing XI

The Indian team has won the ODI series against Sri Lanka and will like to whitewash the home team in the final match of the 50-over series. In the last 2 matches, the team’s bowling performance has been fine but batters have kept optimum pressure on the opposition which has let the team win the series. The tailenders, Chahar and Bhuvneshwar Kumar toiled hard to chase down the total and prove themselves with their batting skills. The series win will also put Dhawan-Dravid into thinking tank to include players from bench in this team.

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IND vs SL 3rd ODI: 3 Expected changes in India’s Playing XI

The Indian team after winning the ODI series will certainly be in confidence to try different players in their bench strength to evaluate their talent in the international circuit.

Some changes are expected in the 3rd ODI for the Indian team, with Ishan Kishan and Shikhar Dhawan paving way for players like Sanju Samson and Devdutt Padikkal. Another changes possible is in the bowling unit, and Rahul Chahar can get opportunity in place of Kuldeep Yadav who failed to take any wickets in the last game. While, the Pandya brothers, Pandey, and Yadav will hold the key for completing a whitewash against Sri Lanka in the final ODI.

Important fixture for Sri lanka team

The 3rd ODI between India and Sri Lanka will be important for the home team to carry out permuations and combinations for the future series. The players like Mendis, Gunathilaka, and Dickwella are not expected to come sooner and the current lot of players have to perform well to give confidence to the team management and boost the Sri Lanka cricket in these difficult situations. The batters have been impressive and bowlers need to toil hard to get wickets in a consistent manner.