IND vs SL Live, 3rd ODI Weather Update: When will play resume and over reduction

The Indian team has tried new combinations for the 3rd ODI against Sri Lanka. The team has included 5 debutants, Sanju Samson, Krishnappa Gowtham, Nitish Rana, Rahul Chahar, and Chetan Sakariya. All the players have been consistent performers in the domestic circuit as well as in the IPL. The bowler, Chetan Sakariya played his first IPL this year, while Rana has been contributing well for the past 2-3 years for the KKR team. While, the other 3 players have a fine experience and are well deserved players. The other players, Gaikwad and Padikkal are expected to get opportunity in the T20s.

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IND vs SL 3rd ODI Weather: When will Play resume?

The match was stopped midway due to the heavy rains that lashed the Premadasa Stadium, Colombo. The opening partnership was curtailed by Chameera who dismissed Dhawan and then Sanju and Prithiv built a fine partnership which formed the foundation for posting a good score. Both the batsmen were then dismissed before they could score their half-centuries.

The update has been posted by Sri Lanka Cricket’s twitter account, and the overs have been reduced to 47 overs per side. The match will resume at 6:30 PM IST. The weather forecast is not encouraging and the downpour is expected to continue throughout the day.

Play to resume at 18:30 local.
47-overs-a-side game!#SLvIND pic.twitter.com/J83SL2NF3o

— Sri Lanka Cricket ?? (@OfficialSLC) July 23, 2021

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Can Sri Lanka team avoid whitewash?

The Indian team is in a steady position with 147/3 at the end of 23 overs. At the crease, Suryakumar Yadav and Manish Pandey are present who have the capability to stabilize and maintain run-rate. Then Rana and Hardik are talented players and would look to replicate their T20 form in this match.

Then the Sri Lanka batsmen have to face bowlers like Navdeep Saini and Rahul Chahar, that may be a hard task due to the sheer talent of both the bowlers. But Shanaka and Arslanka will have to perform well to boost the confidenc eand avoid whitewash.

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