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ODI Series: Sri Lanka VS India - Preview

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After being whitewashed in the T20 series, Sri Lanka have made a Great comeback in the ODI series against India. They dramatically tied the first game of the...

ODI Series: Sri Lanka VS India - Preview

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After being whitewashed in the T20 series, Sri Lanka have made a Great comeback in the ODI series against India. They dramatically tied the first game of the three-match ODI series, while the home side secured a dominating win in the second match. As a result, Sri Lanka need to avoid a defeat tomorrow when they face off against India in the third and final game of the ODI series. India, on the other hand, has no other option but to win the third ODI to tie the series. India struggled in this series as their middle order collapsed in the first two ODI games. Captain Rohit Sharma started India's innings brilliantly. The opening partnerships between Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill were good enough in the first two encounters. The captain scored back-to-back half-centuries in this series. But the problem is India's middle order failed to extend their innings. Except for Rohit Sharma, none of the Indian Batsmen scored a half-century in the first two matches. the Sri Lankan spin bowling department has been brilliant so far in this series. In the second ODI, Jeffrey Vandersay picked up six wickets for Sri Lanka alone! However, he admitted that the pitch was spin-friendly and helped him to bowl well. "There was a lot of pressure coming into the side. I am coming out of a layoff... There was assistance in the wicket, I was trying to hit the good areas. Once I got my first wicket, that built up my confidence. Fortunately, I was able to take six wickets," said Vandersay after the second match. However, Indian spinner Washington Sundar does not want to make any excuse about pitch condition. The spinner stated , "Honestly, we are quality players of spin. We always played in these kinds of wickets even at home even in tests, and in domestic cricket as well on such wickets. We know a lot of our players have done well in the middle-order especially batting against spin as well. It is just a matter of finding a way in their own individual ways and trying to get the job done." Possible XI for Sri Lanka: Avishka Fernando, Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka (C), Janith Liyanage, Kusal Mendis, Dunith Wellalage, Akila Dananjaya, Jeffrey Vandersay, Asitha Fernando Possible XI for India: Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Shivam Dube/Rishabh Pant, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Khaleel Ahmed

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