Sri Lanka will take on Australia in the third ODI on Sunday, June 19 at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. The series is leveled at 1-1 after Sri Lanka registered a 26 runs victory in the second match.
Batting first the hosts, put on 220/9 runs in 47.4 overs as rain interrupted play. The match was reduced to 43 overs, with 216 as the DLS target for Australia. Sri Lanka bowled Australia for 189 runs in 37.1 overs, to win the match. Chamika Karunaratne took three wickets in seven overs, while Dushmantha Chameera, Dhananjaya de Silva, and Dunith Wellalage took two each. The series is poised well with both teams looking good.
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Sri Lanka will rely on Kusal Mendis and Dunith Wellalage. On the other hand, Glenn Maxwell and Pat Cummins will have to take the lead for Australia. All in all, we are in for an exciting contest on Sunday in Colombo.
Match Details
3rd ODI – Sri Lanka (SL) vs Australia (AUS)
Venue: R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Date & Time: 19th June at 2:30 PM IST
Pitch Report
The wicket at the R. Premadasa Stadium is batting-friendly. However, under lights, there may be some movement for the bowlers. The team that wins the toss is likely to bat second.
Predicted Playing XI
The 🐐 has arrived in Sri Lanka!! The Aussies are back in Colombo for the final three ODIs and hit the training track at R. Premadasa Stadium this afternoon #SLvAUS pic.twitter.com/ofzltkk4lT
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) June 18, 2022
Sri Lanka (SL): Dasun Shanaka (C), Pathum Nissanka, Danushka Gunathilaka, Kusal Mendis (wk), Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Jeffrey Vandersay, Chamika Karunaratne, Dushmantha Chameera, Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana
Australia (AUS): Aaron Finch (C), David Warner, Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschangne, Travis Head, Alex Carey, Glenn Maxwell, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Swepson, Matthew Kuhnemann, Josh Hazlewood
SL vs AUS – Fantasy Team Predictions
Fantasy Team 1: Kusal Mendis (VC), Pathum Nissanka, Aaron Finch, Steve Smith, David Warner, Dunith Wellalage, Dhananjaya de Silva, Glenn Maxwell (C), Chamika Karunaratne, Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood
Fantasy Team 2: Kusal Mendis, Charith Asalanka, Dasun Shanaka, Aaron Finch (VC), David Warner, Dhananjaya de Silva, Glenn Maxwell, Maheesh Theekshana, Chamika Karunaratne, Pat Cummins (C), Josh Hazlewood
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