Australia vs Sri Lanka 3rd ODI Match Preview, Probable XIs, Match Prediction, Pitch Report & More
Australia and Sri Lanka will clash in the third ODI of the five-match series on Sunday, June 19, at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.
Australia, drove by Aaron Finch, have looked a touch unconcerned in the continuous white-ball series. After Glenn Maxwell's unbeaten 80-run thump safeguarded them in the primary ODI, they drooped to a 26-run rout in the second match on Thursday, June 16.
The guests were phenomenal in the bowling division as they limited the Lankans to 220/9 on the rear of Pat Cummins' four-wicket pull before downpour showed up. Some of their hitters got begins in the run-pursue, yet neglected to change over.
Sri Lanka, then again, will be feeling much better in the wake of attracting level the series. They got each opportunity of taking a 1-0 lead in the main game, however Maxwell's heroics denied them a triumph. Nonetheless, they offered to set things straight in the second ODI in the wake of bowling Australia out for 189, with the reconsidered target being 216.
Chamika Karunaratne was the pick of their bowlers with three wickets, despite the fact that he was a bit on the costly side. Dushmantha Chameera, Dhananjaya de Silva and Dunith Wellalage likewise represented two scalps each.
Pitch Report
The pitch at the R. Premadasa Stadium has generally been great for batting. In any case, the ball will in general move around a tad under the lights. Consequently, hitting with the new ball will hold significance. Winning the throw and batting second ought to be the way forward.
Weather conditions Forecast
The playing conditions will be hot and muggy with temperatures around the 27-degree Celsius mark. There is a fair opportunity of downpour around 6pm and 7pm. The dampness will be in the high 80s.
Sri Lanka Key Players : Danushka Gunathilaka, Charith Asalanka, Dushmantha Chameera
Australia Key Players : David Warner, Glenn Maxwell, Pat Cummins
Probable XI
Sri Lanka
Danushka Gunathilaka, Pathum Nissanka, Charith Asalanka, Kusal Mendis (wk), Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka (c), Chamika Karunaratne, Jeffrey Vandersay, Dushmantha Chameera, Maheesh Theekshana, Dunith Wellalage
Australia
David Warner, Aaron Finch (c), Steven Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Travis Head, Alex Carey (wk), Glenn Maxwell, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Swepson, Matthew Kuhnemann, Josh Hazlewood