India opt to bowl against Sri Lanka in 3rd ODI
Visakhapatnam, Dec 17 (IANS) Indian captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bowl against Sri Lanka in the decisive third and final One-day International (ODI) here on Sunday.
India made one change in their side that beat the Islanders in Mohali, replacing teenage all-rounder Washington Sundar with left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav.
Sri Lanka’s new captain Thisara Perera brought in batsman Sadeera Samarawickrama in place of Lahiru Thirimanne.
The teams:
India: Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma (captain), Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Dinesh Karthik, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (wicket-keeper), Hardik Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal.
Sri Lanka: Upul Tharanga, Danushka Gunathilaka, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Angelo Mathews, Asela Gunaratne, Niroshan Dickwella (wicket-keeper), Thisara Perera (captain), Sachith Pathirana, Suranga Lakmal, Akila Dananjaya, Nuwan Pradeep.
