Live Blog India vs Sri Lanka, 3rd T20I in Mumbai: Rohit Sharma and Co. eye clean sweep

Live Blog India vs Sri Lanka, 3rd T20I in Mumbai: Rohit Sharma and Co. look to continue with their winning momentum in the final match of the series. Follow live cricket score and updates here

Jepher Christopher Nickels
Mumbai, December 24, 2017 | UPDATED 18:01 IST
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Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the third and final T20I between India and Sri Lanka at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Follow live cricket score here.

India will look to clean sweep the three-match series when they face Sri Lanka for the last time this year in the 3rd T20 International (T20I) at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai today.

India are ranked fourth in the ICC T20I rankings and defeated their southern neighbours by 93 and 88 runs in the 1st and 2nd T20Is respectively. India have won 36 matches across all the formats in 2017 so far.

India will bank on their fearless batting led by captain Rohit Sharma and fellow opener Lokesh Rahul who have looked on top of their game.

Supporting them will be batsmen Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Hardik Pandya, Manish Pandey and Dinesh Karthik who have the calibre to demolish the Sri Lankan bowling attack which has failed to look up to the mark.

In the bowling department, pacer Jasprit Bumrah -- who currently tops the T20I bowlers list -- will spearhead the unit along side fellow new ball seamer Jaydev Unadkat.

However, wrist-spinners Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav, who have caused plenty of trouble to Sri Lanka throughout the series, will once again remain the key to pick crucial wickets.

For Sri Lanka, experienced all-rounder Angelo Mathews has added to the worries for the side after being ruled out of the final rubber following a hamstring injury in the previous match.

The visitors will however hope top-order batsmen Niroshan Dickwella, Upul Tharanga and Kusal Perera to play match-winning knocks to salvage their side some pride and consolidate a victory before returning home.

The bowling, which has looked rather ineffective for Sri Lanka will need to re-form strategies with the likes of skipper Thisara Perera, Nuwan Pradeep and Akila Dananjaya to try and trouble the formidable India batting line-up.

Squads:

India: Rohit Sharma (c), Lokesh Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Dinesh Karthik, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (wk), Hardik Pandya, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj, Basil Thampi, Jaydev Unadkat.

Sri Lanka: Thisara Perera (c), Upul Tharanga, Kusal Janith Perera, Danushka Gunathilaka, Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Asela Gunaratne, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Dasun Shanaka, Chaturanga de Silva, Sachith Pathirana, Dananjaya De Silva, Nuwan Pradeep, Vishwa Fernando, Dusmantha Chameera.