Formidable India will be looking to test their bench strength in order to complete a T20I series whitewash against Sri Lanka on Sunday. India will take on the island nation in the third and final T20I at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai. For the islanders, it has been a forgetful year, and the two recent defeats against India have just added to their misery. While the hosts thrashed Sri Lanka by 93 runs in the first match at Cuttack, they outclassed them by 88 runs in Indore to seal the series. The visitors also lost the ODIs 1-2 and drew a blank in the Test series held earlier. (Live Scorecard)
On the other hand, India have been cruising across all formats and would surely look to end a successful year with another thumping win ahead of a tough tour of South Africa where they play three Tests, six ODIs and three T20s. The constant one-sided results may not be an ideal preparation for India for the upcoming tour, but the positive thing is that in absence of seniors including inspirational captain Virat Kohli, the youngsters have taken responsibility and delivered in the T20s and ODIs.
Catch all the live action between India vs Sri Lanka, 3rd T20I, straight from Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.
18:26 IST: The pitch seems to be a good one for batting with little help for the bowlers. Another high scoring match on the cards.
18:24 IST: The players are warming up for the final encounter. India have already won the series, having beaten Sri Lanka in the first two T20Is of the three match series.
All set for the 3rd and final T20I here in Wankhede. Action to unfold soon #TeamIndia #INDvSL pic.twitter.com/bxK9hq6GXD
— BCCI (@BCCI) December 24, 2017
18:21 IST: India are all set to test their bench strength and the latest coming in from Wankhede is that Washinton Sundar will be making his debut in today's match.
Young Washington Sundar is all set to make his T20I debut in Wankhede #TeamIndia #INDvSL pic.twitter.com/QIZOSvwLe0
— BCCI (@BCCI) December 24, 2017
18:20 IST: Hello and welcome to the third and final T20I of the series. India would look for a series whitewash. Sri Lanka on the other hand would be looking to end the year on a high with a consolation win.
Stand-in skipper Rohit Sharma, who equalled David Miller's record of the fastest ever T20I century during his 43-ball 118-run innings in Indore, is in top form and would love to continue his good run at his home ground. Be it KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey or the experienced campaigner Mahendra Singh Dhoni -- all have chipped in when needed and coach Ravi Shastri would expect them to fire big time on Sunday.
