The total seems to be very low for Team India’s strong batting line up and Sri Lanka bowlers will have to bowl really well to win the match and stay alive in the series.4 oversWICKET! What a gem of a catch by Rohit Sharma at second slip! The ball was travelling hard after taking an edge off Kusal Menids&China pu squishy keychain toys Manufacturer39; bat.1 oversIndia lose their first wicket, Shikhar Dhawan departs for 5 runs.India 186-4 from 40 oversRohit Sharma and MS Dhoni's unbeaten stand have put Team India on the verge of series victory. A very low total set by the Lankans for Team India.Sri Lanka 97-2 from 24. Sri Lanka bowlers have come out all guns blazing and have managed to get early breakthrough and put pressure on India batting line up.

Bowling first, Jasprit Bumrah notched up a brilliant bowling effort to claim his maiden five-wicket-haul, with figures of 5-27.India have retained their winning combination from the last two ODIs while Sri Lanka have brought in Lahiru Thirimanne and Dinesh Chandimal in place of injured Gunathilaka and suspended Tharanga. For India Rohti Sharma will be crucial as he has set his eye on the wicket.Scorecard:SriLanka 217/9 from 50 overs (Dinesh Chandimal 36, Chamara Kapugedera 80; Jasprit Bumrah 5-27).4 oversWICKET! What drama out there. Rohit Sharma and MS Dhoni ensured that there were no futhur hiccups and guided Team India to the victory.The left hander Thirimanne scored his 17th ODI fifty. 

It was flying at knots, as Rohit showed great reflexes to wrap his fingers around it. A very important knock from Team India perspectiveIndia 113-4 from 20 overs50 run partnership for Dhoni and Sharma, a very important one from Team India's perspective.India 160-4 from 35 oversRohit Sharma scores a brilliant century, MS Dhoni closing on half century,.India 61-3 from 14 oversExcellent first over from Akila Dananjaya who dismissed Rahul for 17. KL Rahul with the throw after mix up between # Sri Lankan batsman, Chandimal was way out of his crease, but Dhoni fumbles to collect the ball. Niroshan Dickwella has an lbw appeal by Jasprit Bumrah overturned, but a couple of balls later, the Indian pacer comes back with another yorker to trap the Sri Lanka opener.Rohit Sharma (122*) and MS Dhoni (67*) ensured 6-wicket win for the Men in Blue against Sri Lanka in the 3rd ODI. Dhoni misses run out chance.India 61-3 from 15 oversMaiden over from Chameera, Sri Lanka bowlers have managed to keep Indian batsman on their toes with some great bowling. Captain Virat Kohli’s stay at crease was short lived as he was dismissed by Vishwa Fernando for just three runs. This was a bad shot from senior batsman as he tried to play reverse sweep, the ball skidded through and hits him right in frontSri Lanka 113-3 from 30 oversLahiru Thirimanne completes his half century in just 69 balls. 

The batsman failed to read the length and tried to sweep the ball that was full and hits him in front.Dinesh Chandimal (36) and Lahiru Thiramanne (80) top scored for the hosts, as they failed to post competitive total in spite of a 57-run partnership between the two. The umpire, unlike last time, did not give an out. Sri Lanka, meanwhile, have an uphill task to avoid a series with two games still to be played.India need 218 runs to win from 50 overs. After surviving a scare in Pallekele, Virat Kohli-led India will aim to clinch five-match ODI series as they take on Sri Lanka. Bumrah bowls a slightly slower ball,Thirimanne tries to flick it but ends up giving catch to Jadhav at midwicketSri Lanka 140-4 from 35 oversYet another wicket for Team India Kedhar Jadhav strikes as he removes Angelo Mathews for 11.

Squads:Sri Lanka: Chamara Kapugedara (captain), Dinesh Chandimal, Lahiru Thirimanna, Angelo Mathews, Niroshan Dickwella (wicketkeeper), Danushka Gunathilaka, Kusal Mendis, Chamara Kapugedera, Milinda Siriwardana, Malinda Pushpakumara, Akila Dananjaya, Lakshan Sandakan, Thisara Perera, Wanindu Hasaranga, Lasith Malinga, Dushmantha Chameera, Vishwa Fernando.Chamara Kapugedara, who is leading the Sri Lankan side in place of Upul Tharanga, and Virat Kohli seemed to have their respective wish granted. Bumrah bowls full, and the ball goes straight and hits the stumps Sri Lanka 192-7 from 46 oversJasprit Bumhrah picks up his fourth wicket of the innings as he clean bowls Akila Dhananjaya. The two have put in unbeaten century partnership to put India closer to series victoryIndia 137-4 from 30 oversRohit Sharma getting closer to yet another century. Indian batsman have been hardly given room to free heir arms.While the hometeam gave itself a chance to level the series in the second ODI as Akila Dananjaya ran through the Indian middle order, MS Dhoni and Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s "jailbreak” stand stopped the Lankan march. His effort, along with convincing performances from Axar Patel (1-35), Hardik Pandya (1-42) and Kedar Jadhav (1-12) ensured that India restricted Sri Lanka to 217-9 from their quota of 50 overs. He has bowled brilliantly so far.

 India in troubleIndia 35-2 from 10 oversAfter losing two early wickets, Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul are trying to steady Indian innings. Akila Dananjaya (2-3 was the most successful bowler for Sri Lanka. With just five more overs oto go Will India be able to restrict Lankan for modest totalSri Lanka 181-6 from 44 oversAxar gets a little more drift on the delivery which goes on to hit the leg stump Sri Lanka lose their captainSri Lanka 159-5 from 40 oversSri Lanka lose their fourth wicket, Lahiru Thirimanne who was closing in on his century dismissed by Bumrah for 80 caught by Kedar Jadhav. Dhawan tries to chop the ball away without enough room, the ball takes a bit of inward shape for the batsman to play it on middle stump.Sri Lanka 100-3 from 25 oversHardik Pandya breaks partnership,wicket for Team India.Pallekele: Sri Lanka have won the toss and elected to bat in the third ODI against India here on Sunday. India coming back strongly into the match, with Bumrah inflicting damange on LankansSri Lanka 190-6 from 45 oversIndia are making a strong comeback picking up crucial wickets of Angelo Mathews, Lahiru Thirimanne and Chamara Kapugedara.Sri Lanka 28-1 from 7. Bhumrah deserves this second wicket.India, on the other hand, chasing down modest target of 218, got off to the worst possible start with Shikhar Dhawan (5) departing early, clean bowled by Lasith Malinga (1-25).Sri Lanka 217-9 from 50 oversSri Lanka finish their innings at 217-9 from their quota of 50 overs.Jasprit Bumrah once again, was the most successful bowler for Team India picking up five wicket,and ending with figures of 5-27 . 

While Sri Lanka seemed keen to bat first, India, as Kohli said, wanted to bowl first.Kedar Jadhav also lasted for just two deliveries as he departed for a duck, trapped leg before wicket by Dananjaya. However, Virat Kohli immediately signalled for a review, which showed that Dickwella was caught plumb in front of the stumps. Rohit Sharma (124*) and KL Rahul then steadied the ship for India, before the latter threw his wicket away for 17 runs dismissed by mystery spinner Akila Dhananjaya.Short ball from Pandya and Chandimal couldn't keep this one down as the ball takes edge and goes straight into hands of Jasprit Bumrah at deep mid-wicket.4 oversChandimal gets lifeline.While Sri Lanka will be without the services of Upul Tharanga as he is facing suspension following slow over-rate, India will be bolstered as Hardik Pandya is declared fit following an injury in the second ODI. Rohti Sharma went on to score his century, while Dhoni completed his half century to guide India to a series win. Rohit Sharma have certainly steadied the ship for the team after losing wickets. Inspite of losing quick wickets Sri Lanka has made a strong comeback thanks to 72 run partnership between Chandimal and Thirimanne.. (Photo: AP) Pallekele: Rohit Sharma and MS Dhoni put on an unbeaten 157-run partnership to guide India to a six-wicket victory over Sri Lanka, as the Men in Blue closed off the five-match ODI series with a 3-0 lead. Dinesh Chandimal (36) and Lahiru Thiramanne (80) top scored for the hosts, as they failed to post competitive total in spite of 57-run partnership between the two.Sri Lanka 203-8 from 48 oversJasprit Bumrah dismisses Siriwardana to pick up his fifth wicket of the match. Two reviews in the same over, and both taken correctly. 

Short ball from Dananjaya and Rahul goes on backfoot to pull the ball only to find Thirimanne at deep mid-wicket.India innings Teams have come on to field after the match was interrupted for a brief period of time as frustrated spectators hurled bottles at the Sri Lankan players.Sri Lanka 79-2 from 20 oversAfter Jasprit Bumrah's early strikes Dinesh Chandimal and Lahiru Thirimanne put on 50 run partnership to steady Sri Lanka innings.India: Virat Kohli (captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Manish Pandey, Ajinkya Rahane, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Shardul Thakur.

Indian skipper Kohli, who had made it clear that the team management will experiment in the ODIs, will look to continue the same policy even after a collapse

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