In the IND vs. SL 3rd ODI Match, Riyan Parag makes his ODI debut, and KL Rahul drops
The captain of Sri Lanka cricket team Charith Asalanka won a third successive toss and elected to bat in the third and final one-day international against India on Wednesday.
Sri Lanka leads the series 1-0. There was a thrilling tie in the first game last Friday before leg spinner Jeffrey Vandersay took a career-best six wickets to propel the home team to a 32-run win on Sunday. Sri Lanka is hoping to end a 27-year wait to clinch a bilateral ODI series against India.
India strengthened its batting line-up by handing an ODI debut to Riyan Parag and also brought in Rishabh Pant. Parag is now the 256th ODI cap for India. He received his cap from Virat Kohli. He is now the first male cricketer from Assam to make an ODI debut for India.
Arshdeep Singh and Lokesh Rahul dropped out. Parag will also give India an additional option in the spin department.
“We’ve been challenged in the last two games, so we know where we stand and what we need to do with the ball and the bat,” India skipper Rohit Sharma said.
Akila Dananjaya made way for Maheesh Theekshana in the only change Sri Lanka made.