Toss West Indies chose to bowl against Sri Lanka
West Indies won the toss and put Sri Lanka into bat in the third and final ODI in Pallekele. Sri Lanka hold an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series, but this will be the first time they will be batting first on what is expected to be another spin-friendly surface.
“He impressed me a lot,” skipper Charith Asalanka said of Madushka at the toss. “He didn’t play as a debutant, he played as a mature player. I think he’ll do a lot of things for the country.”
It’s a fresh pitch being used for today’s game, with the square boundaries fairly even either side at 69 and 71 metres. Turn will be present but on the slower side, though the ball might slide on to the bat more once the weather cools in the evening. There is a chance of rain during the course of the game.
Sri Lanka XI: Pathum Nissanka, Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis (wk) Kamindu Mendis, Charith Asalanka (capt), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Janith Liyanage, Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Dilshan Madushanka, Asitha Fernando
West Indies XI: Brandon King, Evin Lewis, Shai Hope (capt, wk), Keacy Carty, Jewel Andrew, Sherfane Rutherford, Roston Chase, Gudakesh Motie, Jayden Seales, Alzarri Joseph, Matthew Forde
