IND vs SL: Why is Umran Malik Not Playing Today’s India vs Sri Lanka 3rd ODI? Check India Playing 11

Umran Malik IND vs SL: In a massive news update, India’s tearaway fast bowler Umran Malik is not part of the playing XI for the India vs Sri Lanka 3rd ODI encounter scheduled to be played at the Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram. Umran played a crucial role in helping India beat Sri Lanka 2-1 in the three-match T20I series as the speedster ended as the highest wicket-taker with as many as 7 scalps. India have also won the ODI series after having won both the matches in an amazing fashion against the Lanka side.

IND vs SL: Why is Umran Malik Not Playing Today’s India vs Sri Lanka 3rd ODI? 

During the toss, India skipper Rohit Sharma mentioned that they are not playing speedster Umran Malik for this final ODI against Sri Lanka. Rohit also stated that they have made this decision in order to manage the workload of the young fast bowler. Incidentally, Umran has played all the five white-ball matches against Sri Lanka so far and importantly, he has bowled at a rapid bowling speed while clocking 156 and 155 kmph in the home series. The Jammu & Kashmir pace bowler has taken as many as 5 wickets during these two ODI games against the Lankan side. He is also part of the India squads for the upcoming ODIs and T20I matches against New Zealand at home and thus, he has been rested.

“We will bat first. Looks a good pitch, try to make the most of it. Still a lot of areas we can keep improving, today gives up a chance to perfect those. We want to play close to a perfect game, we’ll never be the perfect game. Hardik and Umran are rested, Washington and Suryakumar are in,” said India captain Rohit Sharma during the toss.

Umran Malik Bowling Speed

For India, Umran Malik has consistently clocked more than 145 kmph bowling speed during the entire home series against Sri Lanka so far. Umran bowled the fastest ball ever by an Indian pacer in ODI cricket when he hit 156 kmph in the first ODI match in Guwahati.

India Playing 11

1. Rohit Sharma (C)
2. Shubman Gill
3. Virat Kohli
4. Shreyas Iyer
5. KL Rahul (wk)
6. Suryakumar Yadav
7. Washington Sundar
8. Axar Patel
9. Kuldeep Yadav
10. Mohammed Shami
11. Mohammed Siraj

#TeamIndia Captain @ImRo45 wins the toss and elects to bat first against Sri Lanka in the third and final ODI.

Washington Sundar and Suryakumar Yadav come in to the XI.

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— BCCI (@BCCI) January 15, 2023

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