India vs Sri Lanka Dream11 Team: Top 5 Fantasy Cricket Picks for IND vs SL 3rd T20I

India vs Sri Lanka Dream11 Team: Team India will be locking horns with Sri Lanka in the third and final T20I match on 27 February, 2022 at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala. On the back of yet another fabulous performance especially with the bat, the Rohit Sharma-led side have now taken an unassailable lead of 2-0 in the three-match T20I series. India registered a sensational 7-wicket victory against Sri Lanka in the 2nd T20I while chasing a target of 184 runs with as many as 17 balls to spare.

India vs Sri Lanka Dream11 Team Fantasy Picks

1. Shreyas Iyer

For India, Shreyas Iyer has finally showed his natural attacking form and has definitely lived up to the expectations in the ongoing IND vs SL T20I series so far. With the likes of Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant and Suryakumar Yadav not available, Shreyas has grabbed the opportunity with both hands smacking tremendous back-to-back half-centuries. In the second T20I, India lost their openers quite early during the run-chase after which the No.3 batsman played a phenomenal unbeaten innings of 74 runs off 44 balls that consisted of 6 fours and 4 sixes. Iyer also scored an unbeaten fifty in the opening T20I against Sri Lanka.

Shreyas Iyer Stats in T20I

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2. Pathum Nissanka 

Sri Lanka’s opening batsman Pathum Nissanka once again came back in form during the India vs Sri Lanka second T20I encounter. During the recently concluded game, Nissanka batted really well and scored a fine knock of 75 runs off 53 deliveries that includes a total of 11 boundaries. This was his fifth half-century in T20I cricket and second in the last 5 games. In his overall T20I career, the right-hander has now notched up more than 550 runs from 19 games.

Pathum Nissanka Stats in T20I

3. Ishan Kishan

Despite his unlike failure in the last match, Ishan Kishan will be a crucial player to watch out for in this third and final T20I match against Sri Lanka. Ishan notched up a phenomenal innings of 89 runs off only 56 balls that included 10 fours and 3 sixes in Lucknow. The left-handed opening batsman has smacked a total of three 30+ scores in his last 5 T20I encounters. This will be a very important opportunity for Ishan Kishan make his case stronger in this India playing 11 that has many opening batsmen options.

Ishan Kishan Stats in T20I

4. Dasun Shanaka

Sri Lankan skipper Dasun Shanaka has played some valuable innings with the bat in the recent while especially in the T20I format of the game. The visitors needed someone in the second T20I to hit some big hits during the later part of the innings and Shanaka did the same thing. The big-hitting all-rounder smacked an excellent unbeaten knock of 47 runs off only 19 balls that included as many as 5 sixes and 2 fours. The Lankan skipper also has the ability to contribute with the ball.

Dasun Shanaka Stats in T20I

5. Rohit Sharma

Indian captain Rohit Sharma will finally be hoping to play a big innings in this third T20I against Sri Lanka on Sunday. The senior Indian batsman has surely failed to convert his valuable starts in the last few T20I matches but he has the ability to turnaround things quickly especially in the shortest format of the game. In his last 8 T20I outings, Rohit has notched up four 40+ scores that also includes as many as two fifties. The 34-year-old opener has smashed more than 300 runs in the T20I format against the Lankan side.

Rohit Sharma Stats vs Sri Lanka in T20I

IND vs SL 3rd T20I

The India vs Sri Lanka third and final T20I match will be broadcasted live on the Star Sports Network and HotStar app. The first ball of the game will be bowled at 7 PM IST. After the conclusion of the T20I series, both these teams will also play two Test matches starting with the opening game from 4 March in Mohali. India and Sri Lanka will lock horns in a day-night Test match in Bengaluru scheduled to begin from 12 March.

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