India opt to bat in final T20I against Sri Lanka 

By PTI

RAJKOT: India skipper Hardik Pandya won the toss and opted to bat against Sri Lanka in the series-deciding third T20 International here on Saturday.

India is fielding an unchanged side, but the visitors made one change, replacing Bhanuka Rajapaksa with Avishka Fernando.

#TeamIndia have won the toss and elect to bat first in the third and final T20I.

We go in with an unchanged Playing XI.

Live – https://t.co/bY4wgiSvMC #INDvSL @mastercardindia pic.twitter.com/SDfhNlastc

— BCCI (@BCCI) January 7, 2023

Teams

India: Ishan Kishan (wk), Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Rahul Tripathi, Deepak Hooda, Hardik Pandya (capt), Axar Patel, Umran Malik, Shivam Mavi, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wk), Avishka Fernando, Dhananjaya de Silva, Charith Asalanka, Dasun Shanaka (capt), Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Maheesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha, Dilshan Madushanka.

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