IND VS SL, 3rd T20I, Dream 11 Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing 11, Pitch Report, and Other Updates

India will bump against Sri Lanka in the 3rd match of the T20I series at 7:00 pm IST on February 26th, 2022. The IND VS SL contest will be held at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala.

India and Sri Lanka will play their final T20I on Monday. India leads the series 2-nil. Both teams can try out new tactics or combinations in their starting XI for the third T20I, which is a dead rubber. India’s target of 184 was set by Sri Lanka, who batted very well. Getting a strong target on board was made possible by some aggressive hitting from Dasun Shanaka and Pathum Nissanka. Despite this, Indian batters did not shy away from the challenge and chased it down comfortably thanks to a solid inning from Shreyas Iyer. It seems that the middle order of India is in top form, and they will hope to continue to do so.

As for Sri Lanka, they need their pacers to maintain tight lines and lengths, as well as their spinners to contain the middle order run rate. Do you expect India to sweep the series? Can Sri Lanka end the series on a high note? We will find out together.

Match Details

• Date: 27th February 2022

• Time: 7:00 pm IST

• Venue: Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala

• Where to watch: Fan code

Pitch Report

The pitch of Dharamshala Cricket Stadium is conducive to fast bowling in the IND vs SL match. There is significant pace and bounce for quick bowlers. It is common for the pitch to have some extra swing in the first few overs. After seeing off the initial overs, batsmen can score big runs at the venue thanks to the short boundaries. Here, the spinners might score big runs if they don’t bowl in the right areas.

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Weather Forecast

There will be pleasant with plenty of sunshine throughout the IND VS SL contest. The average temperature will be hovering around the 13.5-degree Celsius mark. There is no chance of rain during the match.

IND VS SL: Dream 11 Top Picks

Shreyas Iyer is an attacking top-order batsman capable of marrying classical shots with brute force. He has scored 736 runs in his 35 matches T20I career so far. He will be hoping to make a healthy impact here. And in his previous match against Sri Lanka, he scored 74 runs at a strike rate of 168.18.

Ishan Kishan is an opening batsman, he has smashed 179 runs at an average of 35.2 in the last five matches T20I career so far. In his previous match against Sri Lanka, he scored 16 runs at a strike rate of 106.66 but overall he is one of the best players in his team. He will look to capitalize on the start in this match.

Pathira Vasan Dushmantha Chameera is quickly marked out as a bowler for the future. First among his virtues is pace, generated from a slightly round-arm action that sacrifices movement. Capable of consistently hitting speeds of over 140 kph, coaches believe he had become the quickest bowler in the country by 23. In his last 2 matches, he took 1 wicket at a strike rate of 171.42. And in the previous match against Sri Lanka, he scored 19 runs with a strike rate of 9.50.

Pathum Nissanka is a top-order batsman. In his previous match against India, he smashed 75 runs with a strike rate of 141.50. And he played 19 T20i matches in which he scored 561 runs at a strike rate of 119.10.

Dream 11 Fantasy Team 1 For IND VS SL

Wicketkeepers: Ishan Kishan, Kusal Mendis

Batters: Pathum Nissanka, Rohit Sharma, Shreyas Iyer

All-rounders: Ravindra Jadeja, Chamika Karunarantne, Dasun Shanaka

Bowlers:  Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ravi Bishnoi

IND VS SL: Dream11 Captain & Vice-Captain Choice for today’s match

Captain – Shreyas Iyer

Vice-Captain – Ishan Kishan

Dream 11 Fantasy Team 2 For IND VS SL

Wicket-Keeper – Ishan Kishan, Dinesh Chandimal

Batters – Shreyas Iyer, Danushka Gunathilaka, Pathum Nissanka

All-rounders – Ravindra Jadeja, Venkatesh Iyer, Chamika Karunaratne

Bowlers –=Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar

IND VS SL: Dream11 Captain & Vice-Captain Choice for today’s match

Captain – Ishan Kishan

Vice-Captain – Ravindra Jadeja

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Probable XI for IND VS SL

India: Ravindra Jadeja, Rohit Sharma (C), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Sanju Samson, Deepak Hooda, Jasprit Bumrah, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan (Wk), Venkatesh Iyer.

Sri Lanka: Dinesh Chandimal (Wk), Jeffrey Vandersay, Dushmantha Chameera, Dasun Shanaka (C), Chamika Karunaratne, Lahiru Kumara, Charith Asalanka, Janith Liyanage, Pathum Nissanka, Praveen Jayawickrama, Kamil Mishara.

Who will Win- Match Prediction

After analyzing both teams’ previous performances, India is expected to win the match. India has won continuously the last two matches against Sri Lanka in this series. Therefore, Sri Lanka has to give their best to avoid whitewash. It will be interesting to see the war between Ishan Kishan vs Dushmantha Chameera and Pathum Nissanka vs Ravindra Jadeja.

Disclaimer: The team is built upon the author’s understanding, analysis, and instincts. You can choose your team by considering the points above and making your own decision accordingly.