The 3rd ODI between India and Sri Lanka will be played on 15th January at the Greenfield Stadium of Thiruvananthapuram. Here is Greenfield International Stadium Thiruvananthapuram Pitch Report for IND vs SL 2023 ODI & Ground Records.
India has already gotten their name on the series Sri Lanka will have one last opportunity to savor a consolation win in the last ODI of the series. Though India has emerged victorious in both games of the series the Lankan lions have fought well in both games.
In the first ODI, they managed to score over 300 runs and in the second ODI they took India’s 6 wickets. The Sri Lankan team has shown signs of improvement and they can pull off a consolation victory at Greenfield Stadium on Sunday.
IND vs SL 2023 3rd ODI Date, Time, Venue, and Weather Forecast
Date: 15 January, Sunday
Time: 1:30 PM (IST)
Venue: Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram
Weather Forecast: There will be a cloud cover in the Kerala capital on Sunday. There are no signs of rain on the southern coast on 15 January. The temperature will hover around 27°C to 25°C throughout the day.
Greenfield International Stadium Thiruvananthapuram Pitch Report
The stadium has only hosted 4 International games in total since its establishment in 2015. The fresh wicket of Greenfield Stadium will offer some lateral movement for the fast bowlers. Once the ball will get older it will start coming nicely onto the bat so the toss winners should opt to bowl first.
It will be only the second ODI at this venue the first one was between India and West Indies back in 2018. In that game, West Indies were all out on 104 while batting first.
Ravindra Jadeja was named man of the match for his impressive 4/34.
Greenfield International Stats in ODI
Total Match Played: 1
Batting First Won: 0
Batting Second Won: 1
Tie: 0
Avg. Score in 1st bat: 104
Highest Score: West Indies 104/10
Lowest Score: West Indies 104/10
IND vs SL 3rd ODI Probable XI
India
Shubman Gill, H Pandya, Rohit Sharma(C), Virat Kohli, S Iyer, KL Rahul, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Umran Malik, M Shami, Arshdeep Singh
Sri Lanka
Pathum Nissanka, A Fernando, C Asalanka, D Shanaka(C), D de Silva, W Hasaranga, C Karunaratne, Dunith Wellalage, K Mendis, D Madushanka, K Rajitha