Cuttack Barabati Stadium: India vs SriLanka 3rd ODI live, Virender Sehwag as Guest Captain

VEERU IN NEW ROLE Match begins at 2.30 p.m.
curator at the Barabati Stadium Cuttack, apprised of the many vagaries of this one-day series, has promised plenty more runs and drama for India vs SriLanka 3rd ODI day-night encounter. Both teams have lost players along the way. Dinesh Karthik is equally adept with the gloves and is a good batman, but it is Dhoni’s captaincy that will be missed the most. Sri Lanka skipper Kumar Sangakkara was hoping that the host would be hit by Dhoni’s absence.
The spinners Ajantha Mendis and Suraj Randiv were a delight to watch. Captaincy, in itself, isn’t something Sehwag is worried about. Yuvraj Singh seemed to batting with that very purpose at the nets. The left-hander is likely to be fit, which will make it difficult to drop Virat Kohli. Ishant Sharma’s abilities with the new ball could put Praveen Kumar’s place. The evening dew puts the toss in focus. Sehwag believed the dew could be more of a factor at Cuttack than it was at Nagpur, in which case both teams would prefer not bowling under lights.
India:
Virender Sehwag (capt.), Gautam Gambhir, Sachin Tendulkar, Suresh Raina, Dinesh Karthik, Virat Kohli, Ravindra Jadeja, Yuvraj Singh, Ishant Sharma, Zaheer Khan, Harbhajan Singh, Praveen Kumar, Ashish Nehra, Sudeep Tyagi and Pragyan Ojha.
Sri Lanka:
Kumar Sangakkara (capt.), Upul Tharanga, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Mahela Jayawardene, Thilina Kandamby, Thilan Samaraweera, Sanath Jayasuriya, Thissara Perera, Nuwan Kulasekera, Thilan Thushara, Lasith Malinga, Chanaka Welegedara, Muthumudalige Pushpakumara, Suraj Randiv and Ajantha Mendis.