Sri Lanka vs. Pakistan, 3rd ODI: Date, Time, Live Stream, TV Info, Preview

Sri Lanka face Pakistan in the third of a five-match one-day international series in Colombo, Sri Lanka, with the teams currently locked at 1-1 after two games.

Venue: R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Date: Sunday, July 19

Start time: 2:30 p.m. local time/10 a.m. BST

Live on: Ten Cricket and PTV Sports (Pakistan), Rupavahini Corporation (Sri Lanka), Zee Cinema (UK—subscription required)

Weather: According to Weather.com, Colombo promises to be dogged by thunderstorms all day, with temperatures peaking at 30 degrees Celsius.

Overview

This ODI series is tied 1-1 after two games, with Sri Lanka getting their first win in the last game thanks to a tense victory by two wickets in Pallekele.

The away side batted first and reached 287 for eight from their 50 overs, led by 79 from captain Azhar Ali and other half-centuries from Shoaib Malik and Mohammad Rizwan.

Rizwan’s knock was especially notable as his 52 came from just 38 balls and helped his team gain some late impetus after something of a middle-order collapse.

In reply, the Sri Lankans got off to a very fast start thanks to 68 from 25 balls from Kusal Perera, while Tillakaratne Dilshan made 47.

However, their middle order faded, and it was left to Dinesh Chandimal to shepherd home the tail to victory, as he finished unbeaten on 48 from 63 balls.

It was a good win for the home side with 11 balls left in the game and sets up this game well in the third of this five-match series.

Team News

Sri Lanka: Angelo Mathews (capt), Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kusal Perera, Upul Tharanga, Lahiru Thirimanne, Dinesh Chandimal, Milinda Siriwardana, Ashan Priyanjan, Nuwan Pradeep, Thisara Perera, Suranga Lakmal, Lasith Malinga, Sachithra Senanayake, Seekkuge Prasanna, Sachith Pathirana.
 
Pakistan: Azhar Ali (capt), Mukhtar Ahmed, Ahmed Shezad, Mohammad Hafeez, Asad Shafiq, Shoaib Malik, Mohammad Rizwan, Babar Azam, Sarfraz Ahmed, Yasir Shah, Bilal Asif, Imad Wasim, Anwar Ali, Mohammad Irfan, Ehsan Adil, Rahat Ali.

Key Players

Kusal Perera

Sri Lanka opener Kusal Perera was in quite spectacular form in the last game as he scored 68 from just 25 balls.

If he is in a similar mood, Pakistan can expect carnage at the top of the order and for the hosts to have a great deal of early momentum.

Azhar Ali

Last time out, Pakistan captain Azhar Ali scored a superb 79 but faced some questions after some interesting captaincy decisions.

The onus is on him to continue his strong batting form and combine that with a good showing as leader on the field.