England captain Harry Brook has won the toss and elected to bat first in the third ODI against Sri Lanka.
Toss Decision – Captain’s Comments & Reasoning
“We are batting first as it looks like a nice pitch, but we will have to adapt. Our spinners will have to attack the stumps, and it is the responsibility of the batters to put runs on the board. They will have to use their skills to take us to a good score,” Harry Brook said.
Sri Lanka skipper Charith Asalanka would have batted first as well. “We would have batted first as well. Hasaranga comes in. We have moved on from defeat in the previous match, and it is important to do the basics right,” he said.
Playing XIs
Sri Lanka: 1 Pathum Nissanka, 2 Kamil Mishara, 3 Kusal Mendis (wk), 4 Dhananjaya de Silva, 5 Charith Asalanka (capt), 6 Janith Liyanage, 7 Pavan Rathnayake, 8 Dunith Wellalage, 9 Wanindu Hasaranga, 10 Jeffrey Vandersay, 11 Asitha Fernando
England: 1 Rehan Ahmed, 2 Ben Duckett, 3 Joe Root, 4 Jacob Bethell, 5 Harry Brook (capt), 6 Jos Buttler (wk), 7 Will Jacks, 8 Sam Curran, 9 Jamie Overton, 10 Liam Dawson, 11 Adil Rashid
Toss Result Today – Sri Lanka vs England 3rd ODI
Q1: Who won the toss today in Sri Lanka vs England 3rd ODI?
England captain Harry Brook has won the toss and decided to bat first.
Q2: What was the toss time today?
The toss took place at 02:00 PM IST.
Q3: Why did the captain choose to bowl first?
Harry Brook has opted to bat first because of the good batting wicket.
Q4: Where is today’s match being played?
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo