Sri Lanka vs. Pakistan 3rd ODI Prediction

The Lankan Lions came back in the One Day International series against the Green Shirts by winning the second one by a reasonable margin of 77 runs. The tourists clinched the first ODI by a margin of four wickets, the three game series is levelled at 1-1 and both teams will anticipate winning the final one.

Players to watch

Thisara Perera sparkled in the previous match with his all-round performance by smashing a stormy knock of 65 along with three wickets. Angelo Mathews and Mahela Jayawardene batted excellently in both games while Tillakaratne Dilshan and Kumar Sangakkara have yet to shine.

Sohaib Maqsood, Fawad Alam, Ahmed Shehzad and Mohammad Hafeez displayed positive knocks whereas the Pakistani skipper Misbah-ul-Haq and Umar Akmal are off colour. Wahab Riaz is their supreme bowler with seven wickets, Mohammad Hafeez took four while Mohammad Irfan and Shahid Afridi got a stick from the rival batsmen.

Time & Venue

Saturday, August 30, 2014 @ 04: 30 GMT, 10:00 local at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium.

Weather

Favourable playing conditions with temperatures around 25- 30ᵒC.

Toss

Pakistan will opt to field if they win the toss

The Pitch

A comfortable surface for batting

Teams

Sri Lanka: Angelo Mathews (C), Tillakaratne Dilshan, Upul Tharanga, Kumar Sangakkara , Mahela Jayawardena, Seekkuge Prasanna, Ashan Priyanjan, Thisara Perera, Lasith Malinga, Nuwan Kulasekara, Rangana Herath.

Pakistan – Misbah-ul-Haq (C), Ahmed Shehzad, Sharjeel Khan, Mohammad Hafeez, Sohaib Maqsood, Umar Akmal, Fawad Alam, Shahid Afridi, Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Irfan, Junaid Khan.

Prediction

Sri Lanka is favourite to win the series.