Sri Lanka will take on Pakistan in the 3rd and Final Test Match at Palllekele on Sunday. Sri Lanka currently lead the series 1-0 with 1 game ending in a draw. Sri Lanka will desperately try and win the series 2-0 and deny Pakistan the chance of levelling the series. On the other hand, Pakistan have got no other option but to give it their all and win this test match to square the series. Its a do-or-die situatuion for Pakistan.
Sri Lanka will be the favourites in this game as their top order is in excellent form, especially Dilshan and Sangakkara. Sangakkara has notched up 2 scores of 190+ in the first 2 Test Matches and is currently No.1 in the list of Test Batsmen. Sri Lanka will once again be fielding the combination of 7 batsmen, 2 pacers and 2 spinners in this game. Kulasekara has troubled all the Pakistan batsmen with his swing. Herath will be the trump card with the ball as far as Sri Lanka are concerned. So, its not going to be any easy for the Pakistani batsmen in this test. Thisara Perera is expected to play this game in place of Nuwan Pradeep.
Pakistan showed some spark in the last test and will look to carry on the good form. The knocks from Hafeez and Azhar Ali would have certainly boosted the morale of the side. These two will once again be the men to watch out for. Misbah's return helped the team a lot and he along with Younis Khan will provide the much needed experience in the middle order. Saeed Ajmal is expected to be the lone spinner in the Pakistan ranks. Umar Gul and Md. Sami might replace Abdur Rehman and Aizaz Cheema in the Playing XI. So, be ready to witness a grinding game of Test Match Cricket at Pallekele.
The match is scheduled to start at 4.30 GMT (10.00 Local Time).
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