Sri Lanka bowl first, hand debut to Wickramasinghe in final T20I

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India rested Hardik, Axar, Arshdeep and Pant; Gill, Khaheel, Dube and Washington included

Chamindu Wickramasinghe receives his international cap from Sanath Jayasuriya  •  SLC

Toss Sri Lanka chose to bowl vs India

Sri Lanka captain Charith Asalanka won the toss and opted to bowl in the third and final T20I against India in Pallekele. Having already lost the series, Sri Lanka will be looking to avoid a whitewash.

Given the weather around – the toss was delayed by 70 minutes, and the start of the match by an hour, because of rain and then a wet outfield – both teams wanted to bowl first. The match is being played on a fresh pitch, which is expected to help spinners.

Sri Lanka made one change, handing a debut to Chamindu Wickramasinghe, who replaced Dasun Shanaka.

India made four changes, making sure everyone in the squad got at least one game. Shubman Gill, who had missed the second T20I with neck spasms, returned, while Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar and Khaleel Ahmed got their first game of the series. Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel and Arshdeep Singh made way for them.

Sri Lanka: 1 Pathum Nissanka, 2 Kusal Mendis (wk), 3 Kusal Perera, 4 Kamindu Mendis, 5 Charith Asalanka (capt), 6 Chamindu Wickramasinghe, 7 Wanindu Hasaranga, 8 Ramesh Mendis, 9 Maheesh Theekshana, 10 Asitha Fernando, 11 Matheesha Pathirana

India: 1 Yashasvi Jaiswal, 2 Shubman Gill, 3 Suryakumar Yadav (capt), 4 Sanju Samson (wk), 5 Riyan Parag, 6 Shivam Dube, 7 Rinku Singh, 8 Washington Sundar, 9 Ravi Bishnoi, 10 Mohammed Siraj, 11 Khaleel Ahmed

Hemant Brar is a sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo