India's Predicted XI vs Sri Lanka, 3rd T20I: Will Ruturaj Gaikwad Find Himself A Place?

After winning the first T20I, Team India faced a 16-run defeat in second T20I match against Sri Lanka in Pune

After winning the first T20I, Team India faced a 16-run defeat in the second T20I match against Sri Lanka in Pune. The encounter turned out to be a thrilling one as in the chase of 207 runs, Team India slumped to 5 for 57 before Suryakumar Yadav (51) and Axar Patel (65) stitched a 91-run partnership. However, Sri Lanka found their way back into the game and restricted the hosts to 190/8 and registered a victory by 16 runs. For Sri Lanka, skipper Dasun Shanaka became the star of the night with his unbeaten knock of 56 off 22 balls. Apart from him, wicketkeeper-batter Kusal Mendis also hit a 31-ball 52 to power the visitors to an imposing score of 206 for 6.

The Hardik Pandya-led side called-in Rahul Tripathi in the Playing XI for the second T20I after Sanju Samson got ruled out due to an injury. Pacer Arshdeep Singh also came in after he recovered from an injury and replaced Harshal Patel. However, he ended up disappointing all after he bowled a hat-trick of no-balls in the match. It will be interesting to see which player will be benched for the third and final T20I match on Saturday.

Here's our predicted India XI for the third T20I:

Shubman Gill: The 23-year-old right-hander had been disappointing in the first two matches as he could only manage to get scores of 7 and 5. There are chances that he might get replaced by Ruturaj Gaikwad in the Playing XI for the third T20I.

Ishan Kishan: The wicketkeeper-batter played a fiery innings of 37 off 29 balls in the first match but fell for 2 runs in the second T20I. Kishan is known for his attacking style and will definitely have a place in the Playing XI.