The impressive Saini is back into the attack. He goes for the yorker but de Silva does well to shuffle across and clip it some style through square leg for a four.

But he perishes next ball as he looks to slash a short wide delivery but ends up hitting it straight to Bumrah at thirdman to perish after a wonderful innings of 57 from 36 balls.

Saini ends the match two balls later as Malinga chips it straight to Kohli at mid-off to fall for a duck.

Sri Lanka are bowled out for a lowly 123 in 15.5 overs, to lose by 78 runs.

India clinch the three-match series 2-0 after the opening match in Guwahati was washed out.

Sundar is back into the attack. De Silva pulls the third ball through square leg for two runs to race to his fifty from just 31 balls.

He then pulls the next ball for two more runs before taking a single.

Sundar strikes with the last ball of the over. Sandakan (1) comes down the track and has a wild swing but is beaten in the flight and Samson completes an easy stumping.

Sri Lanka are 118 for eight in 15 overs, needing 84 from five overs for victory.

Leg-spinner Chahal comes back from the other end. Dasun Shanaka takes a single off the first ball before Dhananjaya slams the next down the ground beating Pandey at long-on for a four and then takes one to sweeper cover, to race to 46 from 28 balls and also take Sri Lanka past the 100-run mark, in the 13th over.

Poor delivery from Chahal as he drops the googly way down the pitch and Shanaka rocks back and pulls it over long-on for a six and then takes one off the last ball to get 13 from the over.

Pacer Thakur is back into the attack. He continues his good form in T20 cricket as he claims his second wicket of the match.

Shanaka tries to pull a short ball but is late into the shot as he ends up miscuing a simple catch back to the bowler to be dismissed for 9.

That is the fifth wicket for Thakur in 20 balls in T20 Internationals also taking into the account the previous match in Indore.

Wanindu Hasaranga is run out for a duck as he drives it straight to Chahal at mid-off and looks for a single but is caught short by a direct hit.

Pacer Saini is back into the attack with India looking for a breakthrough. He misses the yorker as he sends down a full toss which de Silva hits down the ground over mid-off for a four.

A few deliveries later, he does well to use Saini's place, playing it late fine on the off-side for another boundary to take the fifth-wicket partnership to 62 from 35 balls.

Off-spinner Sundar is back into the attack. Mathews continues his aggressive approach as he heaves the off-spinner over long-on for a six.

But Sundar gets revenge the very next delivery as Mathews goes for another big hit but fails to clear the fence and Pandey takes a superb running catch at long-on.

Mathews walks back after a quickfire 31 from 20 balls as Sri Lanka lose their fifth wicket.

Spin introduced as Washington Sundar comes into the attack, to bowl the seventh over. He makes a tidy start, giving away just four runs in his first over as Mathews and de Silva look to build a partnership and get their team back into the hunt.

Spin from both ends as Yuzvendra Chahal comes into the attack from the other end. The first ball is short and wide as de Silva slashes it past point for a four followed by singles off the next five balls to get nine runs from the over.

Veteran Mathews decides to take on off-spinner Sundar. He slog sweeps the second ball over midwicket for a six before taking a single.

De Silva looks for the inside out lofted shot but gets a thick outside edge for a four through thirdman.

Sundar gives it some flight as Mathews smashes it straight down the ground, clearing the long-on fence for a six, as Sundar gives away 19 runs in the ninth over.

De Silva continues the attack as he lofts Chahal over the cover fence for a six, as the spinners suffer some punishment with Sri Lanka counter-attacking to attempt a comeback.

A single each to the two batsman before de Silva gently lofts Chahal back over his head for two runs and keeps strike with one from the last ball.

Despite picking 30 runs from the last two overs, Sri Lanka are still struggling on 78 for four in 10 overs.

They need another 124 runs from the remaining 10 overs for victory as the asking rate has gone over 12.

Kohli keeps rotating his fast bowlers around as Thakur comes back into the attack.

Perera looks to attack as he lofts the first ball over the bowler for a single as he fails to get hold of it and Mathews takes a quick run on the off-side.

Left-hander Perera then clubs a length ball over mid-on for a four before taking a quick run to mid-on.

The last ball is short as Mathews pulls it over midwicket for a four to get off the mark, as Thakur concedes 11 from his second over.

Saini is back into the attack. He strikes with the wicket of Perera, who makes room but misses the quick yorker and is bowled for seven as Sri Lanka slip to 26 for four, in the sixth over.

Dhananjaya de Silva gets off the mark in confident fashion as he crashes a wide delivery through the covers for a four.

He slips another short ball but Pandey comes up with a good stop at point to save some runs.

The last ball is a half-tracker as de Silva pulls it through midwicket for another boundary.

Sri Lanka reeling on 35 for four in six overs, needing 167 runs from 14 overs for victory at an asking rate of 11.93.

Bumrah is taken off after bowling just one over with the new ball. He starts with a big wide outside the off-stump to left-hander Kusal Perera, who is beaten next ball flirting at a wide delivery moving away.

Perera finally manages a single off the fourth ball to get off the mark before Fernando glances the fifth ball fine on the leg side for two runs.

An over each for the three fast bowlers before Bumrah comes back for another spell.

Perera misses out on a full toss as Bumrah appeals for LBW which is turned down. Meanwhile, Perera calls his partner Fernando for a quick single but Pandey swoops in quickly from point and runs all the way to the stumps to take the bails off with the batsman well short of his crease.

Fernando is run out for two as Sri Lanka slip to 15 for three, in the fourth over.

Veteran Angelo Mathews with a huge task on his hand. He starts off cautiously playing out five dot balls in a row as Bumrah sends down a maiden.

Sri Lanka struggling on 15 for three in four overs, needing another 187 runs from 16 overs for victory with the asking rate going over 11.

Danushka Gunathilaka and Avishka Fernando are the two openers for Sri Lanka, who will be looking for a quickfire start to lay the foundation for the huge run chase.

Gunathilaka gets off the mark with a single to fine leg before Fernando is beaten trying to play the cut shot before he miscues the pull shot which goes over mid-on for two runs.

Shardul Thakur to bowl the second over. Fernando picks the second ball over the square leg fence for a huge six before the bowler gets revenge next delivery.

Fernando looks to drive Thakur on the up but fails to get on top of it as he plays away from his body and is caught by Shreyas Iyer on the off-side to perish for eight.

Shardul nearly claims another Fernando a couple of balls later as new batsman Oshada Fernando pokes away from his body and is beaten.

Sri Lanka in early trouble on 11 for two in two overs.

The experienced Malinga comes back into the attack. Thakur picks the slower ball early as he lofts it over long-on for a six and then chips the next over the fielder at mid-off for one.

Pandey then slaps the third ball straight down the ground for two runs and then slashes a short wide delivery past point for a four.

Two singles from the last two balls as Malinga concedes 15 in his final over to finish with 40 runs from his four overs.

Pacer Lahiru to bowl the final over. Thakur chips the first ball back over the bowler for a couple before he smashes a length ball again straight down the ground for a six.

Thakur again making a difference with the bat. Lahiru bowls wide as Thakur plays the inside out lofted shot over the covers for a four.

The pacer switches to round the wicket as he manages to concede just a single this time around.

Lahiru drops short as Pandey throws everything at it, to pull it powerfully through midwicket for a four.

The last ball is a yorker as Pandey digs it out over the bowler on the bounce for two runs as India finish on a huge 201 for six in their 20 overs.

Thakur played a cameo at the end with a quickfire 22 from eight balls, while Pandey slammed 37 from 18 balls as the duo put on an unbroken stand of 37 from 14 balls.

India's batsmen took apart the Sri Lankan bowlers at the end, hitting 59 runs from the last four overs.

Veteran medium pacer Mathews is back into the attack. Kohli clips the first ball through midwicket for a couple and then smashes the next back over the bowler's head for a six before taking one to take India past the 150-run mark.

Pandey hands the strike back to his captain with one to midwicket before Kohli clips a full toss through square leg for a four.

The last ball is again on the pads as Kohli clips it for another couple as Mathews concedes 16 runs from the 17th over.

Lahiru to bowl the 18th over. Pandey joins in the party as he swipes the pacer over midwicket for a four and then takes a single.

A big breakthrough for Sri Lanka as Kohli is run out going for a difficult second run. Kohli, who made a quickfire 26 from 17 balls, attempts to steal the second to deep square leg but is caught well short of the crease.

Washington Sundar perishes first ball, as he upper cuts a short ball straight to Sandakar at thirdman as India lose their sixth wicket.

A single to Pandey before Lahiru tries a bouncer at Shardul Thakur, who ducks under it but the umpire rules it a wide, and he drives the last ball on the off-side for a single.

Fast bowler Lahiru is back into the attack. He does well to concede just three singles from the first five balls before Pandey crashes the last ball through the covers for a four.

Sandakan nearly claims the big wicket of Kohli, who is beaten outside the off-stump. However, the next ball is poor, a half-tracker, which Kohli pulls through midwicket for a four, followed by four singles as the left-arm spinner finishes with 3-35 from his four overs.

Leg-spinner Hasaranga, who has one over left, comes back into the attack.  He does well to give away just four runs from his final over to finish with good figures of 1/27 from his four overs.

India are well placed for a score around the 175-run mark as they reach 142 for four in 16 overs.

Hasaranga drops slightly short as Rahul pulls it through midwicket for two runs and then takes one off the next ball.

The spinner then gets the wicket of Samson, who is trapped leg before wicket for six as he is beaten all ends up by the googly.

Manish Pandey also gets a chance to prove his credentials as he sent in at No 4 ahead of Virat Kohli.

Rahul sweeps Sandakan behind square for two runs to race to his fifty from 34 balls.

The next ball is flighted as Rahul smashes it straight down the ground for a four.

But Sandakan gets revenge as he beats Rahul with the googly who looks to drive but misses and is stumped by wicketkeeper Kusal Perera.

Rahul is furious with his dismissal as he walks back after a cracking innings of 54 from 35 balls.

Kohli holding himself back as Shreyas Iyer comes in at No 5. He gets off the mark with a four cutting a short ball past point.

But Sandakan strikes again in the over as Iyer is caught and bowled for four.

Captain Kohli gets off the mark with a single off the last ball.

Three wickets from the last 10 balls as India are reduced to 123 for four in 13 overs.

Sandakan continues as Dhawan slaps the second ball through the covers for a single to race to his fifty from just 34 balls. This is his first fifty in T20Is in 14 innings and after 14 months, to stake his claim for a place in the team.

Rahul content to play second fiddle as he picks another single before Dhawan switch hits Sandakan over short thirdman as he fails to make proper connection for two runs.

However, he perishes next delivery trying for another big hit as Dhawan slog sweeps it straight to deep midwicket.

Dhawan walks back after a good innings of 52 from 36 balls, having hit seven fours and a six. He gave India the perfect platform putting on 97 runs for the opening wicket from 65 deliveries.

Sanju Samson sent in at No 3 as India aim to give the youngster some time out in the middle.

Samson wastes no time in getting going as he slams the first ball he faces over long-off for a six, to take India past 100.

Leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga comes into the attack. The first ball goes straight on as Dhawan is beaten before taking a single on the leg side.

He makes a tidy start, conceding just four singles in his opening over.

Left-arm chinaman spinner Lakshan Sandakan into the attack from the other end. He also does well to give away just six runs in his first over, including a leg bye.

However, Dhawan won't stay quiet for too long. He slog sweeps Hasaranga from way outside the off-stump into the stands over midwicket for a huge six.

10 runs from the 10th over as India reach 92 for no loss at the halfway mark.

Dhawan has stroked his way to 49 from 33 balls, while Rahul has made 38 from 27 balls.

Fast bowler Lahiru Kumara into the attack. A single to Rahul off the first ball before Dhawan powerfully slashes a short wide delivery behind point for a four.

He is batting with some intent today, looking to attack the bowlers and make most of the Powerplay.

Kumara looks to adjust his length but ends up bowling a wide half-volley which Dhawan drives through the covers for a four -- his third in succession.

A single each to the two batsmen as 11 come from the over with India racing to 63 for no loss in six overs.

Dhawan and Rahul have stroked their way to 30 each from 19 and 17 balls respectively.

Medium pacer Mathews comes back into the attack. Rahul hits the first ball into the covers for a single and Dhawan plays another good drive through the covers for two runs.

Dhawan very severe on anything wide as he slashes a half-tracker Mathews past point for a four.

He keeps strike with one from the last ball as India race to 72 for no loss in seven overs.

Malinga continues as he mixes his pace quite well to keep the two Indian opening batsmen restricted to four runs in his second over, including a leg bye.

Spin introduced as off-spinner Dhananjaya de Silva comes into the attack, to bowl the fourth over.

Rahul hits the first ball down to long-on for a single and Dhawan lofts the next ball over mid-on for a four.

The left-hander picks a single before Rahul smashes a full toss over the square leg fence for a six and keeps strike with one from the last ball as the spinner concedes 13 in his first over.

With Sri Lanka desperate for a wicket, Malinga continues to bowl his third over on the trot.

Rahul flicks the first ball behind square on the leg side for a couple and then takes one.

Sri Lanka then make the mistake of having no catching man in the slips as Dhawan gets a thick outside edge which goes through for a boundary.

Singles from the last two balls before Dhawan clips the last ball through midwicket for another four as India race past the 50-run mark, after five overs.

Another important outing for Shikhar Dhawan as he walks out to bat with the in-form KL Rahul.

Sri Lanka's hopes with the ball rest largely on their captain Lasith Malinga, who will open the bowling for the visitors.

The first ball is pitched up on the stumps as Rahul defends before he nudges off his hips to short fine leg and picks a single as the fielder slips.

Malinga then bowls a leg side wide as Dhawan comes down the track and the wicketkeeper fails to gather it to concede two wides.

A single each to Rahul and Dhawan before the former punches a short wide delivery past point for a four, as nine runs come from the first over.

Veteran Angelo Mathews to bowl the second over. Dhawan is unable to find the gap off the first two balls before he flicks the third over the leg side. The fielder at deep square leg misjudges the catch big time as it bursts through his fingers to give Dhawan a lifeline and a boundary too.

Dhawan then runs the fourth ball to thirdman before Rahul plays a cracking drive through the covers for a four.

Exquisite timing yet again from Rahul yet again as he pushes Mathews into the gap between cover and point for another delightful boundary as 13 come from the over.

Sri Lanka have made two changes with veteran Angelo Mathews replacing Isuru Udana, while Lakshan Sandakan is also included.

India: Virat Kohli (captain), KL Rahul, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Sanju Samson (w/k), Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Navdeep Saini, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal.

Sri Lanka: Lasith Malinga (captain), Danushka Gunathilaka, Avishka Fernando, Kusal Perera(w), Oshada Fernando, Angelo Mathews, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka, Lakshan Sandakan, Wanindu Hasaranga, Lahiru Kumara.

Kerala wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson makes a long-awaited comeback to international cricket. He made his debut for India way back in 2015 against Zimbabwe in Harare and since then had to wait for four years to get another game for India.

He boasts of a good record in T20 cricket, with 3465 runs in 146 matches at a strike rate of 126, with two centuries and 21 fifties.

Samson's wicketkeeping will also be under focus with Pant struggling with the gloves recently.

His record in the IPL is also impressive with 2209 runs in 93 games at an average of 27 with a strike rate of 130, inclusive of two centuries and 10 fifties.

Sri Lanka captain Lasith Malinga has won the toss and elected to bowl against India in the series-deciding third and final ODI in Pune.

Sanju Samson has finally got a game as he made it to the playing XI in place of regular wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant. He plays

Manish Pandey also comes into the team in place of all-rounder Shivam Dube, while Yuzvendra Chahal takes the place of fellow spinner Kuldeep Yadav.

Welcome to the coverage of the third and final One-Day International between India and Sri Lanka in Pune on Friday.

To go with a winning combination or give much needed game time to Sanju Samson and Manish Pandey? That is the dilemma India will face ahead of the series decider in Pune on Friday.

An inexperienced Sri Lanka was no match for India in Indore and considering that, a case could be made for the inclusion of Pandey and Samson.

Pandey has played just one in the last three series, including the current one, while Samson is yet to get a game since he made a comeback with the Bangladesh series in November.

India have been experimenting ahead of the T20 World Cup in October-November but these two players are yet to be tested.

On the other hand, the absence of senior pacers has opened the doors for Shardul Thakur and Navdeep Saini to make an impression, which they did in the previous game by sharing five wickets among themselves.

Washington Sundar and Shivam Dube, who took the injured Hardik Pandya's place, have got significant opportunities to show what they are capable of.

Samson and Pandey must be a tad frustrated to sit out game after game but Friday could be their day. However, what cannot be discounted is the fact that the team management will pick the eleven with the sole aim of winning the series.

Focus will also be on Shikhar Dhawan, who is competing for the second opener's slot alongside K L Rahul. At the moment, Rahul seems ahead in the race to partner Rohit Sharma in Australia.

Jasprit Bumrah did not have the best of outings in his comeback game on Tuesday and will be raring to go full tilt in the final game.

If he gets to bat, Dube will have do something spectacular to retain his place in side after Pandya returns to action.

Thakur and Saini were impressive in Indore. Thakur was brilliant in the death overs while Saini rattled the batsmen with pace and bounce.

With Sri Lanka having several left-handers, spinners Kuldeep Yadav (2-38) and Washington Sundar (1-29) are likely to retain their place, which effectively means that Ravindra Jadeja and Yuzvendra Chahal will have to sit out.