India and Sri Lanka will play the third and final T20I on Tuesday (July 30), but rain could play spoilsport. Pallekele, the venue for the game, has been lashed by heavy rains for the last few days. The second match between the two sides, on Sunday, was also curtailed, with the second innings getting reduced to eight overs.
Batting first, Sri Lanka posted 161-9 on the board before a sudden burst of heavy rain forced the officials to reduce the game. India were set a target of 78 in eight overs, which they chased down in just 39 balls.
SL vs IND 3rd T20I: Latest weather updates
The rain lingered into Monday as well, forcing the touring team to cancel their practice session. Sri Lanka too did not turn up for practice.
According to the latest update on Accuweather for 4 pm local time, there is a thick cloud cover with strong gusts of wind. There is a 40 percent chance of rain in the evening, which will reduce to 15 percent around the match time (7 pm local time).
On BBC, the weather reads: “Low chance of precipitation” for 7pm local time, with “light winds from the west south side.” The temperature is expected to be around 31 degree Celsius, but humidity will be at an uncomfortable 87 percent.
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What happens if the SL vs IND game is washed out?
India have won the first two games of the series and will end as the victorious side irrespective of the weather conditions.
The two sides will also play an ODI series, which will begin on August 2.
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