To go with a winning combination or give much needed game time to Sanju Samson and Manish Pandey? That is the dilemma India are facing ahead of the third and final T20 against Sri Lanka 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.
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 opportunjavascript:void(0)ities to show what they are capable of.
After the win in Indore, skipper Virat Kohli spoke on how his team is getting better with each passing game.
Samson and Pandey must be a tad frustrated to sit out game after game but Friday could be their day. However, what can also not 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 KL 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 he 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.
Sri Lanka, on the other hand, have a lot to work on if they are to trouble the home team. The batsmen will have to make it count after getting starts, which they were not able to do in the second T20.
The Sri Lankans can definitely do with some experience in the batting department.
Angelo Matthews, who has made a T20 comeback after 16 months, was not picked for the second game in a row. But he could be in the eleven on Friday.
"After that batting performance, everybody has a chance of playing," said coach Mickey Arthur following the seven wicket loss.
India: Virat Kohli (c), Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Dube, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Navdeep Saini, Shardul Thakur, Manish Pandey, Washington Sundar, Sanju Samson.
Sri Lanka: Lasith Malinga (c), D Gunathilaka, A Fernando, A Mathews, D Shanaka, K Perera, N Dickwella, Dhananjaya De Silva, I Udana, B Rajapaksa, O Fernando, W Hasaranga, L Kumara, K Mendis, L Sandakan, K Rajitha.
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