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England to face Sri Lanka in series decider at the Oval on Sunday

The third ODI between England and Sri Lanka takes place at The Oval on Sunday at 03:00 PM IST. Jos Buttler is ruled out with a hamstring injury and Dan Lawrence replaces him.

The third and final ODI between England and Sri Lanka will be played at The Oval in London on Sunday, September 27, with the match scheduled to begin at 03:00 PM IST. England will miss wicketkeeper-batter Jos Buttler, who sustained a hamstring injury during the second ODI in Leeds and has been ruled out of the series decider. Dan Lawrence has been added to the squad as his replacement.

England captain Harry Brook leads a side that includes Jordan Cox, Tom Banton, Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Will Jacks, Rehan Ahmed, Gus Atkinson, Jamie Overton, Jofra Archer, Josh Tongue, Liam Dawson, Henry Crocombe and Sonny Baker. Sri Lanka are captained by wicketkeeper-batter Kusal Mendis and feature Pathum Nissanka, Kamindu Mendis, Pavan Rathnayake, Charith Asalanka, Janith Liyanage, Dunith Wellalage, Sachindu Colombage, Eshan Malinga, Asitha Fernando, Dilshan Madushanka, Dushmantha Chameera, Dasun Shanaka, Kamil Mishara and Maheesh Theekshana.

The match will be telecast live on Sony Sports channels in India and streamed on the Sony LIV app and website. England enter the fixture aiming to clinch the series after Sri Lanka levelled the scoreline at 1-1 with a 16-run win in the second ODI.

Filed under EnglandSri LankaJos ButtlerDan LawrenceHarry BrookKusal Mendis

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