India will be hoping to make the most of a fine performance in the second One Dayer when they come up against Sri Lanka in the third One Dayer of the ongoing five match Sri Lanka India cricket One Day series this coming Sunday 24th August 2008. The series is intriguingly poised at 1-1 and with India seething for revenge after a series of losses to Sri Lanka, this is expected to be a hotly contested affair and you can catch up with all the action from this exciting clash here with our cricket coverage of Sri Lanka vs India live online here, the premium cricket portal.

A brilliant bowling performance by Zaheer Khan and company saw India rattle their Lankan counterparts for a mere 142 in the previous clash at Dambulla. Electing to field on a seaming pitch, Zaheer Khan was on the spot from ball one and his four-wicket haul will go a long way in shutting down sceptics who were screaming for his head. With Zaheer Khan and Ishant Sharma leading the line, the Indian fats bowling line up looks a formidable lot and they will be expected to cause the Sri Lankan batting line up discomfort in this clash. However, the Indian batting line up needs to improve if they are to go anywhere near the top of the cricket ratings. The older lot of Sourav Ganguly, VVS Laxman and Sachin Tendulkar are all absent and while they all struggled against the M&M pair of Muttaih Muralitharan and Ajantha Mendis, the newer lot seems to fare no better. The likes of Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina and Gautam Gambhir have looked uncomfortable and they will need to pull in their weight much more if they are to make a significant contribution towards a winning cause for India.