3rd ODI: Chetan Sakariya, Nitish Rana and K Gowtham among 5 debutants for India vs Sri Lanka in Colombo

India have made 6 changes to their playing XI for the final ODI with 5 players making their debuts against Sri Lanka in Colombo on Friday.

Team India on Friday handed debuts to as many as 5 players in the inconsequential third ODI against Sri Lanka at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. Sanju Samson, Nitish Rana, Rahul Chahar, Chetan Sakariya and Krishnappa Gowtham were handed their maiden ODI caps just before the toss while Navdeep Saini has also been named in the team. Hello & Good Afternoon from Colombo #TeamIndia have elected to bat against Sri Lanka in the third & final ODI of the series. #SLvINDFollow the match https://t.co/7LRDbx0DLMHere is India's Playing XI pic.twitter.com/pioejNJG5k This is only the second time that India are fielding five debutants in an ODI, since their inaugural match. It was in Australia at the MCG in December 1980, when Dilip Doshi, Kirti Azad, Roger Binny, Sandeep Patil and Tirumalai Srinivasan made their debuts.