Lot to Take from Dead Rubber, as Both sides have their own Stakes

                    England had started another season on a high with clinging the test series and now with the ODI series with ease against moderately building Sri Lankans, but a sweep is what lies ahead for them after missed opportunity in test series.
                  While Sri Lanka on the on- side found some answers in batting order to move forward in the form of Mendis and glimpse of Gunathilaka, which helped them to challenge the hosts for the first time in the tour. But the moderate Lankan attack couldn't hold their nerve, alongside their sloppy effort in the field made the hosts to chase an challenging total with ease.
                 Now Sri Lanka will hope to repeat the same with the bat to take some pride, with a consolation win in the final ODI. While for hosts it is also important for them in terms of improving in the rankings, where their focus as been from the last season.
                So there is lot play for even in the dead rubber with sides posses their own challenges at this stage and the stage is well set at Sophia Gardens on Saturday, where the hosts had mixed results in recent times.
                The pitch at Sophia Gardens as enough assistance for bowlers and  batsmen will eye on the short boundaries down the ground, where their will be an even contest between bat and ball unlike the pitches in the ODI series.
                  Meanwhile hosts may consider Jordan in place of Moeen with conditions on offer and the visitors likely to make changes to give some sort of experience for the players hanging in the wings for opportunity in this tour.
                At the end Lankans found some form with the bat to handle the stabilizing hosts attack, but the contest lies on how Lankan moderate bowling unit attacks the dominating hosts batting line up.