Sri Lanka host South Africa in the 3^rd and final T20 on Tuesday and while there may be little interest in this one from a series result perspective there is of course the opportunity to bet on the game and when bets are down there is no such thing as a dead rubber.

South Africa have won both T20’s that have been played here in Colombo with a fair degree of comfort and none more so than the 2^nd T20 where Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat first.

They were going along okay at 38 for 1 in the 5^th over and Perera managed 30 runs at a strike rate of 120 at the top of the order. He got some support from Rajapaksa with 20 at a strike rate of over 150, but from there they collapsed been bowled out for 103 in the 19^th over and our Top South African bowler pick, Shamsi did the business taking 3 for 20 in his 4 overs, although special mention must be made of Markram with 3 for 21 in his 4. Interestingly enough it was only Rabada that took some tap going for 29 runs in his 2 overs without getting a wicket.

South Africa chased down the runs in the 15^th over with just 1 wicket having fallen. Quinton de Kock was not out on 58 at a strike rate of 120 and Aiden Markram helped him see it home with an unbeaten 21 with just more than a run a ball. Wanindu Hasaranga de Silva was the pick of the Sri Lanka bowlers with 1 for 22 off his 4 overs.

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3^rd T20 BETTING – Click here to bet

Sri Lanka 29/20

South Africa 4/7

Suggested Bet: Sri Lanka win at 29/20

Beware the dead rubber.

With the series win South Africa may well make a few changes to the team and that could leave them vulnerable to the Sri Lankans who will be desperate for victory. As a general rule I don’t get too involved in games with nothing on the line so the small interest in Sri Lanka just shy of 15/10.

Suggested Bet: First Innings Score over 152.5 runs at 9/10

This would have arrived in the 1^st T20, but fell well short in the 2^nd and I am not sure we should be reading too much into that one.

While the spinners have proven tough to face, both teams have enough quality in their batting line-ups to get close to the 160 mark and deliver the win.

Suggested Bet: Top Away Bowler, Shamsi at 12/5

I am going to stick with Shamsi who delivers excellent bowling performances on each occasion, that doesn’t always equate to wickets, but he is in a rich vein of form and looks a worthy favourite in this market.

Note: All prices correct at the time of writing but are subject to change