Sams, Starc, Agar in for the hosts; Cummins and Zampa rested
Toss Australia chose to bowl vs Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka’s bid to stay alive in the five-match series was dealt a blow when Hasaranga, who claimed five wickets in the opening two matches, returned a Covid-19 positive Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) on the morning of the match.
Australia made three changes as they aim to clinch the series after tight victories in the opening two matches in Sydney. With Steven Smith out of the series due to concussion, allrounder Daniel Sams received an opportunity along with spinning allrounder Ashton Agar while quick Mitchell Starc returned after being omitted from the second T20I match.
Quick Pat Cummins and frontline spinner Adam Zampa have been rested.
Australia: 1 Aaron Finch (capt), 2 Ben McDermott, 3 Josh Inglis, 4 Glenn Maxwell, 5 Marcus Stoinis, 6 Matthew Wade (wk), 7 Daniel Sams, 8 Ashton Agar, 9 Mitchell Starc, 10 Kane Richardson, 11 Josh Hazelwood
Sri Lanka: 1 Danushka Gunathilaka, 2 Pathum Nissanka, 3 Charith Asalanka, 4 Kusal Mendis, 5 Dinesh Chandimal (wk), 6 Dasun Shanaka (c), 7 Chamika Karunaratne, 8 Jeffrey Vandersay, 9 Dushmantha Chameera, 10 Maheesh Theekshana, 11 Nuwan Thushara
Tristan Lavalette is a journalist based in Perth