Sri Lanka vs West Indies ODI

SL vs WI, 2nd ODI

Preview

The Hosts Sri Lanka are in full charge after beating the Windies in the first ODI match of the 3-match series on Sunday, October 20. Sri Lanka will meet West Indies in the second match of this ODI series on Wednesday, October 23. This match is scheduled at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele, Sri Lanka. Charith Asalanka will lead the Lankan Lions, Sri Lanka. On the other hand, Shai Hope will lead the Men in Maroon, WI.

After winning the toss in the first ODI match, West Indies opted to bat first and scored 185 runs for the loss of 4 wickets in 38.3 overs. However, their momentum was interrupted by rain, which led to their innings being cut short. For the Windies, Sherfane Rutherford played an unbeaten knockoff 74 off 82 balls, he was well supported by Keacy Carty and Roston Chase who scored 37 and 33* respectively. For Sri Lanka, Wanindu Hasaranga got the two big wickets while Jeffrey Vandersay and Charith Asalanka picked a wicket each.

While chasing the revised DLS target of 232 runs in 37 overs, Sri Lanka tumbled and lost their three wickets on the score of 45 runs in 6.3 overs. However, skipper Charith Asalanka's 77 off 71 balls and Nishan Madushka's 71 off 54 powered the Lankan Lions to draw the first blood against the Windies and chased the target in 31.5 overs while losing 5 wickets. For the Windies, Gudakesh Motie scalped three wickets while Alzarri Joseph got two wickets which was not enough for the Visitors to halt the batting performance of Sri Lanka.

Now, it is going to be a big challenge for the West Indies batter when they meet Sri Lanka in the do-or-die fixture in the hunt for levelling the series to 1-1. The Visitors must be aiming for a solid show from their top-order batters including the likes of Brandon King, Alick Athanaze and others against Sri Lanka. Meanwhile, the Lankan Lions would not try to do something extraordinary for this match, they would try to play their natural game and try to win this series by 2-0.

SL and WI have faced each other in 66 matches in ODI. Out of these 66 games, SL won 32 games, while WI won 31 matches, making it a tight rivalry, while their 3 matches ended without a result.

Match Details

Match: SL vs WI, 2nd ODI, Sri Lanka vs West Indies T20I

Date: Wednesday, October 23,  2024

Time: 02:30 PM

Venue: Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele, Sri Lanka

Pitch and Weather Report

Pallekele International Cricket Stadium is known as a decent batting surface. The new white ball might show some movement, particularly in the lights, but once the pitch settles, batters can easily score their runs. This venue has hosted 43 ODI matches so far, out of which 17 won by batting first, and 24 won by the chasing side. The average score batting first in T20Is here is 251 runs.

With that record, both side's skippers will be keen to the crucial toss, bowl first and put pressure on the opposition by taking advantage of the deck. Batters, though, can expect a nice time here and the fielding side would try to restrict them to under 245-255 runs.

During the match, the temperature in Pallekele International Cricket Stadium is predicted to be around 22-29 degrees Celsius, with the humidity level crossing over 75%. There is going to be light wind on the ground at the speed of 10 km/h. We can expect a bit of rain during match day.

SL vs WI Squads

SL: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis(w), Avishka Fernando, Charith Asalanka(c), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Kamindu Mendis, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Asitha Fernando, Dilshan Madushanka, Jeffrey Vandersay, Nishan Madushka, Janith Liyanage, Mohamed Shiraz, Chamindu Wickramasinghe

WI: Evin Lewis, Brandon King, Shai Hope(w/c), Alick Athanaze, Keacy Carty, Roston Chase, Sherfane Rutherford, Romario Shepherd, Gudakesh Motie, Alzarri Joseph, Hayden Walsh, Matthew Forde, Jayden Seales, Shamar Joseph, Jewel Andrew

SL vs WI Probable Playing XIs

SL: Nishan Madushka, Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis (wk), Kamindu Mendis, Charith Asalanka (c), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Janith Liyanage, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dunith Wellalage, Jeffrey Vandersay, Asitha Fernando

WI: Brandon King, Alick Athanaze, Shai Hope (c) (wk), Keacy Carty, Roston Chase, Sherfane Rutherford, Romario Shepherd, Gudakesh Motie, Hayden Walsh, Jayden Seales, Alzarri Joseph

Match Prediction

The Hosts look comfortable in their backyard and they seem favourite to win the second match as well.

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