Sri Lanka vs West Indies T20I

SL vs WI, 2nd T20I

Preview

After losing the first T20I match against the Visitors, the Hosts, Sri Lanka will face West Indies in the second T20I match of the three-match T20I series on Tuesday, 15 October 2024. This match is scheduled at Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket Stadium, Dambulla, Sri Lanka. Charith Asalanka will lead the Lankan Lions, Sri Lanka. On the other hand, Rovman Powell will lead the Men in Maroon, WI.

After winning the toss WI decided to bowl first against the Hosts in the first T20I, skipper Charith Asalanka and Kamindu Mendis who scored 59 and 51 respectively guiding their side post 179 runs in their full quota. For the Windies, Romaro Shepherd got the two big wickets while Shamar Springer, Alzarri Joseph, Gudakesh Motie and Shamar Joseph picked a wicket each.

It was a defendable total from SL's point of view but they fell short against the solid and hard-hitting batting line of West Indies who achieved this target with 5 balls to spare with the help of Brandon King and Evin Lewis who scored 63 and 50 runs respectively while chasing 180 runs.

It is going to be a big challenge for the Lankan Lions when they meet this dominating Windies on Tuesday. The Hosts must be aiming for a solid show from their top-order batters against this unyielding Windies side who has already taken a 1-0 lead. Meanwhile, the Visitors would not try to do something extraordinary for this match, they would try to play their natural game and try to make it 2-0.

SL and WI have faced each other in 16 matches in T20I. Out of these 16 games, both teams have won 8 matches each.

Match Details

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

Date: Tuesday, October 15,  2024

Time: 07:00 PM

Venue: Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket Stadium, Dambulla, Sri Lanka

Pitch and Weather Report

Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket Stadium is known to be a good batting pitch. 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 22 T20I matches so far, out of which 09 won by batting first, and 13 won by the chasing side. The average score batting first in T20Is here is 142 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 160 runs.

During the match, the temperature in Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket Stadium is predicted to be around 24-31 degrees Celsius, with the humidity level crossing over 80%. There is going to be light wind on the ground at the speed of 16 km/h. There is no rain expected for the match day but it going to be a cloudy day.

SL vs WI Squads

SL: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wk), Kusal Perera, Dinesh Chandimal, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Wanindu Hasaranga, Charith Asalanka (c), Avishka Fernando, Dunith Wellalage, Kamindu Mendis, Chamindu Wickramasinghe, Maheesh Theekshana, Asitha Fernando, Matheesha Pathirana, Binura Fernando, Jeffrey Vandersay, Nuwan Thushara

WI: Evin Lewis, Andre Fletcher, Brandon King, Shai Hope (wk), Alick Athanaze, Rovman Powell (c), Roston Chase, Sherfane Rutherford, Romario Shepherd, Fabian Allen, Gudakesh Motie, Alzarri Joseph, Shamar Springer, Terrance Hinds, Shamar Joseph

SL vs WI Probable Playing XIs

SL: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wk), Kusal Perera, Kamindu Mendis, Charith Asalanka (c), Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Matheesha Pathirana, Asitha Fernando

WI: Evin Lewis, Brandon King, Shai Hope (wk), Roston Chase, Rovman Powell (c), Sherfane Rutherford, Romario Shepherd, Shamar Springer, Alzarri Joseph, Gudakesh Motie, Shamar Joseph

Match Prediction

We back the Windies to go 2-0 up in the series against Sri Lanka.

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