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CLAIM NOWSri Lanka vs West Indies, SL vs WI 2024, Today Match Prediction 23 October 2024
SL vs WI Win Probability
Toss Winner - Sri Lanka won the toss and choose to bowl first
Sri Lanka beat West Indies by 5 wickets (D/L) method
Can Sri Lanka be stopped at all at Kandy? Will West Indies play their natural game to counter the Sri Lankan spin threat?
- Sri Lanka brought up their 10th win in 13 matches at Pallekele.
- With the defeat in the first ODI, West Indies have lost 9 matches in a row against Sri Lanka at home.
- West Indies have a marginal lead over Sri Lanka, 3-2, on the head to head in the last five matches.
We are backing Sri Lanka as winners of this contest.
| Tournament: | West Indies tour of Sri Lanka, 2024 |
| Format: | odi |
| Venue: | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele, Sri Lanka |
| Toss Prediction: | To Bowl |
| Weather: | 23.4°C|Light rain shower |
SL vs WI Match Prediction & Analysis
Sri Lanka drew first blood against West Indies in the first ODI at Pallekele to go 1-0 up in the three-match series.
West Indies don’t have much time to dwell on what went wrong in the first game and need to find a way quickly to bounce back from a defeat and push the series into the decider.
And this sets up the stage for what could be an exciting ODI contest between these two teams with contrasting fortunes.
Sri Lanka have been a dominant force in this format at home, whereas West Indies form has been on a rapid decline.
The visitors handled spin better than expected and would be going into the second match with renewed confidence that they can still compete with Sri Lanka in foreign conditions where the ball just spins, spins and spins.
RECENT PERFORMANCE
SL
W W W L W
SL
234/5 in 31.5 7.35
SL vs WI 2024
Sri Lanka beat West Indies by 5 wickets (D/L) method185/4 in 38.3 4.81
WI
L L L L
WI
234/5 in 31.5 7.35
SL vs WI 2024
Sri Lanka beat West Indies by 5 wickets (D/L) method185/4 in 38.3 4.81
HEAD TO HEAD
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TEAMS PREVIEW
Sri Lanka Preview
Sri Lanka made headway thanks to a solid century-run stand between captain Charith Asalanka and the debutant Nishan Madushka.
Considered a like for like replacement for Pathum Nissanka up top, the right handed batsmen eased into his position and played with such maturity to take his team through to a win. With the rest of the top order failing to score, Maduskha paired up with his captain and wiped out a huge chunk of the target at a brisk pace, scoring 137 runs in 18.1 overs to put Sri Lanka in the driver’s seat. He'll look to cash in the games while Nissanka spends time off the pitch recovering from his injury.
Asalanka continued his good form, scoring 77 runs off 71 balls to see off at the most challenging phase of the game. He perished with over a 50 runs to score, but Liyanage and in-form Mendis took their opportunity and saw off the chase with plenty of balls to spare. Earlier, Sri Lanka spinners were right on the money and kept the West Indies batters down to scoring at less than 5 runs an over before rain came down.
Lead spinners Hasaranga, Liyanage and Wellalage were brilliant and bowled with remarkable accuracy to dry up the scoring. The other spinners Vandersay and Asalanka couldn’t trouble the batsmen in the same way, but they picked up a wicket apiece and still kept the run rate in check.
Sri Lanka Predicted Playing XI:
Nishan Madushka, Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis (wk), Kamindu Mendis, Charith Asalanka (c), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Janith Liyanage, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dunith Wellalage, Jeffrey Vandersay, Asitha Fernando.
Sri Lanka Key Players From Previous Game Of West Indies tour of Sri Lanka, 2024
Sri Lanka Actual Playing XI:
Avishka Fernando, Charith Asalanka, Kamindu Mendis, Janith Liyanage, Dunith Wellalage, Wanidu Hasaranga, Kusal Mendis, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Nishan Madushka, Maheesh Theekshana, Asitha Fernando
West Indies Preview
With so many pundits expecting them to fold to spin again, West Indies put up a proper fight.
Facing up to five spinners is a little too much to handle for the inexperienced squad, but they got off to a reasonable start, scoring 34 runs off the first 7 overs. After a watchful start, the opening pair Alick Athanaze and Brandon King lost their wickets quickly, with Hasaranga striking twice in a space of 12 balls.
Captain Shai Hope came in with a job to do, but couldn’t get going as he was pinned in front. Keacy Carty then took on the mantle and set out to do the repair job, but he perished taking the aerial route. Sherfane Rutherford, not known for his reputation to tackle spinners, then played himself in and added 85 runs in partnership with Roston Chase, the experienced middle order batter. The conditions were not great for batting in the first innings, but the visitors slogged their way to reach 185 on the stroke of rain.
But the wet and dewy conditions after the rain allowed the ball to slide on nicely through, making life difficult for West Indian bowlers, especially the spinners, to grip the ball.
With the ball getting wet and slippery, they demonstrated good control and focussed on putting the ball in the right areas to keep testing the batsmen. But they couldn’t stop the two Sri Lankan batters for stemming the fall of wickets and putting together a match-winning partnership that took them over the line.
West Indies Predicted Playing XI:
Brandon King, Alick Athanaze, Shai Hope (c) (wk), Keacy Carty, Roston Chase, Sherfane Rutherford, Romario Shepherd, Gudakesh Motie, Hayden Walsh, Jayden Seales, Alzarri Joseph.
West Indies Key Players From Previous Game Of West Indies tour of Sri Lanka, 2024
West Indies Actual Playing XI:
Alick Athanaze, Brandon King, Keacy Carty, Sherfane Rutherford, Roston Chase, Romario Shepherd, Shai Hope, Alzarri Joseph, Gudakesh Motie, Jayden Seales, Hayden Walsh
PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS
Weather Conditions
Batsmen found it difficult to accumulate runs when the ball was gripping on a slow turning wicket, but chasing under lights was much easier with the ball becoming wet and all.
With similar conditions forecast for the second match, getting to a par score isn't going to cut it. And the team batting first would look to get up to a good total around 280 to 300, pose a challenge to the team chasing.
Cloudy weather is expected throughout the match and we may also see an odd shower in the afternoon.
SL vs WI Pitch Report
Pitch Condition
Batting Conditions
Pace Bowling
Spin Bowling
The match will be played at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium where Sri Lanka collected their 10th win in 13 matches a couple of days ago.
Toss: To Bowl
Electing to bat first seemed like a good choice early on, but Sri Lanka had it easy chasing down the score comfortably. Moreover, 6 of the last 10 matches at this venue were won by the team chasing. It’s not hard to imagine the captain winning the toss choosing to field first regardless of the threat of rain interrupting play.
SL vs WI
Winning Prediction
Despite the top order folding, Sri Lankan batsmen went about their job taking full advantage of the dewy conditions, and that’s what makes them invincible in this format in this part of the world. West Indies were good in patches, but they need to be a lot better than that to even come close to competing with the hosts. Sri Lanka, to win.
We are backing Sri Lanka as winners of this contest.
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