WI vs SL Today Match Prediction : West Indies will face off Sri Lanka in the first ODI match in Antigua tonight (10 March). West Indies will look to continue their good form from the T20I series which they won by 2-1 and on the other side, Sri Lanka who did fight well in T20Is will aim to put up better performance so they can emerge victorious. This series is a part of World ODI Super League so all games are like virtual knockouts.
Here we are going to discuss strengths and weakness of West Indies as well as of Sri Lanka and will also make our WI vs SL Today Match Prediction
Strengths :
West Indies played their last ODI series against Bangladesh with a second string side but here their main players like Jason Holder, Nicholas Pooran, Kieron Pollard, Evin Lewis, Shai Hope etc are back. In batting they have Hope, Lewis, Darren Bravo, Kieron Pollard, Nicholas Pooran and Jason Mohammad who did well in the domestic ODI cup so they have the form with them and then in bowling Jason Holder will lead an attack of youngsters like Alzarri Joseph, Romario Shephered and Kevin Sinclair who too were good at domestic level in recent times.
On the other side, Sri Lanka have captain Dimuth Karunaratne who can give steady start and then Dhanushka Gunathikala too is in fine form and in middle order they have Dinesh Chandimal and Angelo Mathews who have a lot of experience and for finishing they have Thisara Perera, Dasun Shanaka and Niroshan Dickwella. In bowling spinners Wanindu Hasaranga and Lakshan Sandakan will lead the attack and for support they have Suranga Lakmal, Nuwan Pradeep and Dushamantha Chameera.
Weaknesses :
West Indies’ batsmen bat in T20 mode which can backfire in this format and Shai Hope who is their best batsman in this format has struggled for runs at home in past and then their middle order batsmen like Pooran and Pollard just go for attack irrespective of situation and in bowling apart from Jason Holder and Alzarri Joseph they don’t have an experienced bowler.
On the other side, Sri Lanka’s weakness is the poor strike rotation of their batsmen as they bat slowly and then their finishers too aren’t consistent and in bowling their pacers have been struggling.
Here we are going to discuss both West Indies and Sri Lanka’s playing combination and probable playing XIs who will be useful for making WI vs SL Dream11 Team
West Indies as well as Sri Lanka should go with batting dominated playing 11.
WI vs SL Prediction, Playing 11
West Indies :
Evin Lewis, Shai Hope, Darren Bravo, Jason Mohammad, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Kieron Pollard (c), Jason Holder, Fabian Allen, Alzarri Joseph, Romario Shephered, Akeal Hossein
Sri Lanka :
Dhanushka Gunathikala, Dimuth Karunaratne (c), Dinesh Chandimal, Angelo Mathews, Dasun Shanaka, Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Thisara Perera, Wanindu Hasaranga, Lakshan Sandakan, Dushmantha Chameera, Nuwan Pradeep
WI vs SL Today Match Prediction :
Here we are going to discuss about a few players from both sides who can be very good picks for WI vs SL Dream 11 Prediction teams
Wanindu Hasaranga : He is Sri Lanka’s best limited overs player right. With his leg spin he puts batsmen in trouble and takes wickets in the middle overs and in the T20I series he took 8 wickets in 3 matches and also a handy batsman.
Shai Hope : West Indies’s most consistent batsman in this format and his records prove that as since October 2018 he has scored 2174 runs at 65.87 with 8 hundreds in 40 innings in this format.
Alzarri Joseph : He is a wicket taker in this format and since January 2020 he has taken more than 20 wickets in 8 matches and 10 wickets at 16.40 in 3 matches came against Sri Lanka.
Kieron Pollard : He has been in good form for the last 12 months and in this format he also bowls some overs and with his slower balls he takes wickets too so he can be a game changer for his team.