Preview:
Sri Lanka and Namibia will battle it out against each other in Match 4 of the T20 World Cup 2021. The former enters this match with a decent form by their side. Sri Lanka emerged triumphant against Zeeshan Maqsood’s Oman in the two-match ODI series. They also won both their warm-up matches.
Namibia, on the other hand, faced defeat in both their practice games against Oman and Scotland. They, however, looked in fine form in the recently concluded UAE Summer T20 Bash. Heading into this match, both the teams will look forward to putting their ‘A’ game to the fore.
Match Details:
Sri Lanka vs Namibia, Match 4, T20 World Cup 2021
Venue: Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Date & Time: October 18 at 7:30 PM IST
Live Streaming: Star Sports Network
Pitch Report:
The pitch is expected to be inclined towards the batters. Chasing teams have had an edge on this surface. Thus, on winning the toss, opting to chase can be a good alternative.
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Probable Playing XIs for SL vs NAM:
Namibia
Stephan Baard, Zane Green, Craig Williams, Gerhard Erasmus (c), David Wiese, JJ Smit, Jan Frylinck, Ruben Trumpelmann, Bernard Scholtz, Pikky Ya France, Karl Birkenstock
Sri Lanka
Avishka Fernando, Dinesh Chandimal, Kusal Perera, Charith Asalanka, Dasun Shanaka (c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dushmantha Chameera, Chamika Karunaratne, Akila Dananjaya, Maheesh Theekshana
Top Picks for SL vs NAM Dream11 Match:
Top Picks – Batters
Avishka Fernando looked in fine form in the warm-up matches. He scored an unbeaten 81 in the first game and 61 against PNG. He will be determined to take the winning momentum further.
Craig Williams is one of the key players of Namibia. In the practice match against Scotland, he played a belligerent inning of 80 runs.
Top Picks – Bowlers
Dushmantha Chameera has been exceptional for Sri Lanka. In both the practice matches, he scalped crucial wickets for hus team. In the first match, he struck with three wickets, whereas in the game against PNG, he picked up two wickets.
Ruben Trumpelmann looked in good form in both the warm-up matches. He picked up wickets three wickets from the two games.
Top Picks – All-rounders
Wanindu Hasaranga is currently ranked second in the ICC T20I bowler’s ranking. He has displayed his flair by chiming in the crunch situations and picking up important wickets. He comes in handy with the bat as well.
David Wiese made crucial contributions for Namibia in both the warm-up games. He was instrumental for his team side with his all-round abilities and will have his spirits high ahead of this match.
Top Picks – Wicketkeepers
Kusal Perera has a lot of experience under his sleeves. His contributions at the top order will be important for Sri Lanka.
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for SL vs NAM Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Dinesh Chandimal, Kusal Perera, Avishka Fernando, Craig Williams (c), Stephan Baard, Dasun Shanaka , Wanindu Hasaranga (vc), David Wiese, Wanindu Hasaranga, Akila Dananjaya, Dushmantha Chameera, Ruben Trumpelmann
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for SL vs NAM Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Dinesh Chandimal, Avishka Fernando, Craig Williams, Charith Asalanka, Wanindu Hasaranga, David Wiese (vc), Dhananjaya de Silva, JJ Smit, Dushmantha Chameera (c), Ruben Trumpelmann, Maheesh Theekshana
SL vs NAM Risky Captaincy Choices:
Akila Dhananjaya has picked up 28 wickets from 31 T20Is for Sri Lanka at an economy rate of 8.20.
Stephan Baard has chipped in 496 runs from 17 T20I matches for Namibia. He can be a risky captaincy pick.
SL vs NAM Probable Winners:
Sri Lanka are expected to win this match.
