WI vs SL Fantasy Prediction: West Indies vs Sri Lanka 3rd ODI – 14 March (Antigua). Shai Hope, Evin Lewis, and Dasun Gunathilaka will be the players to look out for in this game.
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Hosts West Indies will take on Sri Lanka in the 3rd ODI match of the three-match ODI series. West Indies would want continue their domination in the series.
West Indies have already won the series, and they would aim for a clean-sweep in this game. Shai Hope & Evin Lewis are on fire with the bat, whereas Jason Mohammed and Alzarri Joseph are in brilliant form with the ball. Sri Lanka have struggled in the series so far, and they will play for respect. Danushka Gunathilaka has been the best player of the side, whereas Dasun Shanaka will be back for this game.
Pitch Conditions and Weather Details
The average 1st innings batting score at this venue in the ODI games played here is 238 runs. This pitch should assist the spinners in this game.
Total Games Played: 19; Bat 1st Won: 10; Bat 2nd Won: 9
We can expect clear weather throughout the game.
Probable XI for both sides:-
West Indies – Shai Hope, Evin Lewis, Darren Bravo, Nicholas Pooran, Jason Mohammed, Kieron Pollard, Fabian Allen, Jason Holder, Alzarri Joseph, Romario Shepherd, Akeal Hosein.
Sri Lanka – Danushka Gunathilaka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Pathum Nissanka, Dinesh Chandimal, Oshada Fernando, Dasun Shanaka, Thisara Perera, Wanindu Hasaranga, Lakshan Sandakan, Nuwan Pradeep, Dushmantha Chameera.
Match Details
Three Match ODI Series
Match: West Indies vs Sri Lanka Third ODI Match
Date and Time: 14 March, Sunday – 7:00 PM IST
Venue: Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua
Where to Watch: Fancode
Top 4 Batting Order
West Indies
Shai Hope, Evin Lewis, Darren Bravo, and Nicholas Pooran.
Sri Lanka
Danushka Gunathilaka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Pathum Nissanka, and Dinesh Chandimal.
Death Over Specialists
West Indies
- Alzarri Joseph and Jason Holder.
Sri Lanka
- Dushmantha Chameera and Nuwan Pradeep.
WI vs SL Fantasy Wicket-Keeper
Shai Hope and Dinesh Chandimal will be our wicket-keepers in this game. Hope has scored 194 runs in the series so far, whereas Chandimal has scored 83 runs. Both of them are batting well in this series, and they are technically solid players.
WI vs SL Fantasy Batsmen
Evin Lewis and Jason Mohammed will be our batsmen from the West Indies. Lewis scored 318 runs in the Super 50 Competition at an average of 45.42, whereas Mohammed scored 327 at an average of 81.75. Mohammed also scalped four wickets in bowling. Lewis has scored 168 runs in this series, whereas Mohammed has scalped five wickets.
Danushka Gunathilaka and Dimuth Karunaratne will be our batsmen from Sri Lanka. Gunathilaka has scored 1400 ODI runs at an average of 36.84, whereas Karunaratne is also a technically stable player. Gunathilaka has scored 151 runs in this series, whereas Karunaratne scored a half-century in the first ODI game.
WI vs SL Fantasy All-Rounders
Wanindu Hasaranga will be our all-rounder from Sri Lanka. Hasaranga was on fire in the T20 series with eight wickets under his belt, whereas he has scalped 17 wickets in his ODI career. He has not scalped a wicket in the ODI series, but he has batted well.
Jason Holder will be our all-rounder from West Indies. Holder has scalped 139 ODI wickets in his career, whereas he has scored 1823 runs with the bat. He is a reliable all-rounder in the ODI format and has scalped three wickets in the series.
WI vs SL Fantasy Bowlers
From West Indies, Alzarri Joseph will make it into our team. Joseph has scalped 53 ODI wickets in 32 games, whereas he has scalped three wickets in the series so far.
Lakshan Sandakan and Dushmantha Chameera will be our bowlers from Sri Lanka. Sandakan scalped six wickets in just a couple of games in the T20I series, whereas Chameera has scalped a couple of wickets in this series. Both of them are wicket-takers.
Match Prediction: West Indies are the favourites to win this game.
Top Names for the Captaincy Role:-
Shai Hope and Evin Lewis
Top Names for the Vice-Captaincy Role:-
Both the captain’s pick + Danushka Gunathilaka and Jason Mohammed
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