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Sri Lanka and Namibia go head-to-head in the first round in group A on Monday evening. This is match 4 of the 2021 T20 World Cup and also the 1st game for each of those sides. Sri Lanka won the World cup in 2014 and currently is ranked tenth. Namibia has not ever qualified for a World Cup in this format and is currently ranked in the 19th position. This match will be played at the Sheik Zayed Stadium at 18:00 local time.
As former T20 World Cup Champions, there’ll be a precise level of expectation around the Sri Lanka side. However, they had a turbulent 2021 and are by no means certain to win this match.
Namibia has quietly designed a powerful side earlier ahead of the 2021 World Cup. Sri Lanka at their best would most likely be too much, however, this Sri Lanka side is beatable and Namibia can fancy their probabilities.
SRI LANKA VS NAMIBIA MATCH TOSS PREDICTION
Sri Lanka typically bats 1st during this format and we expect them to try and do a similar thing in this game. We predict that Namibia will choose to bowl 1st if they win the toss.
SRI LANKA VS NAMIBIA PITCH REPORT
Batters can get good value for their shots on this pitch and also the ball can come back on nicely to the bat. There might rather be a score above one hundred and seventy during this match.
WEATHER REPORT
The temperature is going to be dropping however won’t go below thirty-two degrees Celsius on a warm evening in Abu Dhabi.
SRI LANKA TEAM NEWS & PLAYING ELEVEN
SRI LANKA TEAM NEWS
Top-order batter and former captain Kusal Perera is the only injury doubt when he injured his hamstring last month. We expect him to be fit enough to take his place opening during this match. IPL players Wanindu Hasaranga and Dushmantha Chameera left the competition early to organize for the T20 World Cup and will be fresh
SRI LANKA KEY PLAYERS
Kusal Perera- the aggressive left-handed opener has typically carried this team over the last twelve months. Freed of the captaincy we expect to see some massive scores.
Wanindu Hasaranga- the bowling expert has taken to any or all formats of international cricket swimmingly over recent years. He’s a wicket-taking bowler who conjointly keeps the run-rate down.
Dushmantha Chameera- the quick bowler has taken thirty-one wickets in the IT20s and has been dismissing batters in the prolusion games.
SL TEAM FORM
Sri Lanka was crushed 3-0 against South Africa last month however have picked up some strong ends up in the warm-up fixtures.
SRI LANKA FORETOLD PLAYING ELEVEN
SRI LANKA SQUAD:
- Chamika Karunaratne
- Dasun Shanaka
- Dhananjaya de Silva
- Kamindu Mendis
- Pulina Tharanga
- Ramesh Mendis
- Wanindu Hasaranga
- Dinesh Chandimal
- Kusal Perera
- Minod Bhanuka
- Akila Dananjaya
- Binura Fernando
- Dushmantha Chameera
- Lahiru Kumara
- Lakshan Sandakan
- Maheesh Theekshana
- Nuwan Pradeep
- Praveen Jayawickrama
- Ashen Bandara
- Avishka Fernando
- Bhanuka Rajapaksa
- Charith Asalanka
- Pathum Nissanka
- Craig Williams
- Karl Birkenstock
- Nicol Loftie-Eaton
- Stephan Baard
- David Wiese
- Gerhard Erasmus
- Jan Frylinck
- JJ Smit
- Michael Van Lingen
- Michiel du Preez
- Zane Green
- Ben Shikongo
- Benard Scholtz
- Mauritius Ngupita
- Pikky Ya France
- Ruben Trumpelmann
