West Indies and Sri Lanka will play in the 35th match of ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi. We will cover WI vs SL Dream11 Prediction, Probable Playing 11, and Fantasy Cricket Tips.
West Indies:
West Indies managed to win a match in Super 12 and are currently at the 4th position on Group 1’s T20 World Cup points table.
Evin Lewis and Chris Gayle opened the innings in the last game and got out early. At No.3, Roston Chase held the innings as the wickets were falling, and in the end, Pooran played a brilliant knock and provided a good finish. In the middle-order, Hetmyer, Pollard, and Russell are struggling to score runs.
The bowling department did an excellent job as each bowler picked up a wicket. Akeal Hosein is the only bowler to pick up wickets consistently.
West Indies are almost out from the race of Semi-Finals in this tournament.
Sri Lanka:
Sri Lanka won only one out of the four matches and is at 4th position on Gropu 1’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup points table.
Kusal Perera continues his poor form, and Nissanka has played well in some of the innings. In the middle, Charith Asalanka and Bhanuka Rajapaksa are the only players who have scored runs consistently, and Wanindu Hasaranga played a couple of brilliant knocks. The other batsmen were not up to the mark.
The bowlers performed brilliantly in the initial matches but are struggling now. Hasaranga and Chameera have picked up wickets consistently in the recent games. The other bowlers have conceded runs and failed to pick up wickets.
Sri Lanka is eliminated from the race to the Semi-Finals.
WI vs SL Match Details
West Indies vs Sri Lanka, Match 35, ICC T20 World Cup, 2021
Date: 4th November 2021
Time: 07:30 PM IST
Venue: Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi.
Weather Forecast
The temperatures might be around 33 degrees Celsius as the match is in the afternoon.
WI vs SL Pitch Report
Average first innings score: 132
Average second innings score: 117
(The average score is based on ten matches played here at this venue in this tournament)
The pitch has become slow at this venue, and the batsmen have struggled to score runs freely. There have been only a couple of games where the total crossed over 160 runs. Chasing has been the primary choice of the teams at this venue.
(The chasing team won seven of the ten matches played at this venue so far in ICC T20 WC 2021)
WI vs SL Head-to-head
Total Matches Played: 14
WI Won: 7
SL Won: 7
Tied: 0
No Result: 0
West Indies vs Sri Lanka recent form
Most recent first
| West Indies | W | L | L | NR | NR |
| Sri Lanka | L | L | L | W | W |
West Indies vs Sri Lanka Dream11 Team News
WI:
- They are likely to continue the same playing XI against Sri Lanka.
SL:
- They can include Binura Fernando in place of Lahiru Kumara.
- Akila Dananjaya can also play this match.
WI vs SL Probable Playing 11
West Indies:
Chris Gayle, Evin Lewis, Roston Chase, Shimron Hetmyer, Kieron Pollard (C), Andre Russell, Nicholas Pooran (Wk), Dwayne Bravo, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Ravi Rampaul.
Sri Lanka:
Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera (Wk), Charith Asalanka, Avishka Fernando, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dasun Shanaka (C), Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Dushmantha Chameera, Maheesh Theekshana, Lahiru Kumara/Binura Fernando.
Top Picks for WI vs SL Dream11 Team
West Indies:
Evin Lewis:
(3 M, 68 R, 22.66 A)
Lewis scored a fifty in the tournament but got out for just six runs in the last match.
Andre Russell:
(3 M, 5 R, 1.66 A + 7.2 O, 1 W)
Russell hasn’t performed well so far in the tournament, but it is very tough to stop him if he gets going. Andre Russell is very good C or Vc choice in WI vs SL Dream11 Team.
Dwayne Bravo:
(3 M, 14 R, 7 A + 8 O, 1 W)
He took only 1 wicket so far in T20 World Cup 2021 but he is very good player.
Roston Chase:
(1 M, 39 R, 39 A)
Roston Chase batted at No.3, scored 39 runs in his first T20I match, and can also bowl a few overs of spin.
Akeal Hosein:
(3 M, 12 O, 4 W)
Akeal picked up wickets in every match and got one for just 24 runs in the previous game.
Jason Holder:
(1 M, 15 R, 15 A + 7.2 O, 1 W)
Jason Holder is a brilliant all-rounder and scored 15* runs and picked up a wicket in his first match of the World Cup.
Kieron Pollard:
(3 M 46 R, 23 A + 1.2 O, 0 W)
Skipper Pollard has scored a decent amount of runs but has played slow and is yet to pick up a wicket in this tournament.
Ravi Rampaul:
(3 M, 9 O, 2 W)
Rampaul led the pace attack and managed to pick up a wicket in the last match.
Sri Lanka:
Wanindu Hasaranga:
(7 M, 119 R, 23.80 A + 26 O, 14 W)
Hasaranga finally scored 34 runs from 21 balls in the last match and picked up three wickets for just 22 runs. He is very good Captain choice in SL vs WI Dream11 Team.
Charith Asalanka:
(5 M, 163 R, 32.60 A + 1 O, 0 W)
Asalanka is providing good momentum at No.3 and scored 21 runs in the last game.
Pathum Nissanka:
(7 M, 170 R, 24.28 A)
Nissanka has played some brilliant innings but was out for just one run in the last game.
D Chameera:
(7 M, 24 O, 6 W)
Chameera has started to pick up wickets regularly but conceded a lot of runs in the last game.
Maheesh Theekshana:
(6 M, 21 O, 8 W)
Theekshana has been very economical but has failed to pick up wickets for the last three games.
Trump Card pick for WI vs SL Dream11 Team
Chris Gayle:
(3 M, 29 R, 3.66A)
Gayle is in poor form and scored only four runs from ten balls in the last game.
WI vs SL Dream11 Team Prediction
Wicket-Keepers:
K Perera
Batsmen:
E Lewis, C Asalanka, P Nissanka
All-Rounders:
A Russell (Vc), J Holder, W Hasaranga (C), R Chase
Bowlers:
D Chameera, A Hosein, M Theekshana
WI vs SL Fantasy Cricket Tips:
- Ravi Rampaul is also a good pick.
- If West Indies bat first then K Pollard can be good pick.
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Captain and Vice-Captain (WI vs SL Today Match Prediction)
- Wanindu Hasaranga
- Andre Russell
- Evin Lewis
- Charith Asalanka
- Roston Chase
We will update the final Fantasy Team on Telegram Channel.
Disclaimer: This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.
