Pitch Condition:
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele
This wicket generally remains balanced one. All the departments get some advantage from the wicket. You can expect scores in the range off 270-300 if batters play well.
Last 3 ODI matches at this ground:
SL: 307, WI: 301/9(Pace: 13 vs Spin:2)
SL: 273/7, ENG: 132/2(27) (Pace: 2 vs Spin:5)
SL: 150/9(21), ENG: 153/3(Pace:3 vs Spin:5)
Srilanka Team Preview:
They are the more experienced team on the paper but they are badly hampered by the injuries and COVID. Their many first choice 11 players are unavailable for selection in this series. Although they will be favourites but they will have to give their best in order to win this series.
Probable 11 :
Kusal Mendis: RHB
P Nissanka: RHB
C Asalanka: LHB+RAO
D Chandimal: RHB
Kamindu Mendis: LHB+RAO/LAO
D Shanaka: RHB+RAM
C Karunaratne: RHB+RAM:
Ramesh Mendis: RAHB+RAO
D Chameera: RAF:
Maheesh Theekshana: RAO
Nuwan Pradeep: RAF/N Thushara: RAM
Team Breakup:
Main Batters: P Nissanka, C Asalanka and K Mendis
Main Spinners: M Theekshana(Ramesh Mendis and Kamindu Mendis will assist them)
Main Pacers: D Chameera, N Pradeep and C Karunaratne
Expected Death Overs: D Chameera and N Pradeep
Full Stats and Analysis of the players:
D Chandimal(RHB):
H2H: 5 I, 104 R, 52.0 A, 67.5 SR,
VENUE: 11 I, 224 R, 22.4 A, 63.3 SR,
ODI: 150 M, 136 I, 3707 R, 32.23 A, 73.90 SR,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 36, 44, 6, 44, 2,
LPL: 9 M, 9 I, 277 R, 46 A
M Bhanuka(LHB):
H2H:
VENUE:
ODI: 6 M, 6 I, 140 R, 23.33 A,72.16 SR,
LISTA: 69 M, 62 I, 1698 R, 28.30 A, 80.43 SR,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 1, 8, 20, 8, 6
LPL: 5 M, 5 I, 43 R, 14.33 A
C Asalanka(LHB+RAO):
H2H:
VENUE:
ODI: 8 M, 8 I, 326 R, 40.75 A, 85.78 SR+ 2 I, 4 O, 1 W
LISTA, 55 M, 48 I,1860 R, 43.25 A, 81.11 SR,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 21+5/1, 44, 28+14/1, 4, 14+8/0,
LPL: 8 M, 8 I, 164 R, 23.42 A + 4 I, 9 O, 2 W
Kusal Mendis(RHB):
H2H: 9 I, 220 R, 31.4 A, 90.5 SR
VENUE: 4 I, 108 R, 27.0 A, 76.1 SR
ODI: 79 M, 77 I, 2228 R, 30.10 A, 83.98 SR
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 64, 35, 9, 85, 39,
LPL: 10 M, 10 I, 327 R, 36.33 A
Kamindu Mendis: LHB+RAO/LAO
H2H:
VENUE:
ODI: 4 M, 4 I, 42 R,1 4 A + 3 I, 17 O, 1 W
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE:
LPL: 8 M, 7 I, 88 R, 12.5 A + 8 I, 23 O, 6 W
A Bandara(RHB+LES):
H2H:
VENUE:
ODI: 5 M, 5 I, 141 R, 35.25 A, 64.97 SR+1 I, 1 O, 0 W,
LISTA 38 M, 34 I, 678 R, 26.07 A, 75.41 SR,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 42, 4 2, 18, 9,
LPL: 6 M, 5 I, 75 R, 25 A
P Nissanka(RHB):
H2H:
VENUE:
ODI: 9 M, 9 I, 86 R, 9.55 A, 55.48 SR,
LISTA: 44 M, 44 I, 1102 R, 27.55 A,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 1, 12, 1, 0, 42,
LPL: 5 M, 5 I, 56 R, 11.2 A
D Shanaka(RHB+RAM):
H2H: 2 I, 4 O 0 W,
VENUE: 1 I, 13 R, 13.0 A, 76.5 SR + 1 I, 2 O, 0 W
ODI: 34 M, 31 I, 715 R, 24.65 A, 94.65 SR+ 17 I, 70 O, 12 W, LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 37, 16, 6, 1, 4,
LPL: 8 M, 8 I, 139 R, 20 A + 1 I, 3 O, 1 W
C Karunaratne( RHB+RAM):
H2H:
VENUE:
ODI: 10 M, 9 I, 200 R, 40.00 A, 80.97 SR+8 I, 41 O, 6 W,
LISTA: 65 M, 48 I, 815 R, 29.10 A, 88.20 SR, +53 I, 317 O, 75 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 0, 8+13/0, 0, 10+31/1, 75+53/1,
LPL: 10 M, 10 I, 156 R, 31.2 A + 7 I, 19 O, 5 W
R Mendis( RHB+RAO):
H2H:
VENUE:
ODI: 3 M, 3 I, 24 R, 24.00 A, 82.75 SR+ 2 I, 8 O, 2 W,
LISTA: 41 M, 30 I, 575 R, 26.13 A, 91.41 SR+36 I, 234 O, 37 W, LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 7+7/0, 41/0, 41+19/2, 0+24/0,
LPL: 10 M, 8 I, 125 R, 25 A + 8 I, 23 O, 7 W
P Tharanga(RHBLES):
LISTA 48 M, 40 I, 697 R, 20.50 A, 74.30 SR+ 32 I, 177 O, 32 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 5+31/2, 19/0, 14+22/0, 13/1, 4+27/0,
LPL:
N Vimukthi(LHB+LAO):
LISTA: 27 M, 21 I, 246 R, 16.40 A, 72.56 SR, + 26 I, 200 O, 35 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 17/2, 23/1, 12+11/2, 22/1, 1+24/3,
LPL: 6 M, 6 I, 10 W
D Chameera (RHB+RAF):
H2H: 5 I, 31 O, 1 W,
VENUE: 3 I, 24 O, 2 W,
ODI: 37 M, 36 I, 256 O, 39 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 15/0, 35/4, 39/1, 15/0, 24/1,
LPL: 9 M, 9 I, 30 O, 13 W
N Pradeep (RHB+RAM):
H2H: 5 I, 37 O, 7 W,
VENUE: 3 I, 22 O, 3 W,
ODI: 47 M, 45 I, 370 O, 59 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 15/0, 46/1, 4, 23/2, 30/0,
LPL: 8 M, 7 I, 24 O, 10 W
J Vandersay(RHB+LS):
H2H:
VENUE:
ODI: 12 M, 11 I, 81 O, 11 W,
LISTA: 66 M, 64 I, 486 O, 63 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 27/5, 25/3, 33/1, 25/6, 34/1,
LPL: 4 M, 4 I, 16 O, 11 W
P Jayawickrama(RHB+LAO):
H2H:
VENUE:
ODI: 5 M, 5 I, 33 O, 5 W,
LISTA 15 M, 14 I, 97 O, 22 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 12/0, 8+4/40&28/1, 59/2&23/0, 2+13/2,
LPL: 1 M, 1 I, 3 O, 2 W
M Theekshana(RAO)
H2H:
VENUE:
ODI: 1 M, 1 I, 10 O, 4 W,
LISTA 11 M, 11 I, 87 O, 19 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 21/3, 25/2, 34/0, 23/2, 51/1,
LPL: 10 M, 10 I, 39 O, 16 W
V Fernando(LAF):
H2H:
VENUE:
ODI: 8 M, 8 I, 50 O, 5 W,
LISTA 40 M, 38 I, 262 O, 52 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 19/0, 25/2, 9/0, 26/0, 30+52/0,
LPL:
Asitha Fernando(RAM):
H2H:
VENUE:
ODI: 4 M, 3 I, 20 O, 0 W,
LISTA 45 M, 44 I, 268 O, 69 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 33/1, 35/1, 31/0, 36/0, 56/1,
LPL:
N Thushara(RAF):
H2H:
VENUE:
ODI:
LISTA 15 M, 12 I, 56 O, 11 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 24/2, 31/1, 7/0, 13/5, 33/1,
LPL:
A Daniel(RAO):
H2H:
VENUE:
ODI:
LISTA: 14 M, 13 I, 68 O, 21 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 44/2, 20/5, 22+22/2, 7/0,
LPL: 8 M, 8 I, 24 O, 12 W
C Gunasekara(RHB+RAF):
H2H:
VENUE:
ODI:
LISTA 11 M, 9 I, 50 O, 19 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 16, 57/1, 10/0, 83/6,
LPL:
Shiran Fernando(RAF):
H2H:
VENUE:
ODI:
LISTA: 26 M, 23 I, 145 O, 26 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 28/0, 8+17/0, 12, 23+38/2, 17+22/0,
LPL:
Zimbabwe Team Preview:
They are an average team of this format but they have enough talented players so they can spring a surprise on their day. They had defeated the Srilanka in 2017 so their confidence will be high.
Probable11:
- R Chakabva: RHB:
- Wesley Madhevere: RHB+RAO
- C Ervine: LHB
- S Williams: LHB+LAO
- Sikander Raza: RHB+RAO
- Ryan Burl: LHB+RAL
- M Shumba: LHB+LAO//T Mutombodzi: RHB+LS//T Kaitano: RHB
- L Jongwe: RHB+RAM
- W Masakadza: LHB+LAO
- Blessing Muzarabani: RAM
- R Ngarava: LAM
Team Breaks Up:
Main Batters: Sean Williams, W Madhevere, Sikander Raza and C Ervine
Main Spinners: R Burl, Sikander Raza and W Masakadza( W Madhevere(generally bowls against left handers only) and S Williams will assist them)
Main Pacers: B Muzarabani, L Jongwe and R Ngarava
Death Overs: B Muzarabani and L Jongwe
Performance and Analysis of the players:
R Chakabva(RHB):
H2H: 1 I, 35 R, 35.0 A, 57.4 SR,
VENUE: 2 I, 35 R, 17.5 A, 52.2 SR,
ODI: 47 M, 43 I, 817 R, 19.92 A, 63.62 SR,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 40, 122, 3, 27, 35,
C Madande(RHB):
LIST A: 16 M, 15 I, 345 R, 24.64 R, 69.00 SR,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 25, 12, 75, 0, 45,
C Ervine(LHB):
H2H: 13 M, 212 R, 19.3 A, 72.4 SR,
VENUE: 2 I, 69 R, 34.5A, 67.0 SR,
ODI: 99 M, 95 I, 2737 R, 32.58 A, 74.84 SR,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 99, 12, 15, 49, 10,
T Kaitano(RHB):
LISTA 22 M, 21 I, 702 R, 35.10 A, 74.84 SR,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 43, 5, 16, 78, 43,
T Mutombodzi(RHB+LES):
ODI: 14 M, 13 I, 177 R, 14.75 A, 75.64 SR+ 11 I, 61 O, 7 W
LISTA: 105 M, 82 I, 1730 R, 24.71 A, 78.31 SR+73 I, 426 O, 62 W
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 5, 52, 71, 4, 43,
M Shumba(LHB+LAO):
LISTA 12 M, 20 I, 464 R, 24.42 A, 63.88 SR+12 I, 58 O, 4 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 17+17/0, 68, 14, 11, 1+24/0,
S Williams(LHB+LAO):
H2H: 10 I, 193 R, 21.4 A, 68.2 SR+ 6 I, 41 O, 3 W
VENUE:
ODI: 139 M, 134 I, 3995 R, 34.73 A, 81.64 SR, +113 I, 722 O, 45 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 56+34/5, 10+40/1, 6+27/1, 26+8/0, 4+44/0,
S Raza(RHB+RAO):
H2H: 10 I, 237 R, 47.4 A, 102.6 SR, + 9 I, 70 O, 5 W,
VENUE:
ODI: 108 M, 103 I, 3011 R, 34.60 A, 83.63 SR, + 81 I, 548 O, 62 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 27+50/2, 2+12/1, 36+21/1, 28/0, 2+17/0,
R Burl(LHB+LES):
H2H: 1 I, 9 R, 9.0 A, 63.3 SR+ 1 I, 2 O, 0 W,
VENUE:
ODI: 21 M, 18 I, 313 R, 20.86 A, 73.30 SR +13 I, 45 O, 7 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 8+15/2, 26+31/2, 29+9/2, 20+41/0, 35/0,
W Madhevere(RHB+RAO):
ODI: 12 M, 11 I, 330 R, 30.00 A, 87.53 SR, + 10 I, 63 O, 6 W,
LISTA: 23 M, 20 I, 549 R, 28.89 A, 88.26 SR, +20 I, 123 O, 19 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 3+49/1, 19+38/2, 0+15/0, 19+24/1, 39,
T Chatara(RHB+RAM):
H2H: 7 I, 52 O, 11 W,
VENUE:
ODI: 73 M, 73 I, 1272 O, 231 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 30/0, 43/3, 38/1, 33/0, 58/3,
L Jongwe(RHB+RAM):
ODI: 28 M, 28 I, 187 O, 33 W,
LISTA: 71 M, 66 I, 68 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 7+39/1, 6+37/1, 0+28/1, 42/0, 32+25/0,
W Masakadza(LAO)
ODI: 20 M, 19 I, 160 O, 24 W,
LISTA: 76 M, 74 I, 648 O, 80 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 58+48/1, 18/2, 26, 49/2, 10+31/0,
B Muzarabani(RAM):
H2H: 2 I, 19 O, 4 W
ODI: 27 M, 27 I, 210 O, 34 W
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 53/2, 21/0, 21/5, 45/0, 25/1,
R Nigarava(LAF):
ODI: 17 M, 17 I, 126 O, 17 W,
LISTA: 47 M, 47 I, 325 O, 55 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 22/2, 24/0, 18/2, 54/2, 34/1,