New Delhi: West Indies and Sri Lanka will be clashing in their 2 of 3 ODI at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua on Friday.
Kieron Pollard-led West Indies managed to win the T20I series against Sri Lanka 2-1. However, One-day International cricket is at a whole different level. The match of the ODI series is scheduled to take place on March 12.
Meanwhile, in the first ODI, Shai Hope and Evin Lewis played knocks of 110 and 65 respectively as West Indies defeated Sri Lanka by eight wickets on Wednesday.
Chasing 233, Windies got off to a fantastic start as openers Hope and Lewis put on 143 runs for the first wicket. Sri Lanka had no answers for the duo and both the Windies batters put on 143 runs inside 29 overs.
Sri Lanka did manage to dismiss Lewis (65) and Hope (110), but in the end, Darren Bravo (37) and Jason Mohammed (13) guided the hosts to an eight-wicket win with 18 balls to spare.
Pitch
17 ODIs have been hosted on the venue out of which the 10 games were won by the teams who chose to bat first. 250 is the average score on the ground and a high score game might be expected. 20 percent chances of rain with 26 degrees Celcius temperature.
Probable XIs
West Indies: Evin Lewis, Shai Hope (wk), Darren Bravo, Nicholas Pooran, Jason Mohammed, Kieron Pollard (C), Fabian Allen, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Romario Shepherd, Alzarri Joseph.
Sri Lanka: Dimuth Karunaratne (C), Danushka Gunathilaka, Pathum Nissanka, Oshada Fernando, Dinesh Chandimal (wk), Angelo Mathews, Thisara Perera, Wanindu Hasaranga, Akila Dananjaya, Suranga Lakmal, Nuwan Pradeep.
Top Picks
Top Performers: Shai Hope – West Indies
Wanindu Hasaranga – Sri Lanka
Wicketkeeper: Shai Hope
Batsmen: Evin Lewis, Nicholas Pooran, Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne
All- Rounders: Angelo Mathews, Kieron Pollard
Bowlers: Wanindu Hasaranga, Akila Dananjaya, Alzarri Joseph, Dushmantha Chameera
Captain: Evin Lewis
Vice-captain: Wanindu Hasaranga
Where to watch:
TV Channels: Sony HD/ Sony Six
Live Streaming: SonyLiv App
Time: 7:00 PM IST
Venue: Sir Vivian Richards Stadium
