πππππ :Sri Lanka vs West Indies
ππππ : Oct 15, Tuesday
ππππ : 19:00 PM ISTββ
πππππ : Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket Stadium, Dambulla, Sri Lanka
ππππππππππ :ββ 2nd T20I 2024
Can Sri Lanka bounce back with a win and push the series into a decider? Will West Indies beat Sri Lanka and win another bilateral series win to cap off an excellent year in the shortest format?
- West Indies registered their fourth straight victory in four matches in what has been an astounding year in T20Is.
- Sri Lankaβs poor display in the first match resulted in their 9th loss in 16 matches this year. This also marks their fourth successive defeat in five games.
- West Indies lead Sri Lanka 3-2 on the recent head to head.
Sri Lanka vs West Indies
TV channels: The fans can watch the match live on Hotstar
Live Streaming: Live streaming of the match will be available on the FAFA191 Cricket Exchange India and website.
SL vs WI Match Prediction & Analysis
West Indies and Sri Lanka will face off in the second match of the series at Dambulla on Tuesday night.
Thereβs a lot of similarity between these two Island nations. A new coach has taken charge of each side. Both sides had a very ordinary T20 world cup. They showed a lot of promise in white ball cricket at home of late though, with West Indies winning the series against South Africa and India, and Sri Lanka dominating Zimbabwe and Afghanistan.
TEAMS PREVIEW
Sri Lanka Preview
Sri Lanka, put into bat, got their innings underway smoothly. Boundaries were hard come by initially, but the openers still kept the scoreboard ticking along nicely to get to 17/0 off the first couple of overs. Pathum Nissanka perished flashing at a wide one in the third, and Kusal Perera followed him to the hut pretty soon after losing his pole to a brilliant ball from Shamar Joseph.
West Indies Preview
West Indies openers Brandon King and Evin Lewis brought out a complete onslaught, making vital fifties to steer their chase towards the target.
They tore into the hosts attack and were determined to go after the bowlers in the powerplay throwing caution to the wind. They shaved 74 runs off the target inside the powerplay, but kept going after the Sri Lankan bowlers without relenting.
Weather Conditions
Batters make merry on the strip here in Dambulla. If you look at the statistics from Menβs and Womenβs T20I cricket here, the surfaces here have generally suited batters more. And if the bighitters find their range and get going fair too quickly, itβs going to be hard stopping them. The conditions for the first game were wasnβt ideal with a bit of drizzle around at different instances during the game, and the forecast suggests we are in for similar conditions for this fixture.
SL vs WI Pitch Report
The match is being played at the Rangiri Dambulla Stadium. West Indies will take heart from their dominating performance from the first game, while Sri Lanka will have to look to quickly reorganize and come back hard.
Toss: To Bowl
In this year so far, West Indies have gone on to win 8 out of 11 matches fielding first. With an impressive win record like that, theyβre not going to back off from chasing a score if they win the toss.
Sri Lankaβs two wins against West Indies in recent matches have come whenever they have defended a total. They were poor in defence of 180 in the first match and wouldnβt mind pushing West Indies out of their comfort zone, which is chasing totals.