Sri Lanka vs Namibia: The biggest cricket event of the year, the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, starts here with Sri Lanka and Namibia. Sri Lanka will fight against Namibia for the first match of the Group Stage on 16th October 2022 at GMHBA Stadium.
Match: Sri Lanka vs Namibia, T20 1 of 45
Date: 16th October 2022
Time: 09:30 AM IST
Venue: GMHBA Stadium at Kardinia Park.
Pitch Condition: The first T20 match of the Group stage will be played at GMHBA Stadium at Kardinia Park. The pitch here is expected to provide help to the batters throughout the game. The pitch may assist the pacers also. The team winning the toss may look to bat first and post a challenging total on the board.
Sri Lanka vs Namibia – The Squad
Sri Lanka Dasun Shanaka (c), Danushka Gunathilaka, Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis, Charith Asalanka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dhananjaya de Silva, Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Jeffrey Vandersay, Chamika Karunaratne, Dushmantha Chameer, Lahiru Kumara, Dilshan Madushanka, Pramod Madushan.
Standby Players: Ashen Bandara, Praveen Jayawickrema, Dinesh Chandimal, Binura Fernando, Nuwanidu Fernando.
Namibia: Gerhard Erasmus (c), JJ Smit, Divan la Cock, Stephen Baard, Nicol Loftie Eaton, Jan Frylinck, David Wiese, Ruben Trumpelmann, Zane Green, Bernard Scholtz, Tangeni Lungameni, Michael van Lingen, Ben Shikongo, Karl Birkenstock, Lohan Louwrens, Helao Ya France.
Sri Lanka vs Namibia – Team Performance in the Past Matches
Sri Lanka, led by Dasun Shanaka, came to this World Cup with a lot of confidence after the triumph in the Asia Cup 2022. Players like Kusal Mendis, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Mahesh Theekshana, and Wanindu Hasaranga are in full form and they can show it across the matches. Pramod Madushan and Dilshan Madushanka are the young guns on the team. With an amazing all-round performance, Sri Lanka won their warm-up match against Zimbabwe quite easily.
Compared with Sri Lanka, Namibia is pretty much an underdog. Namibia will be led by Gerhard Erasmus. The star all-rounder David Wiese can create an upset or two in the tournament. Nicol Loftie Eaton, Jan Frylinck, and Ben Shikongo are the key players for them. Namibia also won their warm-up match against Ireland, with the bowlers doing very well to defend a low total. If they can handle the pressure well and play freely, they can create an impact in the game.
Sri Lanka vs Namibia – Face to Face
Sri Lanka and Namibia faced each other in 1 T20 match so far and Sri Lanka has won the match. In ODIs, they have played 2 matches and Sri Lanka won those matches.
Here our experts at FCL are giving a prediction for the coming match. Hope you could find it helpful by any means.
Wicket-Keeper: Kusal Mendis.
Batsmen: Pathum Nissanka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Gerhard Erasmus, JJ Smit.
All-Rounders: Wanindu Hasaranga, David Wiese, Jan Frylinck.
Bowlers: Dushmantha Chameera, Mahesh Theekshna, Ruben Trumpelmann.
Captain: Wanindu Hasaranga.
Vice-Captain: Kusal Mendis.
Wicket-Keeper: Zane Green.
Batsmen: Pathum Nissanka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Gerhard Erasmus, JJ Smit.
All-Rounders: Wanindu Hasaranga, David Wiese, Dasun Shanaka.
Bowlers: Bernard Scholtz, Mahesh Theekshna, Ruben Trumpelmann.
Captain: Pathum Nissanka.
Vice-Captain: Zane Green.
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