Sri Lanka vs West Indies - 1st ODI of the 3-Match ODI Series in the West Indies Tour of Sri Lanka 2024, at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
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1. VENUE AND PITCH INFO
Venue - Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
(i) Total Matches - ODIs
Overall - 39
Avg 1st Innings - 271
Avg 2nd Innings - 220
Highest total - 381/3 (Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan - 9th February'2024)
Times won Batting First - 16
Times won Batting Second - 21
Times Tied/No Result - 2
(ii) Performance of both teams on this ground
SL - 35 - 19w/15l/1nr
WI - 2 - 0w/2l
(iii) Top Performers on this venue from the current squads - ODIs
SL
Pathum Nissanka - 2nd highest run scorer (699), Avg (69.90) - 12M/12I
Kusal Mendis - 3rd highest run scorer (541), Avg (30.06) - 20M/20I
Charith Asalanka - 4th highest run scorer (462), Avg (77) - 12M/11I
Avishka Fernando - 19th highest run scorer (213), Avg (53.25) - 4M/4I
Sadeera Samaravickrama - 25th highest run scorer (195), Avg (39) - 6M/6I
Wanindu Hasaranga - 36th highest run scorer (135), Avg (27) - 7M/5I
Wanindu Hasaranga - 4th highest wicket taker (14), SR (28.2) - 7M/7I
Jeffrey Vandersay - 8th highest wicket taker (9), SR (18.4) - 4M/4I
Maheesh Theekshana - 14th highest wicket taker (8), SR (69.8) - 11M/11I
Dunith Wellalage - 17th highest wicket taker (7), SR (28.3) - 5M/5I
Asitha Fernando - 24th highest wicket taker (5), SR (30) - 3M/3I
WI
No Records Yet
(iv) Recent Matches on this venue
1) Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka - 14th February'2024
266/10 vs 267/3 (SL won by 7 wkts)
Pacers - 5w+0w=5w
Spinners - 4w+3w=7w
2) Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan - 11th February'2024
308/6 vs 153/10 (SL won by 155 runs)
Pacers - 4w+5w=9w
Spinners - 2w+4w=6w
3) Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan - 9th February'2024
381/3 vs 339/6 (SL won by 42 runs)
Pacers - 2w+6w=8w
Spinners - 1w+0w=1w
4) Nepal vs India - 4th September'2023
230/10 vs 147/0 (IND won by 10 wkts - DLS)
Pacers - 6w+0w=6w
Spinners - 3w+0w=3w
5) Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka - 31st August'2023
164/10 vs 165/5 (SL won by 5 wkts)
Pacers - 5w+2w=7w
Spinners - 4w+3w=7w
6) Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka - 30th November'2022
313/8 vs 314/6 (SL won by 4 wkts)
Pacers - 4w+0w=4w
Spinners - 3w+6w=9w
7) Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka - 25th November'2022
294/8 vs 234/10 (AFG won by 60 runs)
Pacers - 3w+9w=12w
Spinners - 3w+1w=4w
8) Sri Lanka vs Australia - 16th June'2022
220/9 vs 189/10 (SL won by 26 runs - DLS)
Pacers - 4w+5w=9w
Spinners - 5w+4w=9w
9) Sri Lanka vs Australia - 14th June'2022
300/7 vs 282/8 (AUS won by 2 wkts - DLS)
Pacers - 2w+1w=3w
Spinners - 4w+7w=11w
10) Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe - 21st January'2022
254/9 vs 70/10 (SL won by 184 runs)
Pacers - 4w+3w=7w
Spinners - 3w+7w=10w
SUMMARY
Pacers
1st Innings - 39w
2nd Innings - 31w
Spinners
1st Innings - 32w
2nd Innings - 35w
Overall
70w:67w (Pacers:Spinners)
(v) Toss Based Analysis on this venue
Sri Lanka (SL)
1. Pathum Nissanka
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 55(66), 56(68), 14(17), 210(139)*, 18(17)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 75(71), 16(24), 85(83), 39(55), 14(13), 118(101)
2. Avishka Fernando
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 29(34), 88(88), 5(23)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 91(66)
3. Kusal Mendis
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 33(36), 19(48), 1(10), 14(13), 0(1), 5(14), 55(48), 36(51), 86(87)*, 36(41), 16(31), 61(65)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 31(34), 26(24), 7(9), 1(5), 67(61), 5(21), 40(29)
4. Charith Asalanka (C)
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 52(56), 37(42), 13(27), 7(8)*, 97(74)*
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 71(68)&0w, 23(21)&0w, 10(18), 83(72)*, 62(92)*, 7(13)*&0w
5. Janith Liyanage
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 50(48)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w
6. Nishan Madushka
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
7. Kamindu Mendis
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 11(20)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 17(24)&1w, 57(82)&0w
8. Dilshan Madushanka
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w
9. Dunith Wellalage
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w, 20(35)&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 31(21)*&0w, 1w, 2w
10. Wanindu Hasaranga
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 16(9)&1w, 37(19)&4w, 0w, 14(13)&4w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 66(46)&2w, 2(3)&2w
11. Sadeera Samaravickrama
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 35(34), 1(7), 45(36), 52(61)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 54(77), 8(5)*
12. Chamindu Wickramasinghe
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
13. Mohammed Shiraz
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
14. Maheesh Theekshana
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w, 1w, 11(14)*&0w, 0w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 2w
15. Jeffrey Vandersay
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3(3)*&4w, 7(10)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w, 4(8)&3w
16. Asitha Fernando
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 2w
West Indies (WI)
1. Brandon King
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
2. Evin Lewis
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3. Shai Hope (C)
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 72(88)
4. Alick Athanaze
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
5. Jewel Andrew
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
6. Keacy Carty
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
7. Sherfane Rutherford
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
8. Roston Chase
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w
9. Romario Shepherd
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
10. Alzarri Joseph
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 4w
11. Shamar Joseph
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
12. Gudakesh Motie
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
13. Jayden Seales
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
14. Hayden Walsh Jr
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2(3)&0w
15. Matthew Forde
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
2. HEAD TO HEAD
(i) Overall
64 - 31w/30l/3nr (In favor of WI)
(ii) Last 5 Matches
5 - 3w/2l (In favor of WI)
(iii) On This Venue
2 - 2w/0l (In favor of SL)
(iv) Top Performers from current squads when both these teams have met each other - ODIs
SL
Kusal Mendis - 21st highest run scorer (365), Avg (60.83) - 7M/7I
Avishka Fernando - 26th highest run scorer (310), Avg (77.50) - 4M/4I
Wanindu Hasaranga - 38th highest run scorer (205), Avg (51.25) - 6M/6I
WI
Shai Hope - 7th highest run scorer (575), Avg (57.50) - 10M/10I
Evin Lewis - 22nd highest run scorer (356), Avg (71.20) - 5M/5I
Alzarri Joseph - 10th highest wicket taker (14), SR (25.7) - 6M/6I
(v) Recent Head to Head Matches
1) West Indies vs Sri Lanka - 7th July'2023
243/10 vs 244/2 (SL won by 8 wkts)
Keacy Carty - 87(96)
Romario Shepherd - 26(21)
Pathum Nissanka - 104(113)
Kusal Mendis - 34(43)*
Maheesh Theekshana - 4w
Dilshan Madushanka - 1w
2) Sri Lanka vs West Indies - 14th March'2021
274/6 vs 276/5 (WI won by 5 wkts)
Wanindu Hasaranga - 80(60)* & 1w
Pathum Nissanka - 24(25)
Shai Hope - 64(72)
3) Sri Lanka vs West Indies - 12th March'2021
273/8 vs 274/5 (WI won by 5 wkts)
Wanindu Hasaranga - 47(31)
Shai Hope - 84(108)
4) Sri Lanka vs West Indies - 10th March'2021
232/10 vs 236/2 (WI won by 8 wkts)
Shai Hope - 110(133)
(vi) Toss Based Analysis (H2H)
Sri Lanka (SL)
1. Pathum Nissanka
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 8(16), 10(13), 24(25)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 104(113)
2. Kusal Mendis
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 94(73), 39(41), 119(119), 55(48)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 4(6), 20(25), 34(43)*
3. Avishka Fernando
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 104(103), 127(123), 29(34)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 50(55)
4. Charith Asalanka (C)
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
5. Nishan Madushka
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
6. Janith Liyanage
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
7. Kamindu Mendis
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 9(21)&0w
8. Dilshan Madushanka
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w
9. Dunith Wellalage
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
10. Wanindu Hasaranga
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 17(10)&3w, 16(9)&1w, 3(5)&0w, 47(31)&0w, 80(60)*&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 42(39)*&0w
11. Sadeera Samarawickrama
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 17(18)*
12. Chamindu Wickramasinghe
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
13. Mohammed Shiraz
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
14. Maheesh Theekshana
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 4w
15. Jeffrey Vandersay
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
16. Asitha Fernando
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
West Indies (WI)
1. Brandon King
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 10(18)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
2. Evin Lewis
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 27(50)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 148(122), 65(90), 103(121), 13(16)
3. Shai Hope (C)
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 47(81), 115(140), 2(5)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 25(32), 5(11), 51(65), 72(88), 110(133), 84(108), 64(72)
4. Alick Athanaze
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
5. Jewel Andrew
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
6. Keacy Carty
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 87(96)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
7. Sherfane Rutherford
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
8. Roston Chase
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 41(45)&0w, 1(3)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 20(30)&0w, 0(0)&1w
9. Romario Shepherd
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 26(21)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 0w
10. Alzarri Joseph
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3w, 4w, 1w, 2w, 1w
11. Shamar Joseph
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
12. Gudakesh Motie
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
13. Jayden Seales
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
14. Hayden Walsh Jr
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 20(8)*&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2(3)&0w
15. Matthew Forde
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3. SQUAD INFO WITH DETAILING
A) SRI LANKA (SL) SQUAD:
Probable XI
1) Pathum Nissanka - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 54, 11, 1, 27, 2, 64, 127*, 12, 14, 45, 0, 56
2) Kusal Mendis - RHB, Legbreak, WK
Last 10 - 26, 19, 1, 106*, 50, 23, 14, 39, 24, 0, 12, 3, 59
3) Avishka Fernando - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 126, 1, 41, 44, 17, 15, 33, 42, 96, 40
4) Sadeera Samarawickrama - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 12, 109, 8, 25, 0, 14, 8, 7, 62, 6
5) Kamindu Mendis - LHB, LAO, Offbreak
Last 10 - 19r 0w, 51r 1w, 182*, 114, 13r 0w, 64, 74, 4r 0w, 12, 113r 0w, 23*, 40r 0w
6) Charith Asalanka - LHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 9r 2w, 59, 206r 2w, 12r 1w, 32, 1r 2w, 138r 0w, 111r 2w, 4r 0w, 37r 0w
7) Janith Liyanage - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 16r 0w, 39r 1w, 48r 0w, 14r 1w, 11r 1w, 13, 23r 0w, 0w, 44r 1w, 8, 12, 20
8) Wanindu Hasaranga - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 5r 2w, 1r 1w, 62r 2w, 3w, 10r 1w, 3r 2w, 23r 4w, 40r 1w, 24r 3w, 3r 2w
9) Dunith Wellalage - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 3w, 0r 2w, 6r 0w, 5r 2w, 6r 2w, 0r 2w, 39r 3w, 1w, 2r 5w, 39r 0w
10) Maheesh Theekshana - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 2w, 1w, 5r 1w, 1w, 3w, 3w, 1w, 14r 1w, 0w, 0w
11) Asitha Fernando - RHB, RF
Last 10 - 0w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 11r 2w, 5w, 3w, 4w, 2w, 1w, 0w
BENCH
12) Nishan Madushka - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 56, 31*, 36, 25, 7, 13, 4, 0, 11, 77, 18, 20, 81*
13) Mohammed Shiraz - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 0w, 2w, 1w, 0w, 2w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 6w, 0w
14) Chamindu Wickramasinghe - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 4r 0w, 0r 1w, 10r 2w, 27r 0w, 14r 1w, 25*, 8, 70r 0w, 48r 1w, 55r 1w
15) Dilshan Madushanka - RHB, LFM
Last 10 - 1w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 2w
16) Jeffrey Vandersay - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 17r 0w, 15r 1w, 2w, 7w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 2w, 2w
Safe C/VC Choices
Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana
B) WEST INDIES (WI) SQUAD:
Probable XI
1) Evin Lewis - LHB
Last 10 - 7, 50, 2, 49, 6, 15, 5, 0, 3, 100*
2) Brandon King - RHB
Last 10 - 5, 63, 3, 0, 26, 29, 23*, 7, 9
3) Shai Hope - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 7, 22, 56, 27, 28, 56, 71, 15, 7, 5
4) Roston Chase - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 0r 0w, 19r 0w, 39r 1w, 18r 1w, 5r 0w, 4r 1w, 12r 0w, 39r 3w, 0r 1w, 4r 1w
5) Keacy Carty - RHB, RM
Last 10 - 27*, 32, 2, 13, 8, 10, 32, 15, 34
6) Sherfane Rutherford - LHB, RM
Last 10 - 14, 14*, 0, 34, 0, 1, 29, 1, 22
7) Romario Shepherd - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 1r 2w, 1r 2w, 19r 1w, 3w, 0w, 0r 0w, 24r 0w, 23r 1w, 10r 0w, 34*
8) Matthew Forde - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 1w, 0r 0w, 0w, 11r 2w, 31r 0w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 3w
9) Alzarri Joseph - RHB, RF
Last 10 - 16r 1w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 25r 2w, 1w, 2w, 4w, 1w, 2w
10) Gudakesh Motie - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 4r 0w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 26r 0w, 2w, 3w, 8r 1w, 1w
11) Shamar Joseph - LHB, RF
Last 10 - 5r 1w, 1w, 1w, 3w, 1w, 3w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 6r 0w
BENCH
12) Alick Athanaze - LHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 26, 44, 8, 19, 10, 22*, 16, 0, 34
13) Jewel Andrew - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 3, 2, 15, 48, 10, 50*, 27, 13, 17
14) Hayden Walsh Jr - LHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 1w, 8r 0w, 0w, 0w, 7r 0w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 12r 1w, 2w
15) Jayden Seales - LHB, RF
Last 10 - 16r 1w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 3w, 6w, 3w, 0w, 3w, 0w, 2w, 8r 4w, 8r 4w, 0w
Safe C/VC Choices
Romario Shepherd, Alzarri Joseph
Differential GL C/VC choices
SL - Charith Asalanka, Avishka Fernando, Dunith Wellalage
WI - Shai Hope, Roston Chase, Brandon King
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