West Indies vs Sri Lanka - Match Preview, Fantasy, Key Players, Pitch Report, Probable XI & More (34th, T20I World Cup)
Match 35 of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2021 will see the West Indies clash with Sri Lanka at the Sheik Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Thursday.
West Indies are playing the Sri Lankans in a sink or swim experience. A triumph will keep their odds of coming to the semis alive, while a misfortune will take the holders out of the opposition.
They need to win both their leftover matches and guarantee the outcomes in different games turn out well for them. Besides, they need to dominate both matches with enormous edges to surpass South Africa and Australia on NRR and make it to the following round of the opposition.
Sri Lanka, in the interim, has been taken out of the competition. They have just one win from four matches and will hope to finish strong. The Lankans will hope to play spoilsport and take the Windies out of the opposition on Thursday.
Pitch Report
The contribution of Abu Dhabi has been favorable for the two players and bowlers. So we're in for a thrilling challenge among bat and ball when the different sides meet each other on Thursday evening.
WI Key Players: Evin Lewis, Nicholas Pooran, Akeal Hosein
SL Key Players: Kusal Perera, Charith Asalanka, Dushmantha Chimera
Probable XI
West Indies
Evin Lewis, Chris Gayle, Roston Chase, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Dwayne Bravo, Jason Holder, Kieron Pollard/Hayden Walsh, Ravi Rampaul, Andre Russell, and Akeal Hosein
Sri Lanka
Kusal Perera (wk), Pathum Nissanka, Charith Asalanka, Avishka Fernando, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dasun Shanaka (c), Chamika Karunaratne, Dushmantha Chameera, Maheesh Theekshana, Wanindu Hasaranga and Lahiru Kumara