Sri Lanka vs West Indies, ICC WCQ 2023, Today Match Prediction 07 July 2023

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The cricketing world was put into shock as once the mighty West Indies were eliminated and won’t be a part of the ICC World Cup 2023. As one country is in despair, Sri Lanka on the other hand have been magnificent in the qualifiers and have qualified for the ICC World Cup 2023.

Sri Lanka are in fine form and have already qualified for the World Cup later in the year. As they will be glad to get the qualification out of the way, they will now look to improve themselves for the Asia Cup, for which they are defending champions.

The West Indies have had a year to forget. Not being able to qualify for the ICC World Cup has already sent shockwaves across the cricketing world. With such talented cricketers no one saw this coming, but they will now want to put that behind them and start looking at the future

TEAMS PREVIEW

Sri Lanka Preview

Sri Lanka have been mighty impressive across the qualifiers, staying unbeaten so far and qualifying for the ICC World Cup 2023. However, they will want to keep a clean sheet and make sure they continue this winning momentum and take this form in the Asia Cup. They will want to continue the performance they showcased in the previous match.

After winning the toss, Sri Lanka opted to bowl first and they would have been mighty pleased with that decision. Bowling out the opposition for a score of 165, the bowling department were in top form. Maheesh Theekshana was in top form as he picked up 4 wickets running through the middle order.

The batting department made extremely light work of the score, as they chased down the target of 166 with 9 wickets in hand. The openers put on an opening stand for 103 runs. Pathum Nissanka scored 101 runs not out, as the Sri Lankans registered a dominating victory.

Key Players: Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Maheesh Theekshana, Dilshan Madushanka

Sri Lanka Predicted Playing XI:

Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis(w), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka(c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Dilshan Madushanka, Matheesha Pathirana

Sri Lanka Actual Playing XI:

Sadeera Samarawickrama, Dushan Hemantha, Sahan Arachchige, Maheesh Theekshana, Dasun Shanaka, Charith Asalanka, Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis, Dimuth Karunaratne, Dilshan Madushanka, Matheesha Pathirana

West Indies Preview

The West Indies are in complete disarray as they have not qualified for the ICC World Cup 2023. They have not managed to win a single game in the Super Six stage, until the last game and will be extremely disappointed with their performance. However, they have shown signs of the old West Indies as they managed to secure their first win against Oman.

After winning the toss and opting to bowl first, The West Indies made a fantastic start with the bowl. The bowling department looked sharp and restricted the Oman batting line up for 221 runs, picking up 9 wickets in the allotted 50 overs. Romario Shepherd was the pick of the bowlers, picking up 3 wickets for 44 runs.

The batting department had a point to prove as they have been very poor in the qualifiers. They chased down the score comfortably with opener Brandon King setting the tone for them scoring a well made century. Shai Hope too chipped in with a well made 63 off 65.

Key Players: Brandon King, Shai Hope, Romario Shepherd, Akela Hosein

West Indies Predicted Playing XI:

Brandon King, Johnson Charles, Keacy Carty, Shai Hope(w/c), Kyle Mayers, Nicholas Pooran, Roston Chase, Keemo Paul, Kevin Sinclair, Romario Shepherd, Akeal Hosein

West Indies Actual Playing XI:

Johnson Charles, Brandon King, Akeal Hosein, Kevin Sinclair, Nicholas Pooran, Romario Shepherd, Keacy Carty, Roston Chase, Shai Hope, Kyle Mayers, Shamarh Brooks

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

The weather forecast seems to be quite overcast with a high possibility of rain. The maximum and minimum temperatures will be in the 25°C - 12°C range.

Venue Details

The Harare Sports Club located in Harare, Sri Lanka will be hosting this encounter and has a capacity of 10000.

The pitch is not known as a high-scoring ground and teams usually prefer to win the toss and bowl first, as they know what to chase in the 2nd innings.

Toss: To Bowl

Given the nature of the ground and the pitch, the team who wins the toss will look to win the toss and bowl first. The ground is not famous for producing high-scoring pitches, and with so many matches already played on the ground it will not change. Chasing will be much easier compared to batting first.