Sri Lanka Masters vs West Indies Masters, IMLT, Today Match Prediction

SLM vs WIM Match Prediction & Analysis

England Masters and Australia Masters remain the only sides still without victories in this International Masters League whereas India Masters are top of the table and the solitary team with a 100% record.

Sri Lanka Masters and West Indies Masters are hot on the heels of India Masters and after match eight were just two points behind the leaders in the table. Both teams come into the clash in strong form and will be looking to record their third successive victory in the tournament to put them into the mix for top position with India Masters.

Under floodlights, the ball is likely to move quickly through the air on Thursday evening so we should be in for a high-scoring and entertaining contest between the two sides.

RECENT PERFORMANCE

SLM

W W L

SLM

222/7 in 19.2 11.48

IMLT

Sri Lanka Masters beat Australia Masters by 3 wickets 28 Feb 2025

AUSM

217/4 in 20.0 10.85

SAM

180/6 in 20.0 9

IMLT

Sri Lanka Masters beat South Africa Masters by 7 wickets 26 Feb 2025

SLM

183/3 in 17.2 10.56

INDM

222/4 in 20.0 11.1

IMLT

India Masters Won By 4 runs

22 Feb 2025

SLM

218/9 in 20.0 10.9

WIM

W W

WIM

179/6 in 20.0 8.95

IMLT

West Indies Masters beat England Masters by 8 runs 27 Feb 2025

ENGM

171/8 in 20.0 8.55

WIM

220/3 in 19.2 11.38

IMLT

West Indies Masters beat Australia Masters by 7 wickets 24 Feb 2025

AUSM

216/8 in 20.0 10.8

HEAD TO HEAD

TEAMS PREVIEW

Sri Lanka Masters Preview

It was a high scoring contest between Australia Masters and Sri Lanka Masters with 339 runs scored in match six in Vadodara on Friday evening.

Three of Sri Lanka Masters' bowlers kept their economy rates in single figures but Isuru Udana, Dhammika Prasad and Chaturanga de Silva saw runs scored between 11.25 runs per over and 15.33 from a combined 11 overs.

All three will be looking to be more economical in this match although they did all pick up wickets against Australia Masters.

With the bat, Upul Tharanga hit a century and Lahiru Thirimanne made 53 as Sri Lanka Masters got over the line with four balls to spare. Those two, along with opener Kumar Sangakkara will be the key batters for the side in this game.

Sri Lanka Masters Predicted Playing XI:

Upul Tharanga, Kumar Sangakkara (c) (wk), Lahiru Thirimanne, Asela Gunaratne, Chinthaka Jayasinghe, Jeevan Mendis, Isuru Udana, Seekkuge Prasanna, Chaturange de Silva, Dhammika Prasad, Nuwan Pradeep

Sri Lanka Masters Actual Playing XI:

Kumar Sangakkara, Lahiru Thirimanne, Upul Tharanga, Asela Gunaratne, HCU Jayasinghe, Chaturanga de Silva, Jeevan Mendis, Seekkuge Prasanna, Nuwan Pradeep, Suranga Lakmal, Isuru Udana

West Indies Masters Preview

West Indies Masters have not been playing at the top of their game but crucially have still been picking up victories in this year's International Masters League. They posted 179/6 in their last match which looked a little short but then their bowlers were able to restrict England Masters to 171/8 as they won by a slender margin.

In this game, the opening pair of Dwayne Smith and Chris Gayle will once again be crucial for setting the tone at the top of the order. Between them they put on 77 runs for the first wicket from 7.0 overs against England Masters and we can expect them to come out with an attacking intent once again.

Bowling wise, Fidel Edwards is the only player from the attack who will arrive for this game after going wicketless in the last match. Jerome Taylor, Ravi Rampaul and Sulieman Benn will all be looking to produce a two-wicket haul for the second successive game.

West Indies Masters Predicted Playing XI:

Dwayne Smith, Chris Gayle (c), Kirk Edwards, Chadwick Walton, Narsingh Deonarine, Denesh Ramdin (wk), Ashley Nurse, Jerome Taylor, Fidel Edwards, Sulieman Benn, Ravi Rampaul

West Indies Masters Actual Playing XI:

Lendl Simmons, Dwayne Smith, Narsingh Deonarine, Tino Best, Denesh Ramdin, Chadwick Walton, Ashley Nurse, Fidel Edwards, Jerome Taylor, Sulieman Benn, Jonathan Carter

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

The temperature will still be above 30 degrees when this game begins but is likely to then drop to the high twenties by the end. Clear skies with humidity no higher than 25% are forecast. 

SLM vs WIM Pitch Report

Some experts have cautioned that the pitch may be slowing down a little in Vadodara but we still expect to see a first innings total of 170+ to be competitive. Spinners may have the most joy on a pitch which will offer them plenty of bounce.

Toss: To Bowl

Teams have been having plenty of success across this competition by chasing. This is due to the pitch getting slightly quicker under the floodlights and so we predict that both sides will want to bowl first.