Who will win Pak vs SL 2nd ODI?
The second one-day international of the five-match series between Pakistan and Sri Lanka is scheduled to be played on October 16. The match will be hosted by the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. Live telecast will begin at 3 PM local time.
Pak vs SL 2nd ODI: Where to watch/Live streaming
TV channels: Sony Six, Ten Sports, Sky Sports
Live streaming: Bet365, Sony LIV
Toss Prediction
Nine of the last eleven one-day internationals played at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium have been won by the side that has batted first. Toss, therefore, is going to play a crucial role here and the team that wins it will probably elect to bat first. We predict Sri Lanka to win the toss in this match as Pakistan don't have a good toss record at this venue in recent times.
Read on for team analysis, betting odds, betting tips and match prediction for Pak vs SL 2nd ODI...
Pakistan Team News & Playing 11
Team News
None of the players in the Pakistan team have been reported to be injured and the selectors might not make changes to the lineup that took the field in the first ODI.
Key Players
Mohammad Hafeez is Pakistan's third-highest run-getter in ODIs at this ground - 507 runs which includes two centuries and a fifty from 14 matches. Babar Azam is averaging a whopping 91.50 here with a hundred and a fifty from three matches. While these two will be the team's biggest hopes with the bat, Junaid Khan who has 11 wickets from 5 ODIs at this ground will be the key figure in their bowling lineup. Spinners Shadab Khan and Imad Wasim will come into play during the middle period of Sri Lanka's innings.
Pakistan Predicted XI
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Sarfraz Ahmed (c/wk), Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Shoaib Malik, Mohammad Hafeez, Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan, Hasan Ali, Junaid Khan, Ahmed Shehzad, Haris Sohail
Sri Lanka Team News & Playing 11
Team News
The Sri Lankan camp is free from all injury concerns as all of their players are in good physical condition. We expect the team to come up with an unchanged lineup for the second one-day international.
Key Players
While Upul Tharanga is Sri Lanka's 'Mr. Dependable' in the 50-overs format, there will also be huge expectations from Dinesh Chandimal who has scored a half-century at this venue in the past. The team will also be counting on their wicketkeeper-batsman Niroshan Dickwella to score the big runs in this game. Sri Lanka will rely on pace bowlers Suranga Lakmal and Nuwan Pradeep to strike early with the new ball. Lakmal had an impressive test series and he also has four wickets from two ODIs at this ground. Akila Dananjaya will be the biggest spin threat for the Pakistani batsmen.
Sri Lanka Predicted XI
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Upul Tharanga (c), Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Dinesh Chandimal, Lahiru Thirimanne, Milinda Siriwardana, Akila Dananjaya, Suranga Lakmal, Kusal Mendis, Thisara Perera, Nuwan Pradeep, Seekkuge Prasanna/Dushmantha Chameera
Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Head to Head
Pakistan have played six one-day internationals against Sri Lanka at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium and have emerged victorious in four of those - a win percentage of close to 67. These two teams last squared off for a 50-over game at this venue in 2013 when the visitors pipped the hosts by two wickets in a nail-biting thriller.
Pakistan vs Sri Lanka 2nd ODI Prediction
Pakistan have not fared too well of late in ODIs at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium. Since 2013, they have played ten matches here and have faced defeats in seven of them. So this will certainly make the Sri Lankans feel more optimistic ahead of this game. The visitors will also gain confidence from the fact that they edged out the hosts the last time they had faced them in a one-day international at this ground. But while Pakistan may not boast an impressive recent ODI record at this venue, they definitely have far better results to show overall in the one-dayers than Sri Lanka who have been struggling big time in the format. We therefore predict Pakistan to come up trumps in this match.
Final Verdict: Back Pakistan to beat Sri Lanka in the second one-day international.
Oct 16, 2017
16:30 IST / 11:00 GMT
Sheikh Zayed Stadium - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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