Oct 16, 2022
09:30 IST / 4:00 GMT
Simonds Stadium - Geelong, Australia
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Sri Lanka are favorites to win
The 2022 T20 World Cup gets underway as Namibia take on Sri Lanka in the First Round of the tournament on Sunday afternoon in Geelong in Pool A. The teams met in Pool A in the 2021 T20 World Cup and both progressed to the ‘Super 12’ stage in the UAE. Read on as we preview this opening fixture. The game begins at Kardinia Park at 15:00 local time.
Sri Lanka come into this tournament off the back of winning the 2022 Asia Cup. Although the conditions will be very different in this competition, they will be very confident of getting off to a winning start.
Namibia captured many new supporters during the 2021 T20 World Cup and will be confident of giving another good account of themselves in Australia. However, this is a tough opening fixture.
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Sri Lanka chose to field first across their successful Asia Cup campaign and we expect both teams to choose to field first in this opening game.
It is a good and reliable batting wicket at Kardinia Park with good pace in the pitch. A par score will be from 195 - 205.
It will be partly cloudy from start to finish during this game in Geelong. The temperature will be no higher than 15 degrees.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Sri Lanka vs Namibia Match, T20 World Cup 2022
Chris Silverwood’s side have all of their 2022 Asia Cup winners available and we expect to see a very similar side in this first game of the T20 World Cup as we saw in the final in Dubai last month. There are currently no injury worries in the Sri Lanka squad.
Sri Lanka have been in excellent form in T20Is and won their last five games in this format to win the 2022 Asia Cup in September.
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Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wk), Dhanajaya de Silva, Charith Asalanka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dasun Shanaka (c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Maheesh Theekshana, Pramod Madushan, Dushmantha Chameera
Gerhard Erasmus will lead the team again after successfully steering them to the Super 12 stage in 2021. They have an excellent mix of experienced players, like David Wiese and Jan Frylinck, alongside exciting emerging players like Divan La Cock.
Namibia are targeting their third successive victory in this format in this game after successive wins over Zimbabwe.
Divan La Cock, Stephan Baard, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Gerhard Erasmus (c), Zane Green (wk), David Wiese, Jan Frylinck, Ruben Trumpelmann, Pikky Ya France, Bernard Scholtz, Ben Shikongo
Last year’s meeting between the sides at the 2021 T20 World Cup was their first meeting in any format. Sri Lanka won by seven wickets in Abu Dhabi with Maheesh Theekshana taking 3-25.
| Matches Played | SL Won | NAM Won | Tie | No Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
With Sri Lanka coming into this fixture in excellent form in IT20s, it is no surprise to see they are very strong favourites with the bookies.
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After struggling for a few years with inconsistent selection and performances, Sri Lanka have suddenly shown themselves to be a force in white ball cricket again.
Kusal Mendis, Pathum Nissanka and Charith Asalanka are our batting picks for Sri Lanka. Mendis has scored half-centuries in two of his last four innings.
We recommend Stephan Baard, Gerhard Erasmus and Divan La Cock with the bat for Namibia. Erasmus has a top score of 100 not out in this format.
We are backing Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana and Dushmantha Chameera are our bowling choices for Sri Lanka. Theekshana has taken wickets in each of his last six appearances.
Jan Frylinck, David Wiese and Brenard Scholtz are our bowling tips for Namibia. Scholtz has taken 39 wickets at an average of 17.33 in IT20s.
Both teams are in strong form in this format and we expect them to put on a contest full of quality to begin the 2022 T20 World Cup. Namibia are a good side and continue to improve but we expect Sri Lanka to be far too strong and to win this match.
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