Sri Lanka will take on South Africa in the fourth match of the International Cricket Council (ICC) tomorrow in Nassau Cricket Stadium, New York at 7:30 pm (PKT). Yesterday, Bangladesh and India played a warm-up match at this venue.
Sri Lanka and South Africa are placed in Group D of the T20 World Cup along with Bangladesh, Netherlands, and Nepal.
Teams Overview:
Protease led by Aiden Markram has a very good squad including Quinton De Cock, Heinrich Klassen, David Miller, and Triston Stubbs that can be a nightmare for any bowling lineup.
Heinrich Klassen was in very good form in the Indian Premier League (IPL) scoring 471 runs with a strike rate of 170+. Stubbs was also incredible in the IPL scoring 378 runs in 14 games with a strike rate of 190.
On the other hand, Sri Lanka has not qualified for the knockout stage of the T20 world cup since 2014 when they defeated India in the final of the T20 World Cup. Sri Lanka would be more confident as Protease was defeated by West Indies in the previous series so Lankans will try to take advantage of the low morale of Protease.
Sri Lanka has also played a good T20 cricket this year winning the series against Bangladesh, Afghanistan, and Zimbabwe.
Key Player:
South Africa: Heinrich Klassen, David Miller, and Triston Stubbs could be the key performers from the Protease side. Tabriz Shamsi and Marco Janson can make an impact with his bowling.
Sri Lanka: Koshal Mendis, Charith Asalanka and Captain Wanindu Hasaranga can make their impact with their bat.
Head to Head:
Sri Lanka and South Africa have faced each other on 17 occasions in short format. South Africa has dominated Sri Lanka winning 11 out of 17 while Sri Lanka has won 5 times. One match ended with no result.
Nassau Cricket Stadium Pitch:
Nassau Cricket Stadium pitch is supportive for both pacers and spinners but a more tilted towed batter.
Here are the probable playing XI of both teams:
Sri Lanka’s playing XI
Wanindu Hasaranga(Captain), Charith Asalanka (Wicketkeeper), Kosal Mendis, Patham Nishanka, Sidira Samarawickrama, Angelo Mathews, Dasun Shanaka, Dhananjaya De Silva, Mahesh Thiekshana, Nushahara Pathirana and Dilshan Madushanka
South Africa playing XI:
Aiden Markram (captain), Gerald Coetzee, Quinton de Kock, Reza Hendricks, Marco Johnson, Henrik Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, David Miller, Enrich Noortje, Kagiso Rabada and Tabriz Shamsi
Live Streaming:
Live Streaming (On TV)
Pakistan: Ten Sports & PTV Sports
India: Star Sports
UK: Sky Sports
West Indies: ESPN Caribbean
South Africa: SuperSport
Live Streaming (Online)
Pakistan: Tamasha app & Myco app
India & Bangladesh: Disney+Hotstar
UK: Sky Go app
West Indies: ESPN Play Caribbean’s app
USA: Willow TV’s website
South Africa: SuperSport’s app
Australia: Amazon Prime Video
Match Details:
The fourth match of the ICC T20 World Cup between South Africa and Sri Lanka will be played tomorrow in Nassau Cricket Stadium in New York at 7:30 Pm (PKT)
Match Predictions;
According to previous head-to-head details and performances, both teams can take over each other but South Africa can win this match as they have the best batting and bowling lineup.
Probable scenarios:
Scenario 1:
SA won the toss and decided to bat first
Power Play: 50-55 runs
First inning total: 190-200
SA won the match
Scenario 2:
SA won the toss and decided to bowl first
Power Play: 45-50 runs
First inning total: 160-170
SA won the match
