In-form Sri Lanka (SL) will take on undefeated West Indies (West Indies) in their last Super Six round match of the ICC World Cup Qualifier 2023 at the Harare Sports Club on Friday, July 7. Their shock defeats against Scotland and the Netherlands saw them finish out of the cup. They managed to win against Oman in their latest game with an impressive seven-wicket win and will be aiming for a consolation win in their last qualifier game.
Sri Lanka became the first team to achieve World Cup qualification through the qualifiers. They remained unbeaten in the tournament and chased down a target of 166 in the last game to register a stunning nine-wicket win against hosts Zimbabwe.
Pitch Report – Sri Lanka v West Indies at Harare Sports Club
The Harare Sports Club pitch is suited for both batsmen and bowlers in white-ball cricket. Pacers have been more successful at this point in the qualifiers with an average first innings score of 233. West Indies were bowled out for just 181 against Scotland but chased down 222 with ease against Oman in their last two matches here.
Will the toss matter?
yes i will The teams bowling first have won the last three matches played here. The average score while chasing in ODIs here is below 200, so teams would prefer to bowl first on Friday.
Harare Sports Club, Harare – The Numbers Game
Basic ODI Stats
- Total Matches: 182
- Matches won batting first: 85
- Matches won bowling first: 93
Average ODI Stats
- Average first innings score: 233
- Average score in 2nd innings: 198
ODI scores statistics
- Highest Total Recorded – 408/6 (50 overs) by ZIM vs USA.
- Highest score chased down by South Africa vs Australia – 328/3 (46.4 overs).
- Lowest total recorded – 35/10 (18 overs) by ZIM vs SL.
- Lowest Score Defended – 129/10 (32.4 ov) by ZIM vs AFG
full squad
Sri Lanka Team: Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, kusal mendis (wicket-keeper), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Aslanka, Dhananjay D’Silva, Dasun Shanaka (C), Wanindu Hasaranga, Mahesh Thikshana, Dilshan Madushanka, Mathisha Pathirana, Dushan Hemantha, Lahiru Kumara, Kasun Rajitha, Chamika Karunaratne
West Indies Team: Brandon King, Johnson Charles, Casey Carty, Shai Hope (Captain & Wicket-keeper), Nicholas Pooran, Kyle Mayers, Roston Chase, Keemo Paul, Kevin Sinclair, Romario Shepherd, Akil Hossain, jason holderYannick Carias, Alzarri Joseph, Rovman Powell, Shamarh Brooks