Sri Lanka vs Namibia WCT20 2022
1st T20I:
First match of a Group A in WT20 2022 between Sri Lanka and Namibia is going to be played at Kardinia Park, Geelong on October 16th 2022.
Sri Lanka vs Namibia History:
Overall:
Matches:
The teams met with each other once. Sri Lanka won the game.
The most consecutive winning streak for Sri Lanka against Namibia was 1 T20I in 2021.
The longest unbeaten streak for Sri Lanka against Namibia was 1 T20I in 2021.
The most consecutive winning streak for Namibia against Sri Lanka was 0 T20I, yet.
The longest unbeaten streak for Namibia against Sri Lanka was 0 T20I, yet.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Sri Lanka against Namibia are W – – – -.
World Cup History:
Matches:
The teams met with each other once. Sri Lank won the encounter.
The most consecutive winning streak for Sri Lanka against Namibia was 1 T20I in 2021.
The longest unbeaten streak for Sri Lanka against Namibia was 1 T20I in 2021.
The most consecutive winning streak for Namibia against Sri Lanka was 0 T20I, yet.
The longest unbeaten streak for Namibia against Sri Lanka was 0 T20I, yet.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Sri Lanka against Namibia are W – – – -.
Points and Rankings:
The match is the comparison between the eighth rank (Sri Lanka (237)) and fourteenth rank (Namibia (183)) team. Sri Lanka is 54 points ahead of Namibia.
Sri Lanka:
The team completed 165 matches in the format. Out of them, the team won 75 times including a (1) win in a tied game and lost 88 times including a couple (2) of wins in a tied game. 2 times, the plays were called off without any result (No Result).
Last 5 (completed) match results of Sri Lanka are WWWWW.
The team played 43 T20Is. The team won 28 times including a (1) win in a tied outing and lost 15 encounters.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Sri Lanka in WT20 are WLLLW.
Namibia:
The team played 38 T20I. Out of them, the team won 26 times and lost 12 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Namibia are WWLWL.
The team played 8 T20Is. The team won 3 times and lost 5 encounters.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Namibia in WT20 are LLLLW.
The Outing:
The result of the match will impact the team’s points, as if the result will go in favor of Sri Lanka then the winning side will neither gain nor lose either the points or the ranking, whereas the other team will also neither gain nor lose either the points or the ranking. On the other hand, in case of a reverse result, the winning team will gain 3 points and a (1) position in the rankings, and the opposite team will lose a couple (2) of points without any impact in the ranking.
Venue Weather:
Weather forecast of Geelong shows the weather would be mostly cloudy in the beginning of the match, then partly cloudy till the mid evening and the pretty sunny till the end of the game. The precipitation percentage would be between 1% to 7%. So, there would be extremely less chances of rain, as of now. The temperature would be between 12 to 15 Celsius. The wind would be between 15 to 22 km/h. The speed of wind and the temperature would decrease gradually.
Toss and Pitch:
Team preferred to bat first after winning the toss in 0 games out of 1 outing.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to bat first, are – – – – -.
On the other hand, the teams, who chose to field first, won 1 time and lost 0 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to field first, are W – – – -.
The first batting team won the match 0 times. Whereas, the teams, who batted second, won the match 1 time.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while the team bat first, are L – – – -.
Overall, 1 time the teams won the toss, won the match and lost 0 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while winning the toss, are W – – – -.
Sri Lanka:
Particularly, for Sri Lanka, the team won the toss 1 time in an only played game, which the team won.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Sri Lanka at the venue, while winning the toss, are W – – – -.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Sri Lanka at the venue, while losing the toss, are – – – – -.
Namibia:
Particularly, for Namibia, the team never got a chance to play at the venue, yet.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Namibia at the venue, while winning the toss, are – – – – -.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Namibia at the venue, while losing the toss, are – – – – -.
Score:
The lowest defended total was not recorded, yet, and the highest successful chase was 174 runs in 2017.
The first inning lowest total / the highest total was 173 runs in 2017. For the second inning, the lowest total / the highest was 176 runs in 2017.
The batting average of the first innings is 17.30 and 22.00 is for the second innings.
T20I History Between the Teams at the Venue:
Both the teams never faced each other at the venue. The upcoming encounter will be the first between the teams.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Sri Lanka against Namibia at the venue are – – – – -.
Teams’ T20I History at Venue:
Sri Lanka:
Sri Lanka has a good record at the venue, and the team won the only played outing.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Sri Lanka at the venue are W – – – -.
Namibia:
Namibia never got a chance to play at the venue. The upcoming outing will be the first for the team.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Namibia at the venue are – – – – -.
Tentative XI for both the Teams:
Sri Lanka:
The side comes with a couple (2) of pacers and a (1) spinner, as the team comes with 4 all-rounders, 1 of them with pace and 3 with spin and a (1) bowling all-rounder with pace.
Sri Lanka Eleven: P. Nissanka, K. Mendis, D. de Silva, D. Gunathilaka, B. Rajapaksa, D. Shanaka, W. Hasaranga, C. Karunaratne, D. Chameera, P. Madushan, M. Theekshana
Namibia:
The team comes with a (1) pacer and a (1) spinner, as the team comes with 3 all-rounders, 1 with spin and 2 with pace and a couple (2) of bowling all-rounders, both with pace.
Namibia Eleven: D. la Cock, M. van Lingen, S. Baard, J. Nicol Loftie-Eaton, G. Erasmus, J. Frylinck, JJ. Smit, D. Wiese, Z. Green, B. Scholts, B. Shikongo
*Notes: the result of the most recent match is at the left. *Notes: D means draw in “last five series results”. *Notes: “*” means the match was tied but the match was resulted through one over eliminator. *Notes: https://www.t20worldcup.com/venues/356/kardinia-park/venue *Notes: https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/men-s-t20-world-cup-2022-who-is-playing-when-where-faqs-1339969 *Notes: https://crickettimes.com/2022/10/t20-world-cup-2022-sri-lanka-vs-namibia-pitch-report-probable-xi-and-match-prediction/
