Sri Lanka and Namibia will compete in the T20 World Cup 2022’s opening match on October 16 at Geelong’s Simonds Stadium. The UAE and the Netherlands are also in Group A, which includes both teams. The Super 12 Stage, which begins next Saturday, will be won by the two teams in this group who finish in the top two.
In their respective warm-up games, neither team lost. Sri Lanka defeated Zimbabwe by 33 runs after scoring 188 runs and losing five wickets. Sri Lanka’s Kusal Mendis and Wanindu Hasaranga batted admirably in that match. In a warm-up match, Namibia defeated Ireland by 11 runs.138 runs were defended admirably by the bowlers.
1st Match Prediction
Sri Lanka is to win the match against Namibia as Sri Lanka is full of confidence after the Asia cup. And they have a strong team.
Dream 11 Team
- Kusal Mendis (c),
- JJ Smit,
- Gerhard Merwe Erasmus,
- Bhanuka Rajapaksa,
- David Wiese,
- Wanindu Hasaranga (vc),
- Bernard Scholtz,
- Ruben Trumplemann,
- Dushmantha Chameera,
- Maheesh Theekshana,
- Dilshan Madushanka
Probable 11s
Sri Lanka
- Pathum Nissanka,
- D Gunathilaka,
- B Rajapaksa,
- D Shanaka(C),
- D de Silva,
- W Hasaranga,
- C Karunaratne,
- K Mendis,
- M Theekshana,
- D Chameera,
- D Madushanka
Namibia
- Gerhard Erasmus(C),
- Divan la Cock,
- Jonathan Smit,
- D Wiese,
- M van Lingen,
- Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton,
- Zane Green,
- Jan Frylinck,
- R Trumpelmann,
- Bernard Scholtz,
- Ben Shikongo
Pitch And Weather Report
The Simonds Stadium in Geelong will host only the second T20I match. The first match took place in 2017 between Sri Lanka and Australia. After chasing the target of 173 runs, Sri Lanka prevailed in that match by two wickets. In both innings, the pitch may assist the batter throughout the game.
Recently, there has been quite a bit of rain in Australia. The rain affected the Australia-England series. The match between SL and NAM begins at 9:30 p.m. IST, which is 3 p.m. local time. The afternoon temperature will be around 16 degrees, and rain is likely to play spoilsport. The venue has only hosted one T20I, in which a score of 174 was almost reached.
Where To Watch Live Telecast
In India, the match between Sri Lanka and Namibia will be broadcast live on Star Sports Network. The Disney+Hotstar app and website will offer live streaming.