Sri Lanka vs Namibia: Sri Lanka will take on Namibia in the first Group Stage match of the T20 World Cup 2022 at the GMHBA Stadium, Australia. As you probably know by now, the 8 teams from the Group Stage will first fight amongst themselves for a place in the Super 12 (4 teams will qualify) and then those 12 teams will fight it out in the main segment.
Sri Lanka might be considered one of the dark horses in the tournament, but they have a long way to go if they are to even be considered title contenders. Their race starts tomorrow against a pretty decent Namibia side. Many might remember that Namibia impressed everyone with their performance in the 2021 T20 World Cup.
Let us now take a look at the important details about tomorrow’s match.
Sri Lanka vs Namibia: Match Details
- Sri Lanka vs Namibia
- Date and Time: 16th October, 9:30 AM IST
- Venue: GMHBA Stadium, South Geelong, Australia
Sri Lanka vs Namibia: Weather Report
South Geelong is expected to have partly cloudy weather around 9 a.m. with probable showers around 3 p.m., which might be concerning. The average expected temperature is 19 degrees Celsius with 70% precipitation and 86% humidity. Rain might tamper with the field as well, and we should expect a slow outfield if it indeed rains.
Sri Lanka vs Namibia: Predicted Lineups
Sri Lanka – Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wk), Chamika Karunaratne, Maheesh Theekshana, Dushmantha Chameera, Dilshan Madushanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Danushka Gunathilaka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dasun Shanaka (c), Wanindu Hasaranga.
Namibia – Gerhard Merwe Erasmus (c), David Wiese, Zane Green (wk), JJ Smit, Ruben Trumpelmann, Pikky Ya France, Bernard Scholtz, Ben Shikongo, Stephan Baard, Michael van Lingen, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton.
Sri Lanka vs Namibia: Match Prediction
Sri Lanka performed tremendously well in the recently played Asia Cup, and they beat all odds to win the tournament. They are thus expected to easily qualify for the Super 12 and are even one of the top contenders to win the title this year.
We thus expect them to easily defeat Namibia by a big margin tomorrow to set an example in front of the other teams.
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