T20 World Cup 2022 Round 1: Sri Lanka agency favourites however Namibia are not any pushovers

T20 World Cup 2022, Round 1: Sri Lanka, captained by Dasun Shanaka, will lock horns with Gerhard Erasmus-led Namibia on Sunday, October 16 at Simonds Stadium in Geelong.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Oct 15, 2022 23:09 IST

T20 World Cup 2022: Sri Lanka agency favourites however Namibia are not any pushovers. Courtesy: Reuters

By Sabyasachi Chowdhury: Namibia and Sri Lanka are Sri Lanka are set to lock horns in a Group A match of T20 World Cup 2022 at Simonds Stadium in Geelong.

Namibia, led by Gerhard Erasmus, superior to the Super 12 final time round and will likely be seeking to replicate one thing related even this time round.

Namibia will go into the match after beating Andrew Balbirnie’s Sri Lanka by 11 runs in opposition to the percentages. With the likes of David Wiese, skipper Erasmus, Jan Frylinck and others, Namibia received’t be a straightforward opposition to beat by any means.

Sri Lanka, however, will go into the group video games as favourites. Having received the Asia Cup final month, Dasun Shanaka and Co. will likely be brimming with confidence. Last yr, they received all three of their matches within the group stage earlier than advancing to the Super 12.

Head to move

Matches – 1, Sri Lanka -1, Namibia – 0

Players to be careful for

David Wiese (Namibia)

David Wiese has been a key member of the Namibian staff for fairly a while now. His batting exploits within the middle-order have labored wonders for his staff loads of instances. His change of tempo in loss of life overs has additionally helped Namibia numerous instances. Last yr, Wiese performed match-winning palms for Namibia within the T20 World Cup.

Wanindu Hasaranga (Sri Lanka)

Wanindu Hasaranga has been a revelation for Sri Lanka, particularly within the T20 format. The leg-spinner can be one of many 4 bowlers to take a hat-trick within the T20 World Cup. He achieved the feat in opposition to South Africa final yr. Hasaranga’s batting exploits should not be undermined by any stretch of the creativeness.

Probable XIs

Sri Lanka

Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva, Danushka Gunathilaka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa (wk), Dasun Shanaka (c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Dushmantha Chameera, Maheesh Theekshana, Dilshan Madushanka

Namibia

Divan la Cock, Michael van Lingen, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Gerhard Erasmus (c), Jan Frylinck, JJ Smit, David Wiese, Ruben Trumpelmann, Zane Green (wk), Bernard Scholtz, Tangeni Lungameni