SLW vs WIW Match Preview
The first one-day international between West Indies and Sri Lanka was one-sided. The hosts controlled the proceedings from the word Go in the series opener. Batting first, the West Indies Women could muster up 195 runs and were bowled out in 47.1 overs. Their skipper, Hayley Matthews, was their top run-getter, scoring 38 runs from 53 balls. Stefanie Taylor also scored 33 runs from 56 balls. Another batter that looked good for a while was Shermaine Campbelle with 27 runs.
Most of the West Indies frontline bowlers went wicket-less. It was left to Afy Fletcher and Aaliyah Alleyne to pick up a couple of wickets to restore parity to the proceeding. Alleyne also bowled economically, giving away 22 runs from her six overs. Fletcher was a tad more expensive, giving away 31 runs from her 5.1 overs for her two wickets. None of the other frontline West Indies bowlers could make much of an impression, and most of them were milked for runs by the Sri Lankan top-order batters.
The Sri Lankan bowlers tested successful immediately during the West Indies innings, with Kaluriya sending back Rashada Williams esarly. There was a good partnership between the skipper Hayley Matthews and Shermaine Campbelle after that when they realized 68 runs for the second wicket. But Sugantika Kumari made a big dent in the West Indian batting order, picking up three wickets for 30 runs from 9.1 overs. Towards the end of the West Indies innings, Kavisha Dilhari also picked up three wickets for 41 runs from her 9.1 overs.
Sugandika Kumari was easily the pick of the Lankan bowling attack, though and she also bowled economically while picking up wickets. The Sri Lankan, opening ball pair, also bowled a tight line and did not allow any free opportunities to score runs quickly. Chamari Athapaththu also bowled well in the late stages of the West Indies innings, picking up one wicket for 21 runs from her seven overs. Achini Kulasuriya also picked up one wicket for 30 runs from her eight overs and is also bowling economically.
Weather Report
Galle might have overcast conditions for this contest, and showers may also come down. However, this does not appear threatening, and you can expect most of the match to go through without too many hiccups.
Pitch Report
This venue at Galle has always offered sporting wickets, especially in recent games. The teams playing earlier on this track have managed to raise good totals. You can assume the team is batting first to try and score at least 270 runs to stay safe on the track.
Notable stats
Chamari Athapaththu has an excellent average-to-strike rate ratio with the bat for Sri Lanka Women.
Chamari Athapaththu has scored 600 runs in her last ten games with an average of 100 and a strike rate of 120.72.
Hayley Matthews has an incredible average-to-strike rate ratio with the bat.
Hayley Matthews has an average of 74.14 and a strike rate 90.57 in her recent games.
Team News
There are no apparent injury updates available at the moment. The entire sides are likely to be up for selection tomorrow.
SLW vs WIW Probable 11
SLW Playing 11
- Vishmi Gunaratne
- Chamari Athapathu (C)
- Harshitha Madhavi
- Hasini Perera
- Nilakshi De Silva
- Anushka Sanjeewani (Wk)
- Sugandika Kumari
- Kavisha Dilhari
- Achini Kulasuriya
- Inoka Ranaweera
- Prabhodani
WIW Playing 11
- Hayley Mathews (C)
- Rashada Williams
- S Campbelle (Wk)
- Stephanie Taylor
- Chedean Nation
- Chinelle Henry
- Aaliyah Alleyne
- Afy Fletcher
- Zaida James
- K Ramharack
- Shamilia Connell
Dream11 Prediction
This venue at Galle has always offered sporting wickets, especially in recent games. The teams playing earlier on this track have managed to raise good totals. You can assume the team is batting first to try and score at least 270 runs to stay safe on the track.
Top Picks
Chamari Athapaththu: This mercurial Sri Lankan all-rounder has an excellent record in recent games for Sri Lanka.
Hayley Matthews: The West Indies skipper has scored 519 runs from her last nine games and picked up eleven wickets from her last eight games.
Stafanie Taylor: Stefanie Taylor has scored 307 runs in her last ten games with an average of 38.38.
Afy Fletcher: Fletcher has eleven wickets from her last seven games and a strike rate 27.72.
SLW vs WIW Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: S Campbelle
Batters: H Madavi, H Parera, S Taylor
All-rounders: H Matthews (VC), C Atapattu (C), K Dilhari
Bowlers: A Fletcher, S Kumari, I Ranaweera, K Ramharack
