The world is ready to witness yet another big battle of ODI cricket. The 1st ODI match of West Indies tour of Sri Lanka, 2020 is scheduled to be held on Saturday, 22nd February 2020 at Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo. We are posting 100 safe, perfect and accurate today match prediction for all matches of Sri Lanka and West Indies.

Sri Lanka is ranked at the 8th position in ODI teams ranking of ICC. They had lost their most recent series against Pakistan but earlier, they won the series of three ODIs against Bangladesh. Dimuth Karunaratne will be leading the Lankan side in this series of three ODIs. Avishka Fernando and Kusal Mendis will be taking care of batting order. Shehan Jayasuriya, Angelo Mathews. Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka, Thisara Perera, and Isuru Udana are the part of Sri Lanka team as all-rounders. Kusal Perera and Niroshan Dickwella are the wicket-keeper batsmen. Wanindu Hasaranga, Lakshan Sandakan, Nuwan Pradeep, and Lahiru Kumara will be handling the bowling unit of Sri Lanka.

West Indies is holding the ninth position in ICC ODI teams ranking. They lost their series against India but they recently won the series of three ODIs against Ireland. Kieron Pollard will be leading the West Indies team in this series. Sunil Ambris, Darren Bravo, Brandon King, and Rovman Powell will be handling the batting order of team West Indies. Fabian Allen, Roston Chase, Jason Holder, and Keemo Paul are the all-rounders who are part of the squad. Nicholas Pooran and Shai Hope are the wicket-keeper batsmen. Sheldon Cottrell, Alzarri Joseph, Romario Shepherd, and Hayden Walsh will be leading the bowling department.

Sri Lanka had played a total of 851 ODI matches where they won 388 matches and opposing teams won 421 matches. Their 37 matches were ended with no result and five matches were tied.

West Indies had played a total of 820 ODI International matches so far. They won 401 while other teams won 379 matches. The 30 matches of West Indies were ended with no result and 10 matches were tied.

Sri Lanka had faced West Indies in 58 ODI matches where they won 27 and West Indies won 28 matches while their three matches were ended with no result.

According to our match prediction, West Indies is the favorite team to win this match. The reasons why the West Indies is a favorite team in this match, are mentioned below:

• The Batting lineup of West Indies team is much stronger than Sri Lanka
• West Indies also had a strong bowling unit and batting order which is in excellent form
• A better bowling attack and more depth in every aspect of the game gives West Indies the edge
• Sri Lanka has the advantages of home crowd, ground and conditions

There is no doubt that West Indies is the best team while it comes to ODI cricket. They have strong batting order and bowling unit, so the winning chances of the West Indies for today match have been increased. The equation of winning chances of both teams for today’s match is mentioned as under.

West Indies has 52% chances to win this match
Sri Lanka has 48% chances to win this match

The toss can play an important role in the decision of this match. According to our toss prediction, the team who will win the toss may elect to field first.

The 1st ODI match between Sri Lanka and West Indies is going to be played at Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo. The pitch on this venue is good for batting and also has some help for the seamers in it. A total of 280 should be as a par score.

The weather forecast in Colombo on match day is good. There are almost no chances of rain and we may have a full match to watch.

Dream11 Prediction for Sri Lanka vs West Indies. After checking the latest player’s availability, the Dream 11 Team for this match of Sri Lanka and West Indies is mentioned under.

Date: Saturday, 22nd February 2020
Time: 04:15 AM GMT / 09:45 AM LOCAL

Stadium: Sinhalese Sports Club
Location: Colombo, Sri Lanka
Capacity: 10,000
Known as: Maitland Place
Ends: Tennis Courts End, South End
Time Zone: UTC +05:30
Home to: Sinhalese Sports Club

Total matches: 60
Matches won batting first: 23
Matches won bowling first: 30
Average 1st Inns scores: 205
Average 2nd Inns scores: 183
Highest total recorded: 343/5 (50 Ov) by PAK vs HK
Lowest total recorded: 38/10 (15.4 Ov) by ZIM vs SL
Highest score chased: 286/6 (49 Ov) by SL vs ZIM
Lowest score defended: 171/8 (36 Ov) by SL vs IND

Shai Hope(w), Sunil Ambris, Darren Bravo, Roston Chase, Nicholas Pooran, Kieron Pollard(c), Jason Holder, Fabian Allen, Keemo Paul, Alzarri Joseph, Sheldon Cottrell, Rovman Powell, Romario Shepherd, Hayden Walsh, Brandon King.