SL vs NAM Dream 11 Prediction, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Pitch Report, Team Details

SL vs NAM Dream11 Prediction: The fourth match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 is scheduled to be played between Sri Lanka and Namibia on 18 October (Monday) at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. This is the Round 1 of the T20 World Cup which comprises of two groups namely Group A and Group B. Namibia, Sri Lanka, Ireland and Netherlands are placed in Group A.

SL vs NAM Dream 11 Prediction

Both these sides are coming into this game after performing really well in their previous assignments. The Sri Lankan team are coming off a brilliant T20I series whitewash over Oman and also defeated India at home. On the other hand, Namibia had an impressive performance in the recently concluded UAE Summer T20 Bash where they defeated the trio of UAE, Scotland and Papua New Guinea.

SL vs NAM Match Details

Namibia are placed at the 19th position in the ICC T20I Rankings with 163 rating and 2438 points. On the other hand, Sri Lanka occupies the 10th spot in the ICC Rankings with a total of 5048 points. Sri Lanka won their 2 warm-up matches ahead of this tournament against Bangladesh and PNG while Namibia ended up losing their warm-up games.

Fixture Name: Match 4, Sri Lanka vs Namibia

Competition: ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021

Date: 18 October

Time: 7:30 PM IST

SL vs NAM Ground Details

Ground: Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

Pitch Report: As seen in the first game on this venue, there was some swing on offer in the early part of the game but the conditions were perfect for the batsmen. Even though this will be a day-night fixture, the conditions are expected to be same but the spinners could get some purchase. The par score will remain around 160-170 with dew playing an important role. Therefore, it will be a good choice of decision to win the toss and opt to bowl first.

SL vs NAM Dream 11 Team Prediction

It will be a great move to pick more of Sri Lanka players in your respective dream fantasy cricket teams as they are the in-form team. Since it is the opening stage of the tournament, it will be a good decision to include more of batters and all-rounders to increase the chances of winning big contests. The likes of David Wiese, JJ Smit, Wanindu Hasaranga and Dasun Shanaka remain the must pick players for this exciting contest.

WICKET-KEEPERS: Kusal Perera
BATSMEN: Avishka Fernando, Craig Williams, Stephan Baard
ALL-ROUNDERS: David Wiese, JJ Smit, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dasun Shanaka
BOWLERS: Bernard Scholtz, Lahiru Kumara, Akila Dananjaya

SL vs NAM Dream 11 Fantasy Tips 2021

Sri Lanka will start as the overwhelming favourites to win this match due to their superb performance in the shorter format in the recent while. Both of their players in the batting as well as bowling departments are quite experienced and have been in a good form. On the other hand, Namibia will also be hoping to put up a strong fight in this match as they have also done well in T20 cricket recently.

SL Top Picks

The Sri Lankan side will be aiming to do well both with the bat and ball. The Sri Lankan team management would want the likes of Avishka Fernando, Bhanuka Rajapaksa and Dinesh Chandimal to take the responsibility in this game. Wanindu Hasaranga, Dushmantha Chameera, Akila Dananjaya and Maheesh Theekshana have been really good with the ball and they would want to continue the good work.

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Wanindu Hasaranga

Sri Lanka leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga had delivered remarkably well with the ball in the recent home limited-overs series against South Africa. Wanindu has taken 3 wickets in 2 matches, however, he has not got much of support from the batsmen. He is currently the No.2 ranked T20I bowler in the ICC T20I Rankings. Wanindu Hasaranga was also the Player of the Series during the last T20I series against India at home.

Dasun Shanaka

Sri Lankan captain Dasun Shanaka has sensational capabilities to contribute well both in the batting as well as bowling departments. The power hitting all-rounder has scored more than 2500 runs in the shortest format of the game so far at a phenomenal strike-rate of 145. He has also taken as many as 34 wickets at an economy of 8.64. Dasun Shanaka has also been an important performer for Sri Lanka in limited-overs cricket.

SL News

• There are no injury issues in the Sri Lanka team.
• Dasun Shanaka will captain the side.
• Dinesh Chandimal will be the wicket-keeper.
• Avishka Fernando, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dinesh Chandimal and Dasun Shanaka will be their crucial batters.
• Dushmantha Chameera, Akila Dananjaya and Wanindu Hasaranga will be their important bowlers.

SL Playing 11 (likely)
Avishka Fernando
Dinesh Chandimal
Bhanuka Rajapaksa
Dhananjaya de Silva
Dasun Shanaka
Charith Asalanka
Chamika Karunaratne
Wanindu Hasaranga
Akila Dananjaya
Dushmantha Chameera
Maheesh Theekshana

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NAM Top Picks

For Namibia, it will be really important to continue the winning momentum both in the batting as well as bowling departments from their previous T20 wins. The trio of Stephan Baard, Craig Williams and JJ Smit will have to take the responsibility in the batting department. On the other hand, Ben Shikongo, Bernard Scholtz and David Wiese will form part of the bowling attack and they will be looking to pick wickets on regular basis.

David Wiese

Namibia’s all-rounder David Wiese delivered remarkably well in the recently concluded edition of the Caribbean Premier League T20 2021. He had a brilliant domestic season and has been effective both with the bat and ball in the shortest format of the game. Wiese has smacked more than 2800 runs after playing 267 T20 matches so far that includes six fifties. The right-arm seam bowler has also taken 208 wickets.

JJ Smit

For Namibia, JJ Smit smashed an impressive innings of 48 runs off 34 balls against Papua New Guinea in the UAE Summer T20 Bash. He has picked up nearly 50 wickets at an economy of 7.22. JJ Smit has also scored more than 500 runs while playing 52 T20 matches that includes a career-best of 59. He will surely be an important player for Namibia leading into the T20 World Cup.

NAM News

• There are no major injury problems for Namibia.
• Gerhard Erasmus will be the captain.
• Zane Green will keep the wickets.
• The trio of Stephan Baard, Craig Williams and JJ Smit will have to take the responsibility in the batting department.
• Ben Shikongo, Bernard Scholtz and David Wiese will form part of the bowling attack.

NAM Playing 11 (likely)
Zane Green
Craig Williams
Stephan Baard
JJ Smit
Gerhard Erasmus
Jan Frylinck
David Wiese
Ben Shikongo
Bernard Scholtz
Michael van Lingen
Pikky Ya France

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Watch SL vs NAM Live Score And Streaming

Watch Sri Lanka vs Namibia ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 match Live score and streaming on the Star Sports Network and HotStar app. All the players stats and match scores along with exciting live ball-to-ball commentary will be available on the Hotstar app. There will a great experience of entertainment as both these international teams, Sri Lanka and Namibia have some exciting players in their respective line-ups.

List of Channels to watch SL vs NAM Match

India & rest of the Indian sub-continent (including Sri Lanka): Star Sports
Australia: Fox Sports, Channel 9
United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland: Sky Sports
South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa: SuperSport
United Arab Emirates: Etisalat Criclife
USA & Canada: Willow TV
New Zealand: SKY Sport
Pakistan: Ten Sports, PTV Sports
Caribbean: ESPN
Bangladesh: Gazi TV
Afghanistan: Radio Television Afghanistan
South East Asia: Fox Networks Group
Pacific Islands: Digicel
MENA, Continental Europe and Central Asia: Yupp TV
Singapore, Malaysia & Hong Kong: Star Cricket

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