SL vs PAK Dream11 Team Prediction | 1st ODI | Fantasy Team, Team News

SL vs PAK Dream11 Preview:

Sri Lankan Team has flown to Pakistan for the first time since the team was attacked by terrorists on the way to a test match in Lahore in 2009.

With a lot of senior players unwilling to tour Pakistan, however, the Lankan have stepped on Pakistan land with a very inexperienced squad for this series, led by  Lahiru Thirimanne.

Meanwhile, Pakistan will be looking forward to bouncing back strong with their squad after spreading disappointing with their performance in the World Cup.

The first ODI will be played at the National Stadium, Karachi on Friday.

The match is set to begin at 3:30 PM IST.

Match Details:

SL vs PAK, 1st ODI, Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan, 2019

National Stadium, Karachi

27th Sept 2019, 3:30 PM IST

Pitch report:

The last match played at this venue was back in March and it favored the batsmen and now a big scoring game is expected here.

Weather Report: 

A thunderstorm can delay the match for a few hours but the reports say that the sky might clean up by the evening. So the game is possible even if the rain hits early.

Team Form in Last Five Matches

PAK:  W W W W L

SL: W W W L W

Head to Head Stats

Matches Played: 153

PAK Won: 90

SL Won: 58

Tie: 01

No Results: 04

SL vs PAK Fantasy Team News:

Pakistan Team News: 

• Pakistan team will be led by Sarfaraz Ahmed.
• All-rounder Mohammad Nawaz and batsman Iftikhar Ahmed have been handed ODI returns by Pakistan Head Coach Misbah-ul-Haq.
• Shaheen Afridi and Hasan Ali misses the squad. Afridi has been laid low due to dengue, while  Hasan continues to be afflicted by a back condition besides a loss of form which cost him a place in the playing XI in the latter half of the World Cup.
• Mohammad Hafeez, who had a disappointing series in England has been left out, while Shoaib Malik has retired from the format.
• Fakhar Zaman should open the batting alongside Babar Azam for Pakistan.
• Haris Sohail should play alongside Asif Ali in the middle order.
• Shadab Khan and Imad Wasim are the spinning options while Mohammad Amir and Usman Khan Shinwari the lead pacers.

Sri Lanka Team News: 

Squad:

Pakistan ODI squad:

Sarfaraz Ahmed (c), Babar Azam, Abid Ali, Asif Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Sohail, Mohammad Hasnain, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Shadab Khan, Usman Khan Shinwari, Wahab Riaz

Sri Lanka ODI Squad: 

Lahiru Thirimanne (capt), Danushka Gunathilaka, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Avishka Fernando, Oshada Fernando, Shehan Jayasuriya, Dasun Shanaka, Minod Bhanuka, Angelo Perera, Wanindu Hasaranga, Lakshan Sandakan, Nuwan Pradeep, Isuru Udana, Kasun Rajitha, and Lahiru Kumara

Probable Playing11:

Pakistan:

Sarfaraz Ahmed (c, wk), Wahab Riaz, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Amir, Usman Shinwari, Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam, Asif Ali, Haris Sohail, Imad Wasim

Sri Lanka: 

Dasun Shanaka, Shehan Jayasuriya, Minod Banuka (wk), Wanindu Hasaranga, Nuwan Pradeep, Isuru Udana, Kasun Rajitha,Avishka Fernando, Danushka Gunathilaka, Angelo Perera, Lahiru Thirimanne (c)

SL vs PAK Dream11 Team Prediction:

Sri Lanka Key Players: 

Avishka Fernando has hit a century in the World Cup against West Indies and recently, he scored 2 in the second ODI against Bangladesh. He has got 442 runs from 13 ODI Innings. 

I Udana has bagged 141 wickets in 110 List A Innings. He can really turn things up for his National side. 

Lahiru Thirimanne is a reliable player with 21 half-centuries and four hundred in his 104 ODI innings till date. His average in ODI is 35.08.

Pakistan Key Players:

M Amir was exceptional in the world cup as he chipped 17 from the eight matches he played. 

Babar Azam averages 50 in ODI format. Well, he scored 474 runs in eight games at the World Cup and continued the same form for Somerset in the T20 Blast. 

Imam Ul Haq smashed a century against Bangladesh in the final game of Pakistan in the World Cup. His average in 36 innings is 54.48. 

Wicketkeeper: S Ahmed

Batsmen: B Azam, F Zaman, Imam-ul Haq, L Thirimanne, Avishka Fernando

All-Rounder: I Wasim, W Hasaranga

Bowlers: M Amir, W Riaz, K Rajitha

Captain and Vice-Captain: B Azam & Imam-ul Haq

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