Sri Lanka vs United Arab Emirates, ICC WCQ 2023, Today Match Prediction

sl vs uae Match Prediction & Analysis

ICC World Cup qualifiers is all set to happen in Zimbabwe with 10 teams fighting for the last 2 spots in the 2023 World Cup. Sri Lanka are one of the regular ICC members and have featured in every world cup till date and this is the first time they have missed the direct qualification after finishing tenth in the World Cup Super League. UAE finished in top 2 in the qualifier play off and will look to start on a high with a victory over Sri Lanka.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Sri Lanka Preview

Sri Lanka will open with duo of Pathum Nissanka and Dimuth Karunaratne with Kusal Mendis expected to slot in at No.3. Their experienced all-rounder duo of Dasun Shanaka and Dananjaya De Silva will join with Charith Asalanka and Sadeera Samarawickrama in the middle order.

Lahiru Kumara, Dushmantha Chameera, and Kasun Rajitha will be their key pacers in the line-up with young Matheesha Pathirana expected to add variety with his slingy action. Experienced duo of Wanindu Hasaranga and Maheesh Theekshana expected to slot in as spinners in playing XI with Dushan Hemalatha in the reserves as squad.

Key players: Wanindu Hasaranga, Dananjaya De Silva, Kusal Mendis 

Sri Lanka Predicted Playing XI:

Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis, Dasun Shanaka, Dananjaya De Silva, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka/Chamika Karunaratne, Lahiru Kumara, Dushmantha Chameera, Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana

Sri Lanka Actual Playing XI:

Pathum Nissanka, Lahiru Kumara, Dhananjaya de Silva, Kasun Rajitha, Maheesh Theekshana, Dasun Shanaka, Charith Asalanka, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Kusal Mendis, Dimuth Karunaratne, Wanidu Hasaranga

United Arab Emirates Preview

UAE skipper Muhammad Waseem will open the batting with Aryansh Sharma as his opening partner. Vritya Aravind, Basil Hameed, Afzal Khan, and Rohan Mustafa are expected to play a big role in the middle order with new comers Ramiz Shahzad and Asif Khan in the team.

Junaid Siddique will lead their pace attack with the likes of Muhd Jawadullah, Zahoor Khan, and Ali Naser for company. They have strong line-up of spinners with Karthik Meiyappan, Rohan Mustafa, Afzal Khan, and Basil Hameed in the team.

Key players: Muhammad Waseem, Karthik Meiyappan, Rohan Mustafa

United Arab Emirates Predicted Playing XI:

Muhammad Waseem, Aryansh Sharma, Vritya Aravind, Basil Hameed, Afzal Khan, Rohan Mustafa, Junaid Siddique, Zahoor Khan, Muhd Jawadullah, Karthik Meiyappan

United Arab Emirates Actual Playing XI:

Karthik Meiyappan, Rohan Mustafa, Ali Naseer, Mohammad Waseem, Muhammad Jawadullah, Aayan Khan, Zahoor Khan, Rameez Shahzad, Asif Khan, Basil Hameed, Vriitya Aravind

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

Bulawayo will be a slightly slower surface and at times may be double paced with variable bounce on the track owing to the used nature. Bulawayo will have bright and sunny weather with no weather interruptions expected on the match day.

Venue Details

Bulawayo will have a good outfield with ball flying to the boundaries off the bat. We expect the average scores to be around 250-260 runs in the match.

Toss: To Bowl

Chasing has been the most preferred option in the limited over matches off late and we expect both captains to continue their trend in this match as they will be unaware of the playing XI.