Another Super10 Stage match from Group 1 of ICC T20 World Cup 2016 will be Sri Lanka vs West Indies which will be played on 20th March at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. The T20 match will start at 7:30 pm. Both the team have won their first matches and on the basis of Net Run rate West Indies is on the top in the points table of their group followed by Sri Lanka. Both the captains will try to win the match and ensure better qualifying chances into the semifinals of T20 World Cup 2016.
West Indies won their first match against England when they chased down a good total of 183 runs in just 18.1 overs. Chris Gayle’s 100* runs not out inning made this possible and he was selected as man of the match. All the player are looking in good form and last T20 match imparted the confidence into their team players which will help them to perform better in this upcoming match.
Sri Lanka played their first match of World T20 2016 against qualifier team Afghanistan where they won the match easily. Afghanistan gave target of 154 runs and Sri Lanka team chased the target in 18.5 overs and won the match by 6 wickets. But the upcoming match will not that easy as West Indies team are looking strong and it will be tough competition for both the teams on the ground.
Each match of the this round is very important for every one. Even one match can take you out of the tournament. So all the teams have to concentrate on their performance as well as Net run rate in the points table. We have seen the teams which are looking strong before the tournament, started with a defeat like India, South Africa and Australia. It will be tough to say who will go to the semi-finals. Lets see what will happen today in Sri Lanka vs West Indies match of T20 World Cup 2016.
Both the team meet 6 times in the World Twenty20 where Sri Lanka won 5 times and West Indies won 1 time but in the final of 2012 season.
Also see: Biggest sixes of the tournament
Here is the squads of both the team :-
West-Indies Squad :-
- Darren Sammy (Captain)
- Samuel Badree
- Sulieman Benn
- Carlos Brathwaite
- Dwayne Bravo
- Darren Bravo
- Andre Fletcher
- Chris Gayle
- Jason Holder
- Ashley Nurse
- Denesh Ramdin (WK)
- Andre Russel
- Marlon Samuels
- Lendi Simmons
- Jerome Taylor
Sri Lanka Squad :-
- Lasith Malinga
- Angelo Mathews (Captain)
- Dinesh Chandimal (wk)
- Tillakaratne Dilshan
- Niroshan Dickwella (wk)
- Shehan Jayasuriya
- Milinda Siriwardena
- Dasun Shanaka
- Chamara Kapugedera
- Nuwan Kulasekara
- Dushmantha Chameera
- Thisara Perera
- Sachithra Senanayake
- Rangana Herath
- Jeffrey Vandersay
SL vs WI T20 Match World Cup 2016 Details :-
Match 8th, Group 1, Super10 Round | ||
Vs | ||
Venue | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | |
Date | 20 March 2016 | |
Time | 7:30 pm (Local Time) | |
Toss | West Indies won the toss and choose to Bowl first |
Have a Look: Top Run scorer of Tournament
The Live score of the match will be updated here as soon as match started.
Sri Lanka: 122/9 in 20 overs
West Indies : 127/3 in 18.2 overs
Man of the Match: Andre Fletcher for his 84 runs on just 64 balls with 5 sixes and 6 fours.