SL vs WI Head to Head Records- 3rd T20I, West Indies Tour of Sri Lanka 2024

Sri Lanka and West Indies are set to battle with each other in their next match of the ongoing T20I series. SL vs WI 3rd T20I takes place on Thursday, October 17 at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium in Sri Lanka.

Rovman Powell leads West Indies in the SL vs WI series while Charith Asalanka is the skipper of Sri Lanka. Both sides will also clash in an ODI series after the next game.

The last two games have updated the T20I stats between both sides. Ahead of the final T20I encounter, below are complete Sri Lanka vs West Indies T20I records in international cricket.

SL vs WI Head to Head Records- 3rd T20I, West Indies Tour of Sri Lanka 2024

SL vs WI Head-to-Head Records: Key Statistics

Sri Lanka and West Indies faced each other in 17 games. Sri Lanka has won 9 games while West Indies has won 8 matches. Hence, they have been equally powerful in the shortest format.

SL vs WI Head-to-Head Records: Recent 5 Encounters

In the recent 5 encounters between both sides, Sri Lanka has won 3 games. West Indies has won 2 games. Out of these, two games took place in the ongoing encounter. The other three games took place in 2021.

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SL vs WI Head-to-Head Records: Key moments and stand-out performances

If we look at Sri Lanka vs West Indies head-to-head records in detail, Tilakratne Dilshan has the most 346 runs for Sri Lanka. For West Indies, Dwayne Bravo is the leading run-getter with 226 runs.

Mahila Jayawardene has slammed the top knock of an unbeaten 98* for Sri Lanka, followed by Tilakratne Dilshan with an unbeaten knock of 96*.

For West Indies, wicketkeeper Andre Fletcher (84*) and Shimron Hetmyer (81*) have slammed top knocks. Dwayne Bravo has got the most 15 wickets in Sri Lanka vs West Indies encounter in T20Is. For the home side, Ajanta Mendis with 13 scalps.

Some players also gave a wonderful show in the last game. Charith Asalanka (59) and Kamindu Mendis (51) slammed the fifties in 1st T20I. Matheesha Pathirana got the most 2 wickets.

For West Indies, Brandon King (63) and Evin Lewis (50) slammed half-centuries to grab victory for the side with 5 wickets. Among the bowlers, Romario Shepherd got the most 2 wickets while four other bowlers got 1 wicket each.

In the 2nd T20I, Pathum Nissanka (54) and Kusal Mendis (26) were top performers for Sri Lanka with the bat while no WI batter could impress with the bat.

Among bowlers, Dunith Wellalage picked 3 wickets for Sri Lanka, followed by Maheesh Theekshana, Charith Asalanka, and Wanindu Hasaranaga with 2 wickets each. For the West Indies, Romario Shepherd got 2 wickets.

SL vs WI Head-to-Head Records: Trends and Patterns

Interestingly, the West Indies has a better record than Sri Lanka. They have won 5 games out of 8. The hosts have won only 3 games at home, out of which, one took place in the ongoing series.

At Dambulla, WI has won 1 game and Sri Lanka has won 1 match. Both these games took place in an ongoing series as both sides never clashed at this venue in the past.

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Conclusion

According to the above SL vs WI stats, West Indies has a better performance than Sri Lanka at the latter's home and it's a surprising thing to witness. Most top cricket giants always have better shows at home against opponents.

While Sri Lanka leads in overall encounters (9-8), West Indies has a good lead while facing the Sri Lankan team in Sri Lanka (5-2). It will be interesting to see who will win the final game.