SL vs WI Weather Report And Pitch Report Of Dambulla Stadium– 1st T20I, West Indies tour of Sri Lanka 2024

Sri Lanka and West Indies are set to battle with each other in their opening game of the T20I series on Sunday, October 13. Charith Asalanka leads Sri Lanka in the SL vs WI T20I series.

Rovman Powell leads West Indies in the series. During the West Indies tour of Sri Lanka 2024, both sides will wrestle in 3 ODIs and 3 T20Is.

West Indies has crushed Sri Lanka in more games at the latter's home. Below are the weather and pitch reports for the match.

SL vs WI Weather Report And Pitch Report Of Dambulla Stadium– 1st T20I, West Indies tour of Sri Lanka 2024

SL vs WI Weather Report Of Dambulla

The Sri Lanka vs West Indies 1st T20I takes place in Dambulla City in Sri Lanka on Sunday, October 13. According to weather reports, the temperature of the city on Sunday will be 29° Celcius during the day and 24° Celcius at night.

The sky will be cloudy during the day and night. The chances of rain are 61% during the day and 12% at night and the humidity will be 82% during the day and 93% at night.

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SL vs WI Pitch Analysis

The Sri Lanka vs West Indies 3rd T20I takes place at Dambulla International Cricket Stadium. According to reports, it is a low-scoring ground in T20Is.

The average 1st innings total is 141 while the average 2nd innings total is 116. Dambulla stadium has hosted 21 matches at home. Out of these, teams batting first won 9 games while teams batting second has won 12 matches.

The highest-ever total at the stadium is 209/5 by Afghanistan against Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka Women once chased down a 167-run target against India Women, which is still the highest-ever chase at the stadium.

Spinners enjoy more success at Sri Lanka Stadiums as they have spin-friendly grounds. The Pacers have to struggle to grab a lot of wickets at the stadium. Hence, spinners will be in focus.

Weather Impact on SL vs WI Match

The match starts at 7 PM according to local time and the chance of rain at that time is 12% in Dambulla.

Hence, the match will not be affected by rain at night. However, since there is a 60% chance of rain in the morning, the match will be affected by the weather.

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Conclusion

The Sri Lanka vs West Indies game might be affected by rain, however, there is more chance of rain in the morning and not at night.

The game takes place at night. It will be a low-scoring match and batters will have to pull up a lot of efforts to dominate at the stadium.