Sri Lanka Playing 11 vs West Indies - 1st ODI, West Indies tour of Sri Lanka 2024

Sri Lanka is all set to take on West Indies in the 1st ODI of the ongoing West Indies tour of Sri Lanka 2024. WI vs SL 1st ODI takes place on Sunday, October 20 at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Sri Lanka.

Charith Asalanka is the skipper of the team in the series. The all-rounder led the team to victory in the T20I series. Now, he will look to get the same result in the ODI series too.

The hosts won their last ODI series against mighty India and are expected to play the same players in the 1st ODI against West Indies. Below is the predicted playing 11 of Sri Lanka for the SL vs WI 1st ODI.

Sri Lanka Playing 11 vs West Indies - 1st ODI, West Indies tour of Sri Lanka 2024

Pathum Nissanka

Pathum Nissanka will be the opener for Sri Lanka in the 1st ODI. He slammed 104 runs in the T20I series. He also slammed a half-century. He looks in good form.

Avishka Fernando

Avishka Fernando will be the one-down batsman for the side. He was not picked in the playing 11 in the T20Is but was part of the ODI series against India in the previous series and will be the other opener.

Kusal Mendis (WK)

Kusal Mendis slammed 113 runs in 3 games at an average of 56+ in the T20I series. He was the wicketkeeper in the previous ODI series. The wicketkeeper-batsman will don the same role against West Indies as well.

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Sadeera Samarawickrama

Sadeera Samarawickrama will be the middle-order batter for the team. He gave a wonderful show in the previous series and is a powerful batter in the ODI format.

Charith Asalanka (C)

Charith Asalanka is the captain of Sri Lanka in the ODI series and will lead the side in the next game. He led the side to victory in the T20I series and will look for a similar result in the ODI series.

Janith Liyanage

Janith Liyanage will be the middle-order batsman for the side. He was not part of the WI vs SL T20I series and will look to showcase his might with the bat in ODIs.

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Kamindu Mendis

Kamindu Mendis will be another middle-order batsman and all-rounder for West Indies. He scored 70 runs off 3 games in the previous campaign.

Dunith Wellalage

Dunith Wellalage will be the spinner for the side. In the recent SL vs WI ODI series, he picked up 3 wickets in 2 games. He will look for a similar show in the ODIs.

Maheesh Theekshana

Maheesh Theekshana helped the team to win the T20I series. He was the highest wicket-taker for the side. The off-spinner will look to excel in the ODIs too.

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Jeffrey Vandersay

Jeffrey Vandersay will be another spinner for the side. The leg spinner has 35 wickets in 23 games in the international cricket. He was not part of the side.

Asitha Fernando

Asitha Fernando will be another pacer for the side. He was not picked in the recent T20I series but was a part of the last ODI series in against India.