Sri Lanka vs South Africa- Prediction, Today's Winner, Most Runs, Most Wickets

Sri Lanka vs South Africa- Prediction, Today’s Winner, Most Runs, Most Wickets. Sri Lanka and South Africa are set to play a white-ball series, which will comprise three ODIs and three T20 internationals.

The series will begin with the ODI series, with the first game scheduled to be played on 2nd September 2021. The three-match ODI series will be part of the 2021 ICC World Cup Super League. Thus, both teams would look to make the most of the series.

Sri Lanka are coming into the series on the back of a T20 series win against India. After losing the first game, they went onto win the next two matches and thus won the series by a margin of 2-1. However, prior to that, they suffered a 2-1 defeat against the same opposition in the ODI series.  Wanindu Hasaranga was the star performer for them with the ball in the T20 leg of the series, picking 7 wickets in 3 matches.

His exceptional spell of 4 for 9 runs in 4 overs helped the team register a win in their final game. Dhananjaya de Silva led the way with the bat, scoring 72 runs at an average of 72.00. Kusal Perera, who missed out on the home series against India, has recovered from Covid-19 and will make his comeback in the upcoming T20 series against South Africa. Besides, Dinesh Chandimal has earned a recall for the series. His presence is likely to further strengthen Sri Lanka’s batting unit.

On the other hand, South Africa will be playing the ODI series without the services of Quinton de Kock, Lungi Ngidi, and David Miller. The trio is unavailable for the ODI series due to various reasons but they are expected to mark their presence in the following three T20 internationals. Temba Bavuma will continue leading the unit, while Henrich Klaasen will don the wicket-keeping gloves in place of Quinton De Kock.

South Africa last played an ODI series against Ireland, which resulted in a draw (1-1). They, however, whitewashed Ireland 3-0 in the following three-match T20 series. The Proteas would look to continue the winning momentum ahead of the white-ball series against Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka vs South Africa- Prediction, Today’s Winner, Most Runs, Most Wickets

 Sri Lanka vs South Africa: Head to Head Records: 

Venue records (Records at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo)

Average first innings score: 235

Average second innings score: 196

Highest total recorded: 375/5 by India against Sri Lanka

Lowest total recorded: 86/10 by the Netherlands vs Sri Lanka

Total Matches played here: 134

Matches won batting first: 71

Matches won bowling first: 53

Toss Prediction for Match 1:

The team winning the toss is likely to bat first.

Predicted Scores for Match 1:

(Teams’ forms) – Oldest to Latest

South Africa: LWLLW

Sri Lanka: LLLLW

(Players’ form)

Sri Lanka:

• Batting

Who will score the most runs for Sri Lanka in the first ODI: Avishka Fernando, Dasun Shanaka, or Charith Asalanka 

• Bowling

Who will pick the most wickets for Sri Lanka: Wanindu Hasaranga, Akila Dhanajaya, or Dushmantha Chameera 

South Africa: 

• Batting

Who will score the most runs for South Africa in the first ODI: Janneman Malan, Temba Bavuma, or Henry Klaasen

• Bowling

Who will score the pick the most wickets for South Africa in the first ODI: Andile Phehlukwayo, Tabraiz Shamsi, or Anrich Nortje