South Africa vs Sri Lanka Dream11 Prediction, Team News & Predicted XI

SA vs SL Dream11 Prediction: In the match 35 of the ICC world cup 2019, a rejuvenated Sri Lankan team will take on a dejected South African side. Sri Lanka will look to continue the winning momentum they have after beating the tournament favorites England in their last game. South Africa on the other hand, who lost against Pakistan, would want to end on a high giving their fans something to cheer about.

Sri Lanka is currently on 7th position in the points table with 6 points in 6 matches. Having a minute chance of finishing in the top 4, they need to win all their matches to have a chance of qualifying. South Africa is already out of the tournament but one cannot underestimate them as they could turn into party spoilers. Faf du Plessis and his men will look to play for pride and in a sense, can now play with liberty considering they have nothing to lose.

The match will be played at Chester Le Street, which is a high scoring ground. The average 1st innings total here in the last three years has been 310. The weather will be cloudy which may assist the pacers with the new ball.

The South African captain will hope that his batsmen convert their starts into big innings which has been the problem for them throughout the tournament. Aiden Markram has been one of the failed batsmen and he may sit out to make way for JP Duminy, a batting all-rounder. Looking at the left arm pacers run of joy in this tournament, Du Plessis may want to add Beuran Hendricks, a left-arm fast bowler, into the playing XI. Faf du Plessis holds the key in the middle order where he has been one of the more consistent batsmen for his side. Quinton de Kock has been South Africa’s best batsman and will be another player to watch out for. Kagiso Rabada will also be eager to get on the field to prove his worth since this has been an ordinary performance according to the standards he has set.

Taking confidence from their last match against England, Sri Lanka might play the same XI. Even though they won that match, the management will be concerned about their batting who only managed to score 232. Key players for the Islanders will be Lasith Malinga and Angelo Mathews who turned back the clock in the last game. Watch out for Nuwan Pradeep who has a good ability to generate pace and move the new ball. Isuru Udana could be another threat with the ball. Dimuth Karunaratne has been in good touch in this world cup where he is averaging 60 with a strike rate of 73.47 in 4 innings with the highest score of 97.

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