Sri Lanka vs West Indies Betting Tips 04/11/2021

23:35, 3 Nov 2021

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23:35, 3 Nov 2021

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The 35th fixture of the T20 World Cup 2021 sees Sri Lanka take on the West Indies at the Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi on November 4 (Thursday). The match is scheduled to begin at 7:30 pm IST.

Teams Status

West Indies

The West Indies are one of the three sides chasing the second spot behind England in Group 1 but their chances are the smallest of the trio.

They currently have just two points from three games and sit in fifth place just above winless Bangladesh. Despite almost being at the foot of the table, they do have an outside chance of sneaking into the semi-finals, provided that they get to win both their remaining matches by some margin and hope that Australia and South Africa lose their matches by some margin.

What they’re in is a long, complicated situation full of multiple possibilities. All of this would fail and they’d go out of the tournament instantly if they do not beat the already Sri Lankans though.

Sri Lanka

This will be Sri Lanka’s final game of the tournament, following which they will board their flights for back home and conclude a campaign that did not deliver on the team front but saw some youngsters show promise.

Pathum Nissanka, Charith Asalanka, and Bhanuka Rajapaksa have all played memorable innings or two, whereas Wanindu Hasaranga is currently the highest wicket-taker of the tournament if you count the opening round.

As ESPN writer Andre Fidel Fernando noted this week, this is not quite the second coming of another golden generation, but the young Sri Lanka side now has some tools to build their future with – something that could not have been said about them for years.

What Do the Sportsbooks Say?

Brand	Sri Lanka	West Indies
	2.3	1.616
	2.30	1.61
	2.28	1.66

The West Indies are the favourites for this fixture. 22Bet has the West Indies priced at 1.616 and Sri Lanka at 2.3. Betway has the West Indies available for 1.61 and Sri Lanka for 2.30. Lastly, Dafabet has the West Indies priced at 1.66 and Sri Lanka at 2.28.

Tipster’s Angle

Tip: West Indies to win @ 1.66

They’ve not looked motivated all tournament but on account of their much bigger talent pool, we’re going to back them here. The hope of an outside chance might keep them extra interested too. The play and the odds have been sourced from Dafabet.

Tip: Chris Gayle to score less than 17.5 runs @ 1.87

Even in his heyday, Chris Gayle was a notoriously poor player of spin. Today, in the twilight of his career and possibly playing the last few matches of his international career, the Universe Boss is more vulnerable than ever to spin merchants. Granted that the Sri Lankans do not have any world-class spinners like they used to in years gone by, they still can take the pace off the ball and make batting more cumbersome – something Gayle does not like, thus, this play. The odds have been sourced from Dafabet.

Conclusion

West Indies have dominated Sri Lanka in T20I matches of late, winning four of their last five encounters. We suspect that their dominance would not relent tomorrow.