West Indies vs Sri Lanka Betting Tips

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00:52, 5 Mar 2021

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Coolidge Cricket Ground in Antigua will serve as the host for the second T20I between West Indies and Sri Lanka on 6th March 2021 at 03:30 IST. West Indies will be looking to seal the series in this match itself and the odds are also in their favor. Sri Lanka will be looking to bounce back before it is too late.

Teams Status

The West Indies team was brilliant in all aspects with both bat and ball. They managed to restrict Sri Lanka to just 131 runs courtesy of some brilliant bowling spells from Obed McCoy, Jason Holder and Dwayne Bravo. All the West Indies bowlers chipped in with wickets, this was a great sign heading into the second T20I. After that, Lendl Simmons and Evin Lewis gave them a blistering start. Then Sri Lanka pulled things back, but their skipper’s six sixes in six balls made sure that they crossed the line with four wickets in hand. Despite the fact that their two swashbuckling batsmen Chris Gayle and Nicholas Pooran did not fire, they still managed to chase the target under 14 overs. Phil Simmons is very likely to field the same XI that had a perfect game in the first T20I. After the first ball ducks, both Gayle and Pooran will be hungrier for runs.

After being outplayed by both South Africa and England in the Test series, Sri Lanka were hoping to bounce back against the mighty West Indies but failed miserably. They were outplayed in all departments by the West Indies in the first T20I. They got a decent start courtesy of Niroshan Dickwella’s sensible knock of 33 runs from 29 balls at the top of the order. The debutant Pathum Nissanka was the team’s leading run-scorer with 39 runs from 34 balls which included four fours and one maximum. Dinesh Chandimal, Angelo Mathews and Thisara Perera failed to make most of the decent start the top order provided. In the bowling department, every bowler went the distance but Wanindu Hasaranga was the most economical of the lot. Another thing for Sri Lanka to

What Do the Sportsbooks Say?

Home team name	Draw	Away team name
1.20	1	3.75
1.25	1	3.75
1.26	1	3.85

West Indies are the clear favorites to win the match against Sri Lanka in the second T20I according to the Dafabet sportsbook and are placed at 1.26, while Sri Lanka are placed at 3.85 odds. West Indies are placed at 1.25, while Sri Lanka are placed at 3.75 at the Betway sportsbook. According to the 10Cric sportsbook, West Indies are placed at 1.20 and Sri Lanka at 3.75 odds.

Tipster’s Angel

As the odds suggest and also by considering the head-to-head record, West Indies are more likely to win the match. The likes of Chris Gayle and Nicholas Pooran failed to fire but they still managed to thrash Sri Lanka. After the previous performance, Sri Lanka needs to turn tables pretty soon to get something out of this series.

Tip: Lendl Simmons Total Sixes Over 0.5 @ 1.83

Lendl Simmons is in some exceptional form for West Indies at the top of the order and has given blistering starts along with Evin Lewis. In his T20I career, Simmons has hit 53 sixes in 54 innings at an average of almost a six per match. In the last eight T20I matches, he has hit 20 sixes at an average of 2.5 sixes per match. Also, he has hit a maximum in six of the last eight matches. He also has hit two sixes in the last series against Sri Lanka, which was played in their backyard. In the first T20I of this series, he managed to clear the rope on two occasions. Apart from that, in the last five matches that he has played in home conditions, he has hit 15 sixes at an average of three sixes per match. So, it is more likely that Lendl Simmons will hit at least one six at 1.83 odds available at the Betway sportsbook.

Tip: Highest Opening Partnership – West Indies @ 1.61

In the first T20I, West Indies had an opening partnership of 52 runs in just 20 balls, while Sri Lanka managed to score just 20 runs at the fall of the first wicket. In the last three innings, West Indies had an opening partnership of 149 runs at an average of nearly 50 runs per match. On the other hand, Sri Lanka managed to score just 52 runs for the opening stand in the last three head-to-head matches. West Indies managed to outscore the Sri Lankan openers in all three head-to-head matches played recently. West Indies openers Lendl Simmons and Evin Lewis average 27.00 and 32.06 respectively, while the Sri Lankan openers Niroshan Dickwella and Danushka Gunathilaka average 20.08 and 19.87 respectively. So, it is more likely that the West Indies will score more runs for the opening stand at 1.61 odds available at the Betway sportsbook.

Conclusion

With the team combination that they have, West Indies are more likely to win the series quite convincingly. But for Sri Lanka, it is an uphill task from here on to make a comeback in the series. A dominating performance is expected for the West Indies with both bat and ball in the second T20I as well.

West Indies vs Sri Lanka Betting Tips

West Indies vs Sri Lanka Betting Tips

Teams Status

What Do the Sportsbooks Say?

Tipster’s Angel

Conclusion

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