West Indies will look to finish their tour of Sri Lanka with a consolation win under their belt as the two sides for the third and final ODI. Get our latest expert SL vs WI match betting tips, predictions and picks below.
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Sri Lanka vs West Indies 3rd ODI Information
- Venue: Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele
- Date: Saturday, October 26
- Time: 2.30 pm local (9 am GMT or 2.30 pm IST)
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What Have The Two Teams Done Recently?
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka are coming off a relatively easy couple of wins in the opening two games of this series. They chased down 232 in 31.5 overs out of the 37 available overs in the opening ODI before winning the second game by five wickets as well with 34 balls to spare.
That makes it a fourth win in a row for them on this tour after having grabbed a couple of T20I victories.
Other than that, ODIs haven’t quite been high on the priority list of a lot of teams but Sri Lanka have played have played 12 of them this year and have won nine of them with one game tied. This includes a shock 2-0 series win over the mighty Indian team who had gone into that series as huge favourites.
That’s the most number of ODIs a full member nation has played this year and just second to Canada’s 15.
West Indies
On the other hand, West Indies are at the other end of the spectrum with just five ODIs played in 2024 and they have lost them all. This came as a part of the three-match ODI series which was held in Australia earlier this year and the opening two games of this series.
There’s no doubting West Indies’ fall from the perch in this format with a win-loss of ratio of 0.684 for them since the end of the 2019 World Cup. Only Zimbabwe, among Full Member countries have a worse record than that.
They lost both their opening two games of this series, and two relatively easy defeats as well at the hands of Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka vs West Indies Head-to-Head Stats
- Overall Sri Lanka vs West Indies ODI Head-to-Head: Much like the T20I rivalry between these two teams, even their ODI one is a close thing and after the second game of the series, Sri Lanka lead West Indies 32-31 in ODIs.
- A lot of those wins for West Indies came in the 1980s and 1990s but in more recent times things have changed for Sri Lanka.
- In the last five games including the first ODI of this series, West Indies have won three but had lost five in a row before that going back to 2016.
- There have been 16 previous completed games between these two sides played in Sri Lanka and the hosts lead 13-3, making it that much more difficult for the visitors.
- Sri Lanka are on a 10-match winning streak against West Indies at home.
Sri Lanka vs West Indies 3rd ODI Preview & Predictions with Latest Odds*
Sri Lanka’s spinners have tied the West Indian batters down rather easily and while they have recovered to post a few runs, the chase hasn’t been the most difficult for the home team.
For starters the pitches at Pallekele do tend to be slightly more sticky first up and that has gone against West Indies.
It was amply on display in both the games with West Indies making good recoveries from difficult positions in those two matches. Later, however, with the pitch easing out and with the West Indian spinners not in the same league as their counterparts things have become tougher.
What we would be looking closely at is which team is chasing and based on that, we could opt to go with that team.
Sri Lanka vs West Indies Match Winner
Sri Lanka vs West Indies Top Batsman
- Top Sri Lanka Batter – Kusal Mendis: 10/3 (sign up with Dafabet in India & bet365 in the UK & Australia)
- Top West Indies Batter – Brandon King: 7/2
Sri Lanka vs West Indies Top Bowler
- Top Sri Lanka Bowler – Dunith Wellalage: 4/1 (sign up with 10Cric in India & bet365 in the UK & Australia)
- Top West Indies Bowler – Roston Chase: 9/2
Sri Lanka vs West Indies Toss Prediction
West Indies to win the toss: 10/11
Sri Lanka vs West Indies Other Predictions
- Team of Top Batter – Sri Lanka: 1/2
*odds correct at the time of writing.
Sri Lanka vs West Indies Squads
Sri Lanka Squad: Charith Asalanka (captain), Pathum Nissanka, Avishka Fernando, Kamindu Mendis, Kusal Mendis, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Janith Liyanage, Asitha Fernando, Dunith Wellalage, Nishan Madushka, Maheesh Theekshana, Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamidu Wickramasinghe, Jeffrey Vandersay, Dilshan Madushanka, Mohamed Shiraz
West Indies Squad: Shai Hope (captain), Alzarri Joseph, Jewel Andrew, Alick Athanaze, Keacy Carty, Roston Chase, Matthew Forde, Shamar Joseph, Brandon King, Evin Lewis, Gudakesh Motie, Sherfane Rutherford, Jayden Seales, Romario Shepherd, Hayden Walsh Jr..
How to Watch Sri Lanka vs West Indies 3rd ODI Live?
The T20I and ODI series between Sri Lanka and West Indies might be live streamed in India with FanCode and with Sony Liv. The series can also be watched live on television on Sony Sports Network.
Sri Lanka vs West Indies Series Schedule
- 1st T20I: October 13 at Dambulla
- 2nd T20I: October 15 at Dambulla
- 3rd T20I: October 17 at Dambulla
- 1st ODI: October 20 at Pallekele
- 2nd ODI: October 23 at Pallekele
- 3rd ODI: October 26 at Pallekele
