The 11th game of the ICC World T20 will be an inconsequential match-up between West Indies and Sri Lanka, after both the teams have already qualified for the Super Eights ahead of Australia.
For the Sports Pundit Fantasy experts though, it does not lose its importance, because both the teams will play at least three more games after this one, essentially meaning that the players that they transfer for this encounter can be used for a total of four matches.
West Indies look to be a rather one dimensional team, with Chris Gayle providing with most of the runs, and Fidel Edwards inflicting most damage on to the opposition batsmen. There is a Dwayne Bravo who does a bit of both, but beyond that, this format of the game hasn’t seen too much that has come out in this format of the game.
Andre Fletcher had an impressive first game against the Aussies, and the best part about him was his ability to match Gayle stroke-for-stroke unlike some of the others who have had no role in partnerships with the West Indian captains for the simple reason that they haven’t been as good!
Yet, this also meant that the West Indian middle-order wasn’t tested too much in that game, and if one is looking to get in players from the West Indian team for the Sports Pundit Fantasy, then it is the top-order that they should be looking at.
From the Lankan perspective, Ajantha Mendis seems to have smelt blood with a rousing performance in the previous game against the mighty Aussies and I have no doubt that he will have a huge role to play in the future. But, the Sports Pundit Fantasy experts need to be cautious before getting him on for the next game. Sri Lankan captains have been known to drop such mystery batsmen or bowlers for inconsequential games in order not to allow oppositions to be able to read the bowler! Choose Mendis in the game at your own risk!
M.Muralitharan may be a better option for this game given that the West Indians do not play spinners as well as some of the others and Murali would want to get into the wickets after an average first game. Nuwan Kulasekera was dropped in the first game, and even though he may be given a game, one cannot be sure of his future prospects in the tournament!
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