SL-L VS EN-L
Tillakaratne Dilshan of Sri Lanka will play an important role if Sri Lanka win this match. The Kevin Pietersen led England side will also try their best to win.
MATCH DETAILS:
The match between the legends team will be played at Shahid veer Narayan Singh international stadium Raipur on 14th March. The batches start from 7 p.m. IST.
MATCH PREVIEW:
Sri Lanka legends won their last match against Bangladesh legend by 42 runs. the England side also won against India legends by 6 runs. So the teams are fresh from win and would like to continue their winning run.
WEATHER REPORT:
The weather at Raipur stadium will be sunny and there is no forecast of rain. The temperature will be around 34°C. Humidity level will be 31%.
PITCH REPORT:
The pitch at the Raipur stadium is a balanced one. Both the batsman and bowler will get advantage from the pitch with spinners getting some extra spin. The team winning the toss would most probably bowl first.
AVERAGE FIRST INNINGS TOTAL:
140-160
BEST COMBINATION:
2-3-2-4
SL-L VS EN-L PROBABLE PLAYING XI:
England Legends Squad: Phil Mustard(w), Kevin Pietersen(c), Usman Afzaal, Darren Maddy, Jim Troughton, Chris Schofield, Kabir Ali, Chris Tremlett, James Tredwell, Ryan Jay Sidebottom, Monty Panesar, Gavin Hamilton, Matthew Hoggard, Sajid Mahmood, Jonathan Trott, James Tindall
Sri Lanka Legends Squad: Tillakaratne Dilshan(c), Sanath Jayasuriya, Upul Tharanga(w), Chamara Silva, Farveez Maharoof, Dulanjana Wijesinghe, Russel Arnold, Nuwan Kulasekara, Malinda Warnapura, Dhammika Prasad, Thilan Thushara, Rangana Herath, Chamara Kapugedera, Chinthaka Jayasinghe, Ajantha Mendis
SL-L VS EN-L TOP PICKS:
Tillakaratne Dilshan
The Sri Lankan legend is in a great form in the series. He has won matches with both his batting and bowling skills. He scored but total of 130 runs in his last 3 matches including half century and took a total of 5 wickets. He took 3 wickets against bangladesh legends.
Kevin Pietersen
This English legend was one of the greatest T20 players in era. And he has shown the same energy in the series also. He scored a total of 138 runs in his last 3 matches and a match winning 75 against India. If in form he can be headache for his opponent team.
Upul Tharanga
The wicketkeeper from the Sri lankan team is the main pillar of the top order. He missed a century against Bangladesh by 1 run in the last match. He scored a total of 179 runs in his last 3 matches.
M Panesar
This Indian origin orthodox spinner from the England side is in great form. He took a total of four wickets in his last three matches with great economy. The slow pitch at Raipur stadium will definitely help him to get wickets.
CAPTAIN AND VICE CAPTAIN SELECTION:
Captain: Tillakaratne Dilshan
Vice captain: Kevin Pietersen
DREAM TEAM:
WINNER PREDICTION:
It is hard to predict the winner as the teams are in excellent form right now. They also have a well-balanced batting and bowling line up. But due to presence of younger players my bet will be on the England side.
NOTE: All the predictions of the dream team, captain and vice captain selection, winner prediction based on my individual research.