Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, 8th Match of WC 2023 dream11 prediction today match

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Match : Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, 8th Match of WC 2023

Venue : Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad

Date & Time : 10th October, Tuesday at 2:00 PM IST

H2H Record :

Total matches - 156
PAK won - 92
SL won - 59
NR - 04,
Tied - 01,

Pitch Report :

The pitch at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad will a balanced surface that mean benefit both batters and bowlers equally. Both spinners and pacers have found help off the surface, accounting for 19 and 18 wickets, respectively, across the last five ODIs. So pace off on a good length can be a go-to option in this clash. The teams batting first winning four of the seven games here so the toss is unlikely to impact the result of the game.

The average first innings score here is 290 runs.

Weather Report :

The temperature is expected to hover around 31°C on the Tuesday with 55% humidity and 14 km/hr windspeed. There are no chances of rain during the game.

Probable XI :

Pakistan :

Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Shadab Khan, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf.

Sri Lanka :

Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis (wk), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka (c), Dushan Hemantha, Dunith Wellalage, Kasun Rajitha, Matheesha Pathirana.

Preview :

In the 8th match of the ODI World Cup 2023, Pakistan will go head-to-head against Sri Lanka at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. The Men in Green started their campaign in the flagship tournament with a comprehensive win against Netherlands, while the island nation were demolished by South Africa the other day too. But, in their previous encounter last month, Sri Lanka got the better of Pakistan at the Asia Cup 2023, which will keep them in good stead in their upcoming fixture.

After the initial struggles in the first match of the ODI World Cup 2023, the batting lineup of Pakistan made a steady comeback to put a competitive score on the board against Netherlands, with Mohammad Rizwan and Saud Shakeel registering fifties to their name. In the bowling side of things, Pakistan were put under some pressure in the early part of their batting innings by the Dutch, but with the help of a spirit comeback spell from Haris Rauf and Hasan Ali, they won the match by 81 runs.

On the other hand, Sri Lanka had a field day with the bat against South Africa, with Kusal Mendis, Charith Asalanka, and the captain Dasun Shanaka scoring quick-fire fifties, but still, it wasn’t enough to chase down a massive total in excess of 400. Earlier, the bowling lineup of Sri Lanka was collectively poor in the absence of Maheesh Theekshana, who is currently recovering from an hamstring injury.

Team Guide

Makes various team combinations with the help of these information.

*Pakistan*

Mohammad Rizwan :

Mohammad Rizwan has been among the most consistent players in Pakistan in the white ball cricket. Rizwan was played a crucial inning of 68(75) against Netherlands in the first game at the same venue. Since the start of 2022, Rizwan has scored 897 runs at an average of 49.83 in ODIs. Rizwan also solid head to head record against the SL, with 222 runs at an outstanding average of 110.0. One of the best pick from wicket keeper section.

Babar Azam :

Babar Azam is just amazingly consistent in the 50-over format. He is coming from consecutive fifteis in warm-ups. He has 525 runs at an average of 58.3 and a strike rate of 82.42 in ten ODI innings against the Sri Lanka. The Pakistan skipper has also amassed a half-century and three tons against them. Another safest c/vc pick.

Fakhar Zaman :

Fakhar Zaman has 332 runs at an average of 36.9 and a strike rate of 87.8 against SL in ODIs. The southpaw has registered a string of low scores in the last few innings, but he is a quality batter. Zaman will look to regain his form and provide a blistering start to Pakistan. Punt pick.

Imam-ul-Haq :

Imam-ul-Haq is the quality opening batter who's has scored 463 runs at an average of 38.6 and struck at 78.7 in the ODIs this year, including five half-centuries. Overall he's scored 2991 runs at an average of 49.85 in 67 ODIs, which includes 19 fifties & 9 tons. The opener also smashed 178 runs at an average of 59.3 in four outings against the SL. Good pick.

Saud Shakeel :

Saud Shakeel was the man of the match in his first World Cup outing, scored much needed 68(52) runs in the first game against the Netherlands. He's also smashed 75 runs off just 53 ball in warm-up game against the NZ recently at the same venue. Punt pick.

Iftikhar Ahmed :

Iftikhar Ahmed is the useful batting allrounder, he has been an important part of the team with impressive performances in the middle order. He garnered a dazzling knock of 83 runs in the second warm-up match against Australia. The allrounder averages 107.0 with the bat against the SL and also picked three wickets with the ball. Punt pick.

Shadab Khan :

Shadab Khan is star allrounder, who's looking in good form with the ball in recently concluded Asia cup. If the conditions suit him, Shadab can pose a major threat to the SL batters. He'd played just eight matches against the SL, scored 55 runs & gets 14 wickets in these. Will be a best c/vc pick for grand league.

Shaheen Afridi :

Shaheen Afridi is the biggest threat to the SL team. Afridi is known for his deadly bolts with the new ball and provides breakthroughs for fun. The SL team has been preparing hard to counter him, but the quality of Shaheen is unmatched. Overall he's a good record in this format picked up 87 wickets with the economy is 5.45 in 45 matches. Shaheen Shah Afridi is Pakistan's highest wicket-taker this year with 25 wickets (avg. 22.04). Will be a best c/vc pick from bowling section.

Haris Rauf :

Haris Rauf displayed his bowling prowess against Netherlands in first game, capturing three wickets. He aims to replicate this performance in the upcoming match. Overall he has picked up 56 wickets in just 29 matches so far. The right arm pacer also taken seven wickets in just three matches against the SL. Solidifying his status as a top pick for any fantasy Team.

Hasan Ali :

Hasan Ali is an experienced pacer, who's finally succeed to find his place in the ODI team after more than a year and took 2/33 in his comeback game. He's scalped 93 wickets in 61 ODIs so far and also looking in rhythm in warm-ups matches. Punt pick.

Usama Mir :

Usama Mir is the promising young legbreak bowler, who was the bowled impressively in both warm-ups matches. He has played just 8 matches so far and picked up 11 wickets in these. Punt pick.

*Sri Lanka*

Kusal Mendis :

Kusal Mendis is a reliable top-order batter, who's played fantastic inning 158(87) in second warm-up game & he was shown great intent with his firey knock 76(42) in last game. Mendis has been in fantastic form of late and will look to continue the good run. However, his ODI record against Pakistan isn’t great, as he averages a mere 32.5 in 4 innings. Overall he's scored 3291 runs in 113 ODIs at an average of 32.58. In the recent Asia Cup, Mendis hit 270 runs at an average of 45.00, which included two 90s. His consistent performance makes him a valuable choice for this match.

Sadeera Samarwickrama :

Sadeera Samarwickrama is the young talented top order batter who's known for his consistency in domestic circuit. He's played 24 ODIs so far and scored 638 runs at an average of 31.90. He was batted well in the recently concluded Asia Cup played some crucial knock. He was was the third-highest run-scorer in the recent Asia Cup (215) at an average of 35.83 and strike rate of 89.21. But he's managed to scored just 54 runs in four innings against the Pak. Will be a best punt pick for this match.

Dimuth Karunaratne :

Dimuth Karunaratne is a technical sound batter but he isn't in form from couple of matches. Overall he's scored 1301 runs at an average of 32.52, which includes 11 fifties & a century. Will be a best c/vc pick for grand league.

Pathum Nissanka :

Pathum Nissanka is a right-handed batsman from Sri Lanka. He has smashed 1396 runs in his 41 matches ODI career so far. Pathum Nissanka made 819 runs at an average of 43.1 in 21 innings in this year. He has got starts in the recelty past matches but has failed to convert them into big scores. He will be hoping to help his side with good starts in this match.

Charith Asalanka :

Charith Asalanka was brilliant in the recently concluded Asia Cup scored some crucial runs and also took couple of wickets. Asalanka has played just a game South Africa, and scored unbeaten 49* runs in that game. Asalamka was top run getter for SL in last game, scored crucial 79 runs. Keeping his form in mind, he must find a place in your fantacy team.

Dhananjaya de Silva :

Dhananjaya de Silva is the star allrounder from Sri Lanka. He has smashed 1736 runs and grabbed 44 wickets in his 83 matches ODI career so far. But he hasn't able to make any impact two matches against the Pakistan. Safest c/vc pick.

Dasun Shanaka :

Dasun Shanaka has led his side well and has been quite successful as a captain and played a fighting knock (68 off 62) in the last game. He has scored 1272 runs and has taken 27 wickets playing in 68 matches in this format. But he's managed to scored 113 runs at an average of 37.7 in three innings against the Pakistan. He was shown his all-round capabilities in Asia Cup impressed with both bat & ball. Must have pick.

Dunith Wellalage :

Dunith Wellalage was the impressed everyone with his all-round capabilities in recently concluded Asia Cup. He was scalped nine wickets and scored crucial 86 runs. He dismissed India’s top three of Rohit, Gill and Virat. The young allrounder scored 195 runs and 20 wickets in his 16 matches career so far. He will be another punt pick for this game.

Maheesh Theekshana :

Maheesh Theekshana has been rather new to the team's setup but has been quite impressive with his performances. He has played just 27 games where he has mustered 44 wickets and also bowled well earlier in Asia Cup scalped eight wickets. Theekshana has a wicket at an average of 42.0 and a strike rate of 54.p in a innings against the Pakistan. Good pick.

Matheesha Pathirana :

Matheesha Pathirana has been the one of the top wicket-taker in the 2023 Asia Cup. The youngster has 11 scalps. Pathirana has taken a wicket every 26.30 ball so far and will look to build on this record. His performance will be vital to stop the in-form Pakistan's batters, especially at the death. He has just played 11 games where he has taken 16 wickets but has immense talent. Good pick.

Kasun Rajitha :

Kasun Rajitha will be lead Srilankan pace attack in this tournament. He's scalped 36 wickets in 29 matches so far. Rajitha loves to bowl in India, scalped seven wickets in just four innings. Must have pick.

Lahiru Kumara :

Lahiru Kumara has a great potential as a fast bowler, showcasing his ability to deliver blistering pace and effectively generate movement in the ball. In 26 ODI matches, he has taken 34 wickets at an economy rate is 6.42. He has two wickets in as many matches against the Pakistan. Good pick.

Details Analysis

Cheat sheet

Pakistan ODIs

WK :

Mohammad Rizwan –

2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 2dwn
68(75), 103(94)*, 86(73)*, 2(5), 63(79)*, 44(50), 67(79), 2(7), 21(22), 9(15), 24(28), 32(34), 54(41)*, 42(34)*,

Mohammad Haris–

3dwn, 5dwn, 4dwn, 3dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 4dwn
3(9), 17(8)*, 63(54), 14(13), 26(21), 38(33), 11(13)

Batter :

Babar Azam (c) –

1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn
5(18), 90(59), 80(84), 29(35), 10(24), 17(22), 151(131), 60(86), 53(66), 0(3), 1(5), 107(117), 54(62), 65(66), 49(46)

Imam-ul-Haq–

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open
12(15), 16(11), 1(10), 9(18), 78(84), 5(14), 13(30), 91(105), 61(94), 90(107), 24(26), 60(65), 6(12), 11(14)

Fakhar Zaman–

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open
15(19), 22(24), 4(11), 27(50), 20(31), 14(20), 27(33), 30(34), 2(6), 33(64), 14(17), 19(26), 180(144)*, 117(114),

Saud Shakeel - Left Arm Orthodox

3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, DNB, 2dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 7dwn
68(52), 75(53)*, 9(6), DNB, 3(8),59(72)*, 7(16) , 3(3)

Abdullah shafiq–

Open, Open, Open, 2dwn, 2dwn, Open, Open, Open, 1dwn
12(16), 14(25), 52(69), 19(23), 7(16), 2(5), 27(35), 15(31), 15(18)

All-rounder :

Shadab Khan– Legbreak Googly

6dwn, 3dwn, 5dwn, 6dwn, 5dwn, DNB, ABN, 5dwn, 5dwn, 6dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 6dwn, DNB, DNB, 4dwn
32(34), 9(8), 16(11), 3(3), 6(10), DNB, ABN, 4(2)*, 3(8), 48(35), 39(50), 14(15), 21(10)*, DNB, DNB, 48(28)*
1/45(8), 1/69(10), DNB, 1/55(9), 1/71(10), 0/35(7), 0/57(9), 4/27(7), 3/42(10), 0/53(10), 1/1(1M), 2/67(9), 0/45(10), 1/56(10), 1/41(10), 0/47(9),

Ifthikhar Ahmed– Right Arm Off-break

4dwn, 2dwn, 6dwn, 5dwn, 4dwn, DNB, 4dwn, 5dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn
9(11), 83(85), 7(3)*, 47(40), 23(35), DNB, 109(71)*, 17(24), 30(41), 94(72)*, 28(22), 12(19), 11(28), 66(85), 25(53)
1/16(3), DNB, DNB, 3/50(8), 0/52(6), 0/24(4), DNB, 0/21(2), 3/52(9), 0/10(1), DNB, 0/44(5)

Mohammad Nawaz– Left Arm Orthodox

5dwn, 5dwn, DNB, 4dwn, ABN, DNB, 6dwn, 5dwn, DNB, 5dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn
39(43), 50(42), DNB, 12(12), ABN, DNB, 30(25), 11(9)*, DNB, 8(10)*, 8(9), 3(5)
1/31(7), 1/34(6), 0/55(7), 0/26(7), 0/55(8), 1/13(2), 2/45(9), 0/26(5), 0/40(7), 0/55(8), 1/53(10), 4/38(10)

Agha Salman– Right Arm Off-break

6dwn, 4dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, ABN, 3dwn, 4dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn, DNB, 4dwn, 4dwn
10(9), 33(23)*, 23(32), 12(21)*, ABN, 5(14), 38(31)*, 14(15), 7(29), 58(76), 31(29), DNB, 7(10), 45(43)
DNB, 1/60(8), DNB, 0/11(1), 0/21(4), DNB, 1/3(2), DNB, DNB, 0/49(9), 1/42(9), 0/34(5), 0/15(2), 2/42(10)

Bowler :

Shaheen Afridi –Left Arm Fast Medium

1/37(7), 0/25(6), 2/52(9), 1/79(10), 1/42(7), 4/35(10), 2/27(5), 2/31(10), 2/58(10), 2/9(4), 3/46(10), 1/34(6), 2/53(9), 2/63(10),

Haris Rauf– Right Arm Medium

3/43(9), 1/97(9), 0/36(4), 0/27(5), 4/19(6), 3/58(9), 2/16(6), 0/48(7), 5/18(8), 1/45(8), 2/37(8), 4/78(10), 2/65(10), 0/41(7)

Hasan Ali– Right Arm Medium fast

2/33(7), 0/23(6), 1/66(8), 0/28(6), 1/53(9), 2/48(10),

Mohammad Wasim– Right Arm Medium fast

1/63(8), 1/58(7), 0/25(3), 0/35(10), 3/40(10), 2/50(8), 2/35(5), 0/46(7), 1/43(8)

Usama Mir– Legbreak

2/31(5), 2/68(10), 1/61(10), 0/18(3), 2/53(8), 4/43(10), 0/66(10), 1/61(10), 1/42(10),

Zaman Khan - Right Arm Fast

0/39(6), 1/40(5), 2/61(10), 0/47(7), 0/55(9), 2/47(9),

Abrar Ahmed - Leg break

Domestic
1/45(10), 2/53(10), 1/51(10), 1/67(10), 0/33(8), 3/25(7),

Sri Lanka ODIs

WK :

Kusal Mendis –

1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn
76(42), 158(87)*, 22(19), 17(34), 91(87), 15(16), 50(73), 92(84), 5(21), 43(52), 34(43)*, 25(42)*, 10(14), 1(16)

Kusal Parera -

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open
7(15), 32(24), 0(2), 17(8), 9(7), 0(2), 73(81), 120(122), 14(15)

Batter :

Pathum Nissanka –

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open
0(3), 30(38), 68(64), 2(4), 29(44), 6(7), 40(60), 41(40), 14(13), 23(33), 104(113), 101(102)*, 0(1), 75(85),

Dimuth Karunaratne –

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open,
8(14), 2(18), 18(17), 32(35), 1(3), 83(92), 30(56), 33(51), 7(9), 103(103),

Dasun Shanaka (c) – Right Arm Medium

5dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 4dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, DNB, DNB, 5dwn, 5dwn
68(62), 3(17), 0(4), 2(4), 9(13), 24(32), 5(8), 14(21)*, 1(2), DNB, DNB, 5(20), 0(1)
0/36(6), DNB, DNB, 0/18(3), 0/24(3), 3/28(9), 0/32(2), 1/16(3), DNB, 1/37(3), 1/30(5), 1/18(4), 1/0(1)

Sadeera Samarwickrama –

2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, Open, 2dwn, DNB, 2dwn, 2dwn
23(19), 39(54)*, 2(3), 0(2), 48(51), 17(31), 93(72), 3(8), 54(77), 19(23), 17(18)*, DNB, 1(3), 26(35)

Charith Asalanka –

3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, DNB, DNB, 3dwn, 3dwn
79(65), 12(27), 18(32), 0(1), 49(47)*, 22(35), 10(23), 36(43), 62(92)*, 36(36), DNB, DNB, 2(8), 63(65)

All-rounder :

Dhananjaya de Silva – Right Arm Off-break

4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 5dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, DNB, 4dwn, 4dwn, 3dwn
11(14), 22(31), 55(79), 4(2), 5(7), 41(66), 6(17), 14(19), 2(7), 4(8), DNB, 93(111), 23(31), 42(35)*
0/39(4), 0/15(3), 0/12(2), DNB, 0/28(6), 0/28(10), 0/18(4), 2/12(2), 1/35(10), DNB, 0/37(4), 0/25(7), 0/18(2), DNB

Dunith Wellalage - Left Arm Orthodox

6dwn, 5dwn, 7dwn, 6dwn, 6dwn, 6dwn, 6dwn, 6dwn, DNB, 5dwn, 6dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 6dwn
0(1), 0(1), 10(24), 8(21), 0(1), 42(46)*, 3(3), 33(39)*, DNB, 14(27), 21(22)*, 21(18), 31(19), 13(19)
1/81(10), 0/61(8), 1/57(6), 0/7(2), 1/40(9), 5/40(10), 1/26(10), 2/36(4), 1/30(7), 1/41(10), 2/10(3), 1/47(10), 1/41(8), 2/44(10)

Dushan Hemantha – Legbreak

6dwn, 8dwn, 7dwn, DNB, DNB*, 7dwn*, 6dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 5dwn,
5(13), 11(9), 13(25), DNB, DNB, 9(4)*, 22(20), 15(25), 11(12), 37(42),
0/58(6), 1/45(9), DNB, 2/49(10), 1/1(1), 0/28(6), 0/50(9), 3/22(8), DNB, 1/59(10),

Chamika Karunaratne - Right Arm Fast Medium

6dwn, 8dwn, 6dwn, 6dwn, 6dwn,
10(10), 20(14), 2(8), 8(5), 24(42),
2/55(7), 3/3(2), 3/56(8), 1/60(8), 0/26(5),

Bowler :

Maheesh Theekshana – Right Arm Off-break

1/42(9), 1/41(10), 3/69(9), 1/62(10), 2/19(8), 4/31(7), 4/34(10), 4/25(8), 3/31(9), 3/41(10)

Kasun Rajitha – Right Arm Medium

1/90(10), 1/18(8), 0/39(6), 0/30(4), 0/29(7), 4/79(10), 0/29(7), 1/25(5), 1/22(4), 1/17(6), 0/35(6), 2/28(4), 3/19(9)

Lahiru Kumara – Right Arm Medium

1/58(6), 1/30(6), 1/17(2), 1/30(5), 1/33(5), 3/22(8), 1/26(6)

Matheesha Pathirana – Right Arm Medium

1/95(10), 0/42(4), 0/21(2), 3/65(8), 0/31(4), 3/58(10), 1/63(10), 4/32(8), 0/16(3), 1/61(10), 2/18(3), 4/23(6), 1/44(6), 1/66(10)

Dilshan Madushanka - Right Arm fast Medium

2/86(10), 0/38(7), 0/32(7), 3/18(7), 1/49(10), 3/15(5),

Cheat Sheet

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