LKA vs ZAF 1st ODI match prediction 2 Sep 2021

SL vs SA 1st ODI Predictions & Betting Tips

Sri Lanka and South Africa will be engaging in a three-match ODI series battle starting September 2, Thursday. All the three matches will be played at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. This series also adds to our opportunity list to mint cash and therefore I have accumulated three of the best betting tips from the SL vs SA head-to-head battle.

Sri Lanka must be pumped after beating India in the T20I series recently at home. Although it was against India’s third string squad after they were hit by a COVID-19 scare, still I would say every victory counts. Especially, when the team was down and out and not winning anything in this format, they needed that win to boost their confidence ahead of this series against South Africa.

The performance in that series against India, got Wanindu Hasaranga and Dushmantha Chameera IPL deals with Royal Challengers Bangalore. On the other hand, we have the Proteas, who have won the last five One-Day Internationals against the Lankans. That is a mental advantage Temba Bavuma and co will be walking in with. With an enthralling series up our sleeves, we have plenty to make from it as well. Therefore, I have arranged for three of the best betting tips from the SL vs SA 1st ODI head-to-head clash.

SL vs SA 1st ODI Player Bets:

The bookmakers have their hands full in this cricket season as they have yet another series to work on and this time it's Sri Lanka and South Africa. Whenever South Africa is in concern, Janneman Malan and Rassie van der Dussen cannot be ignored. Kusal Perera too is a hot pick from the SA vs SL 1st ODI head-to-head encounter.

Rassie van der Dussen to score over 30.5 runs

Maintaining a monstrous average in One-Day International cricket is a task and not many have been able to do it. There are very few players in international cricket who have been able to achieve and maintain such a feat and Rassie van der Dussen is one of them. I know its early days but this lad has already played 26 matches and has racked up 969 runs. The average at which he has scored - 74.53, shows the kind of class he belongs to in this particular format of the game.

He has played 5 matches against Sri Lanka and the right hander has an average of 56.00. I feel he loves to stay unbeaten at the crease! In this ongoing calendar year, Dussen has played 5 matches and has 262 runs against his name at a mammoth average of 87.33. While batting at no. 4 for South Africa, van der Dussen has been maintaining an average of 72.00! Need I say more? Dafabet is the place to be right now where you will get your hands on odds of 1.87 for the man to score over 30.5 runs in the SL vs SA 1st ODI match prediction.

Janneman Malan to score over 31.5 runs

South Africa’s latest unearthed gem at the top of the batting order - Janneman Malan is my next tip. The 25-year-old cricketer has stunned the selectors and has paid their faith off with his performance in limited overs cricket internationally. Janneman Malan has featured in five ODIs so far and has amassed 489 runs at an astounding average of 120.75! Yeah, you have read that alright!

In four matches, Malan has notched up 331 runs in the ongoing calendar year at an unrealistic average of 165.50. In 62 List A matches in his career so far, the right-handed batsman has scored 2749 runs at an impressive average of 50.90. In his last 6 50-over knocks, Malan has scored three half-centuries and one massive unbeaten hundred. Dafabet is offering odds of 1.87 for Janneman Malan as well to score over 31.5 runs in the SL vs SA 1st ODI match prediction.

Kusal Perera to score over 28.5 runs

Lastly, I have the Sri Lankan top order batter Kusal Perera as my next and ultimate tip from this forthcoming fixture. He was deemed to be the next Sanath Jayasuriya of this Sri Lankan outfit in almost every format of the game. Not that he has had a bad career, Perera has played quite a lot of cricket and has been impressive as well. In 107 ODIs, the Jayasuriya-esque left hander has scored 3071 runs at an average of 31.65.

He has played 15 of them against South Africa, scoring 384 runs at an average of 29.53. Perera has gone on and scored 1259 ODI runs on his home turf at an average of almost 35.00. In the ongoing year, the southpaw has been scoring runs at an average of 41.00. In fact, in the first ODI of any series, Perera has racked up 788 runs at a very decent average of 43.77. Dafabet yet again is offering odds of 1.87 Kusal Perera to score over 28.5 runs in the SL vs SA 1st ODI match prediction.