WI vs LKA 3rd ODI match prediction 14 Mar 2021

WI vs SL Match Predictions and Betting Tips

The 3rd ODI between West Indies and Sri Lanka is scheduled to take place in North Sound, on March 14. I have collected the top WI vs SL Match predictions and betting tips from the game for you.

West Indies won their first two ODIs against Sri Lanka, effectively winning the three match series. Evin Lewis scored 103 runs and was the player of the match in the 2nd ODI. Sri Lanka had set a tough target of 273 runs in the match for West Indies. In the game, Danushka Gunathilaka and Dinesh Chandimak were responsible for the bulk of the runs for Sri Lanka with 96 and 71 runs to their name. Shai Hope and Evin Lewis brought down Sri Lanka's morale in the game with an opening partnership of 192 runs. West Indies then proceeded to win the match with 5 wickets and only 2 balls remaining. I have collected the top WI vs SL betting tips from the game for you to have a happy weekend.

WI vs SL Player Bets

The players from the two teams have been playing pretty consistently. Darren Bravo, Jason Mohammad, Oshada Fernando, and Pathum Nissanka are a few players you can bet under for their poor performances. I have selected three winning WI vs SL player betting tips from the match, to get you to win.

Danushka Gunathilaka to score over 23.5 runs

The opener for Sri Lanka had debuted in his first ODI against West Indies in 2015. This is the first time he has gotten face to face with them post that. Danushka Gunathilaka has played 39 innings in his ODI career, with 1400 runs from them at an average of 36.84. He has played tremendously against West Indies so far in the tournament. While he was able to perform well in only 1 T20I, he has already scored 96 and 55 runs in the two ODIs. He has played 37 innings as an opener, and scored 1357 runs from the innings. This averages to 37.69, but his performance has only gotten better with time.

Gunathilaka did not play any ODI in 2020, but from the 7 games he has played in 2019 and 2021, he has scored 443 runs. This comes out to an average of 63.29, where he scored above the target in 6 of the 7 games. The two games he played in the tournament were his first games in West Indies, and also his first 2 games under the current skipper Dimuth Karunaratne. While Sri Lanka wasn’t able to win either match, Gunathilaka managed an average of 75.5 from the two games. Gunathilaka has shown some of his best performances in the 3rd match of the series. In 8 such matches, he has scored 398 runs at an average of 49.75, which bodes well for our bet. Sportsbet.io has offered odds of 1..85 for Danushka Gunathilaka to score over 28.5 runs from the game.

Evin Lewis to score over 28.5 runs

The second bet is for the player of the previous match, and the opener for West Indies. Evin Lewis has played 50 ODI innings in his career and scored a total of 1778 runs from them. This averages 37.82, but Lewis has shown much better play in recent years. In his last 10 matches, he has scored a total of 489 runs which averages to 54.33. Moreover, his last 5 matches were at home and he scored a massive 376 runs from them. This is an average of 75.2 runs and he scored over the target in 4 of the 5 matches.

Evin Lewis has also had tremendous play against Sri Lanka in the past. He has played a total of 4 matches against the team and scored 343 runs (103, 65, 148, 27) runs from the games, at an average of 85.75! Considering his play in this series this is one of the best WI vs SL match predictions i have. You can make this bet at LeoVegas.com with odds of 1.86 for Evin Lewis to score over 28.5 runs.

Shai Hope to score over 30.5 runs

The last bet is for the second opener for West Indies, who has played consistently well in his ODIs. Shai Hope has come out to bat in 75 innings and scored a total of 3483 runs from them. This is a career average of 53.58 which is extraordinary for One Day Cricket. He has played 8 matches against Sri Lanka with 509 runs from them at an average of 63.62. In the games, he scored at least a half century in his last 5 matches. He has played the last 14 matches under the leadership of skipper Kieron Pollard. Hope scored 927 runs from these games at an average of 84.27!

Shai Hope has now opened 25 games in his career. He scored 1787 runs from the games at a massive average of 89.35. Hope has already scored 194 runs from the two games against Sri Lanka in the series, and his play in the 3rd match of the series has been amazing so far. From the 13 matches he has come out to bat in the 3rd match, he has scored 653 runs, at an average of 59.36. Shai Hope is the best player in my WI vs SL betting tips. You can make this bet at LeoVegas.com with odds of 1.86 for Shai Hope to score over 30.5 runs.