Sri Lanka will take on Namibia in the First Round Match 1 of the T20 World Cup 2022 at the Kardinia Park, Geelong on Sunday (October 16) afternoon.

Both teams are part of Group A along with Netherlands and UAE and the top two teams from the group will move to the Super 12 stage, starting on 22nd October. Sri Lanka cricket team is coming into the tournament on the back of a historic Asia Cup win. Sri Lanka won their only warm-up game, defeating Zimbabwe by 33 runs.

On the other hand, Namibia won their last T20I series by 3-2 against Zimbabwe. The team won their only warm-up game against Ireland by 11 runs, defending a small total of 138 runs. Sri Lanka beat Namibia by 7 wickets in their only T20I clash at the T20 World Cup 2021.

SL vs Nam First Round Match 1 Details

• Venue: Kardinia Park, Geelong
• Date & Time: Oct 16, 2022, at 9:30 AM IST
• Live Streaming: Star Sports Channels and Hotstar App

Sri Lanka vs Namibia 2022 Match Probable Playing XIs

Sri Lanka

P. Nissanka, K Mendis (WK), D. de Silva, D. Gunathilaka, B. Rajapaksa, D. Shanaka (C), W. Hasaranga, C. Karunaratne, D. Chameera, M. Theekshana, P. Madushan

Namibia

S. Baard, M van Lingen, D. la Cock, J. Nicol Loftie-Eaton, G. Erasmus (C), J. Frylinck, D. Wiese, J. Smit, Z. Green (WK), B. Scholtz, B. Shikongo

Sri Lanka vs Namibia T20 Head-to-head Record

Weather Report - 15°C, Cloudy skies

Pitch Report - Batting-friendly

Avg. 1st Innings Score - 173 runs (1 T20I played)

Toss Record - Teams batting second win 100% times (1 T20I played)

Top Picks for SL vs Nam T20 World Cup 2022 Fantasy Cricket

Sri Lanka Team

Namibia Team

SL vs Nam T20 World Cup 2022 Howzat Fantasy Team

• Wicketkeeper: K. Mendis
• Batters: P. Nissanka, B. Rajapaksa, G. Erasmus, M. van Lingen
• All-rounders: W. Hasaranga, D. Wiese
• Bowlers: D. Chameera, B. Scholtz, M. Theekshana, B. Shikongo

• Captain: W. Hasaranga/K. Mendis
• Vice Captain: D. Wiese/B. Shikongo

 HOWZAT Fantasy Team for SL vs NAM T20 World Cup Match 1 

NOTE: The Howzat team above is just a suggestion. You can select your team and play all the fantasy cricket matches of the T20 World Cup 2022. Also, don’t forget to make changes to your team once the playing 11 of both teams is declared 30 minutes before the start of the match. Download your favorite Howzat fantasy app and select your own team now!