TFG Fantasy Pundit: Fantasy cricket tips for SL v ZIM 1st ODI at Galle

Overview 

Sri Lanka will take on Zimbabwe in the opening ODI at Galle. The hosts have called in a few new faces to their squad and Zimbabwe might continue to experiment with their team too. That said, we would still recommend you to pick the experienced Lankan and Zimbabwean players. We expect the pitch to play slow and low. Rain too is expected for this clash. 

Probable 11 

SL- Gunathilaka, Dickwella, Mendis, Tharanga, Mathews, Gunaratne, Pradeep, Sandakan, Chameera/Dananjaya, Madhushaka, Malinga 

ZIM- Mire, H Masakadza, Ervine, Williams, Raza, Moor, Waller, Cremer, Chatara, Mpofu, Ngarwa/W Masakadza

Players who cannot be missed 

Dickwella- He will open the batting and loves attacking the ball in the powerplay. Could make the inexperienced Zimbabwe seamers pay. 

Williams- Always classy the veteran all-rounder. He will surely contribute with both bat and ball. A captain material too. 

Malinga- He is surely not at his very best, but given the wobbly Zimbabwe batting, he could really run through them. We expect some wickets from slinga.

Raza- He is the utility cricketer who can make a difference in fantasy leagues. Not a specialist, but very effective. 

Stats 

N Pradeep- Has picked up 6 wkts in his last 3 odis. Overall, he has taken 24 wkts in 20 games. 

Cremer- Has 90 wkts to his credit in 76 odis. His best figures are 6/46. 

Dickwella- Has a strike rate of 96 in this format and his last three scores have been 73, 7, 41. 

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Happy Hunting!!!

(Disclaimer: The TFG Fantasy Pundit 11 has been picked after taking into consideration various factors and analysis. The writers and editors of The Fan Garage are not responsible for any decisions taken by readers of this article while playing any fantasy league game. This article has been written with the sole purpose of providing a direction to choosing a good Fantasy team for the match mentioned in the article.)

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