Oman vs Sri Lanka – T20 Betting Tips

Oman will face Sri Lanka in the second T20I of the two-match series at the Al Amerat Cricket Ground Oman Cricket on Saturday. 

The game will be a do-or-die one for the home team after falling short in the opener on Thursday where they suffered a defeat by 19 runs. 

The management will be hoping that the players will improve their performance and level the series. 

On the other hand, the Islanders will be coming in the contest feeling confident after securing a rather comfortable win in the first fixture. 

The coaching staff will be hoping that the players will continue producing similar kind of performances in the future matches as well.

Oman Form and Team News: 

After suffering a defeat in the first T20I, Oman might look to tweak their playing XI for the series decider. 

The most concerning thing for the team management will be the performance of the top-order where the top-four batters only managed to post 19 runs in the first match.

The coaching staff will make sure the batters must understand that a similar kind of performance will not going to be enough in the upcoming International Cricket Council (ICC) T20 World Cup qualifiers where they are placed alongside Bangladesh, Scotland and Papua New Guinea.

In the batting department, the home team will be heavily relying on the likes of openers Kashyap Prajapati, Jatinder Singh, Aqib Ilyas, captain Zeeshan Maqsood, Mohammad Nadeem and wicketkeeper-batter Naseem Khushi to score bulk of the runs and give the bowlers something to bowl with. 

On the bowling front, the onus will be on the likes of pacers Kaleemullah, Fayyaz Butt, Nadeem along with the spin trio of Ilyas, Khawar Ali and Maqsood to produce timely breakthroughs. 

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Sri Lanka Form and Team News: 

Despite producing a decent performance in the series opener, Sri Lanka are likely to make some changes in order to give the remaining players much-needed practice ahead of the ICC T20 World Cup qualifiers. 

The team management will not be pleased with the bowling performance in the first fixture where despite claiming the first four wickets for just 23 runs while defending 162, the home team managed to post 143 runs for the loss of eight wickets in their allotted 20 overs. 

In the batting department, the visitors will be relying on the likes of in-from Avishka Fernando, captain Dasun Shanaka, wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Chandimal and Kamindu Mendis to score bulk of the runs and put the opposition under pressure. 

On the bowling front, the onus will be on the likes of pacers Nuwan Pradeep, Lahiru Kumara, Chamika Karunaratne along with the spin duo of Maheesh Theekshana, Akila Dananjaya to dismantle the home team’s batting lineup. 

Odds by Casumo

According to the Casumo sportsbook, Sri Lanka will be favorites to win the second and final game of the two-match series played at Al-Amerat Cricket Ground. For this final T20I game, Oman are placed at 7.50 odds, while Sri Lanka placed at 1.07 odds

Our Tipster Angle

Both teams will be coming in the fixture with contrasting level of confidence after a rather one-sided affair in the first T20I. 

Looking at teams on paper, Sri Lanka look a far solid unit compared to the hosts who struggled despite playing in their home conditions. 

Therefore, the prediction is for Shanaka-led unit to secure another win and complete a series sweep on Saturday. 

Tip 1-Avishka Fernando to continue his decent form in the series finale

After struggling to deliver scores for Sri Lanka in the T20I series against South Africa, rookie opener Avishka Fernando managed to break his run drought against Oman. The right-handed batsman played exceedingly well and finished the innings with the top-score of 83 not out of 59 balls with the help of three fours and five sixes. So we can expect opener Avishka Fernando to score 20 runs or more against [email protected]

Tip 2-Nuwan Pradeep to lead the bowling attack for Sri Lanka

Experienced pacer put in a splendid bowling performance in the opening game of the T20I series played against Oman. The 34-year old conceded only seven runs and claimed two wickets from two overs bowled against Oman. 

In 16 T20Is, Nuwan Pradeep has claimed 15 wickets at an economy rate of 9.41. So we are expecting pacer Nuwan Pradeep to take one wicket or more against [email protected]

Conclusion

Expect Sri Lanka to beat Oman and complete a clean sweep in the two-match T20I series.

1. Opener Avishka Fernando to score 20 runs or more against Oman- Sri [email protected]
2. Pacer Nuwan Pradeep to take one wicket or more against Oman- Sri [email protected]

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