Road Safety Series 2022 Semi-Final, SL-L vs WI-L: Match Preview, Key Players, Cricket Exchange Fantasy Tips

Dwayne Smith in action in 2022 Road Safety Series

The Sri Lanka Legends are set to take on their West Indies counterparts in the second semi-final of the 2022 Road Safety World Series. The winner of the match will face either India Legends or Australia Legends for the title clash on October 1.

The Sri Lanka Legends finished the league stage at the top of the points table. The last year’s runners-up won four out of their five league matches, while one of them ended in a rain-affected no-result. The Tillakaratne Dilshan-led side is one of only two teams with an unbeaten run in the league stage this season, alongside hosts India.

The West Indies Legends, on the other hand, finished fourth on the points table. They secured two wins and sustained one defeat from their five league fixtures, with two of them ending in a no-result. Their lone defeat of the season came in their final league match, which they lost to Australia Legends by eight wickets with 29 balls to spare.

Key Players

• Dwayne Smith has whacked 189 runs from three innings for West Indies Legends to emerge as the second highest run-getter of the season behind Shane Watson.
• Tillakaratne Dilshan is the third best batsman of the 2022 Road Safety World Series, in terms of number of runs scored. The legendary opener has piled up 174 runs from four innings for the Sri Lankan Legends.
• Nuwan Kulasekara, with eight wickets, is topping the wicket-taking charts of the season.

Match Details

Venue: Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium, Raipur
Date & Time: September 29 at 7:30 PM IST
Live Streaming: Colors Cineplex & Voot App
Live Commentary: CREX

Pitch Report

The conditions here are known to be favourable for batters. The venue has staged two completed matches so far this season, with the average first innings score being 186.

Cricket Exchange Fantasy Tips

Wicket-Keeper: William Perkins
Batters: Tillakaratne Dilshan, Dilshan Munaweera, Kirk Edwards, Upul Tharanga
All-Rounders: Dwayne Smith, Sanath Jayasuriya, Chaturanga de Silva
Bowlers: Nuwan Kulasekara, Krishmar Santokie, Sulieman Benn

Captain: Dwayne Smith
Vice-Captain: Tillakaratne Dilshan

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