West Indies bowl vs Sri Lanka, Hetmyer not in the XI

West Indies Opt to Bowl in First ODI Against Sri Lanka

West Indies won the toss and chose to bowl first in the first ODI of Sri Lanka’s tour of the Caribbean, with West Indies bowl vs Sri Lanka, Hetmyer not in the XI, as they look to capitalize on the early movement at Sabina Park. This being a day game, West Indies believed their bowlers could extract some movement from the surface earlier in the day.

West Indies do not have Shimron Hetmyer in their XI, though he is named in the squad. Justin Greaves looks set to open alongside John Campbell. With captain Shai Hope, Sherfane Rutherford and Roston Chase make up the middle order. Jayden Seales, Shamar Joseph and Alzarri Joseph are the frontline seam options.

Sri Lanka’s Lineup

Sri Lanka, meanwhile, have also appeared to make a change at the top order, bringing Kamindu Mendis to the opening position. Their attack is made up of two frontline spinners, and two frontline quicks in Dushmantha Chameera and Asitha Fernando. Allrounder Milan Rathnayaka plays his second ODI.

This is the first ODI at Sabina Park since 2022.

Team Lineups

Sri Lanka XI: 1 Pathum Nissanka, 2 Kamindu Mendis, 3 Kusal Mendis (capt, wk), 4 Pavan Rathnayake, 5 Charith Asalanka, 6 Janith Liyanage, 7 Wanindu Hasaranga, 8 Milan Rathnayake, 9 Maheesh Theekshana, 10 Dushmantha Chameera, 11 Asitha Fernando

West Indies XI: 1 John Campbell, 2 Justin Greaves, 3 Keacy Carty, 4 Shai Hope (capt.)(wk), 5 Sherfane Rutherford, 6 Roston Chase, 7 Matthew Forde, 8 Gudakesh Motie, 9 Alzarri Joseph, 10 Shamar Joseph, 11 Jayden Seales