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Destaque no Vila Nova-GO, o meia Renan Mota, ex-Santos, Oeste e Figueirense, quer o crescimento da equipe na reta final do Série B do Campeonato Brasileiro. Segundo o atleta, a meta é fazer uma grande sequência em 2021.

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– O elenco tem se dedicado muito para melhorar o rendimento em campo e para buscar uma melhor posição na tabela da Série B. Nossa ideia é terminar o ano com vitórias e boas apresentações na competição – disse.

Renan ainda falou sobre seu crescimento no Tigrão.

– Estou muito feliz aqui no clube e trabalhando muito para melhorar meus números com a camisa do Vila Nova. Venho me dedicando para encerrar o ano com vitórias – concluiu.

O Vila Nova volta a campo nesta sexta-feira, às 21h30, quando visita o Brasil de Pelotas, pela 30ª rodada do Brasileirão da Série B. A equipe de Renan Mota ocupa a 13ª colocação na segunda divisão nacional com 37 pontos.

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Precisando de uma vitória no fim de semana contra o Fortaleza para acabar com a sequência negativa das últimas sete rodadas além da busca por sair da zona de rebaixamento no Campeonato Brasileiro, o Sport tem vivido dias de boas notícias.

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Além do anúncio de três reforços para o técnico Gustavo Florentín, casos do lateral-direito Jeferson, e dos meio-campistas Nicolás Aguirre e Vander, o avante Tréllez foi liberado pelo Departamento Médico para enfrentar o time cearense, no próximo domingo (26), na Ilha do Retiro.

Tréllez teve uma entorse no tornozelo ocorrida na partida onde o Leão perdeu por 3 a 0 para o Atlético-MG, na última rodada. Entretanto, a avaliação é de que o jogador colombiano teve um bom processo de recuperação e deve estar entre os relacionados para o próximo compromisso.

Além dele, dois dos três reforços recentes tiveram seus vínculos publicados pelo Boletim Informativo Diário (BID) da CBF, casos de Aguirre e Vander, e também são opções para Florentín fazer possíveis alterações na equipe titular.

Southampton are believed to be in talks to complete the signing of a player who Jurgen Klopp admires greatly, according to an exciting new transfer rumour.

Southampton transfer news

Saints are continuing to track potential new signings ahead of their return to the Premier League next month, with Brighton goalkeeper Jason Steele emerging as a possible target for Russell Martin.

The 33-year-old could be tempted to move to St Mary's in order to be a regular starter, and his ball-playing style from the back is thought to appeal to Martin, as he looks to bring in an upgrade on Alex McCarthy, who is considered more of a squad player.

Sao Paulo left-back Welington is also a rumoured option for Southampton, who are even said to be in pole postiion to snap him up during the summer transfer window. A £6m move to the south coast could come to fruition soon, although there is competition for his signature.

In terms of attacking reinforcements, Manchester City youngster Liam Delap is being looked at as a great addition for Saints, as he looks to seal a permanent move away from the Etihad, kicking on in his career rather than constantly being loaned out.

Southampton in talks with player Klopp admires

According to reports in Turkey [via Give Me Sport], Southampton are in talks to sign Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain from Besiktas this summer, bringing him back to the club in the process. The 30-year-old could be deemed surplus to requirements at the Turkish club and Saints are hoping to strike a bargain deal for his services.

This could be another nostalgic signing for Southampton this summer, with the newly-promoted Premier League outfit already sealing a reunion with former hero Adam Lallana, which has gone down well with many.

Bringing back Oxlade-Chamberlain wouldn't simply be for those reasons, however, and Martin will still feel that he has plenty to offer, even though his very best days are now behind him.

The midfielder arguably hasn't been the same player since suffering a serious knee injury at Liverpool in 2018, but that's not to say he doesn't still possess real quality. Klopp is well aware of that, saying of him after he left Anfield last year: “I remember early and we had our first finishing sessions and I looked and thought, ‘He didn’t score that many goals in the past, if I could shoot like you I would start in the morning at seven and finish shooting at nine or 10 o’clock because it’s incredible!’.

"So, then he started scoring these wonderful goals against [Manchester] City and in other important games. It was always a real joy to work with him."

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Oxlade-Chamberlain could provide real thrust and experience in attacking midfield areas, having won 35 caps for England, and the fact that Arsene Wenger once compared him to Wayne Rooney further outlines the ability he possesses if Saints can just keep him fit.

The details have been divulged by the network as part of its ongoing argument for a discount to their rights fees, which has become an increasingly ugly spectacle for the two parties

Daniel Brettig01-Dec-2020Private dialogue between Seven executives and Cricket Australia has been divulged by the network as part of its ongoing argument for a discount to their rights fees in what has become an increasingly ugly spectacle for the two parties.An affidavit lodged with the Australian Federal Court on Monday, written by Seven’s head of sport Lewis Martin, outlines the network’s creeping anxiety about the summer schedule and particularly its changes from the originally published fixture – released by CA on May 28 – despite the governing body’s repeated insistence that any plans needed to be subject to change due to coronavirus pandemic.It culminates in the written reproduction of conversations between Martin, CA’s head of commercial Steph Beltrame, its head of cricket operations Peter Roach, and the head of the Big Bash League, Alistair Dobson. The first conversation took place on August 7, a matter of weeks before Seven’s complaints about CA went public on August 25. The more recent exchange, between Martin and Beltrame, is reported to have taken place around November 12.Seven’s quest for a discount to its A$450 million portion of the A$1.2 billion rights deal signed alongside Foxtel in 2018 has taken it from multiple private conversations through the early part of the year, to public criticism of CA from the chief executive James Warburton since the time of its financial reporting in August, a request for independent assessment of the rights fee through the Australian Chamber for International and Commercial Arbitration, and now lodgment of court documents seeking the release of further correspondence between CA, the BCCI and Foxtel.The network’s primary complaint all along has been about the value of the BBL, which the network bought the rights to in 2018 at the same time CA confirmed plans to vastly expand it to a 14-game full home and away fixture, even though broadcast audiences had been trending down since the tournament peaked in 2016 while being aired exclusively on Ten. Much of the early part of 2020 had been devoted to meetings between the broadcasters and CA about how to improve the competition for its 10th edition.However the shift of the IPL from April to October and the subsequent postponement of the T20 World Cup in Australia from this year to 2022, meant CA needed to make substantial changes to its plans, namely to push back the Test series against India – which Seven has rights to broadcast alongside Fox Cricket – and start the home international season with ODI and T20I matches that Seven does not have rights to as a result of the 2018 deal. Seven is arguing these changes were made due to the wishes of the BCCI, rather than circumstances forced by Covid.In the August 7 conversation reproduced by Martin, he discusses the changes with Dobson and Roach.Subsequent to this conversation, Warburton went on a public attack against CA, stating on August 25: “It’s been frustrating with Cricket Australia, that’s for sure. Ultimately … they need to look at what is possible to deliver, stop talking about international borders being closed, or borders being closed, and start to look at what really is the season we are going to deliver. Like we have done with the AFL, our obligation then is to really deliver something for the fans and the players and to put our best foot forward for all of our commercial partners as well.”But, at the moment, you pick up the paper every day and you read four or five different things. You have got the Australian T20 and one-day captain saying one thing, you have got the coach saying another, you have got BBL franchises talking about no international players – or [having more] grade cricketers. We could send the cameras down for free to telecast grade cricket.”On August 28, Warburton escalated his rhetoric further, referring to CA as “the most incompetent administration I’ve ever worked with, and going on to say: “This is not an acceptable product and we will not support the season. Cricket Australia have an obligation to deliver a competition of no lesser standard than the past. What a bumbling, stumbling administration. How stupid to schedule international cricket against the BBL and drain the resources of a competition already under pressure. It’s a joke and it rips off the fans.”The November conversation, again reproduced by Martin, has him debating the schedule with Beltrame, who is left to state the obvious.At the same time as it released these conversations and requested access to more correspondence, Seven argued for privacy in terms of the terms of its media rights agreement with CA. “The terms of the MRA are confidential and many of its terms are commercially sensitive to Seven,” Martin wrote. “The public disclosure of those terms would be likely to prejudice Seven’s ability to negotiate future rights agreements both with CA and other sporting bodies.”Prior to the release of the affidavit, CA’s interim chief executive, Nick Hockley, decried Seven’s approach to seeking a rights discount at a time when the summer was well underway.”With so much positivity around Australian cricket, it is disappointing that Seven West Media has again chosen to use the media to talk our wonderful game down,” Hockley said. “CA has maintained all along our commitment to delivering a thrilling summer of cricket and on behalf of all involved, be that governments, partners, players and staff, I’m proud to say we are doing just that. We remain confident in our contractual position.”We continue to have tremendous respect for the hardworking people across Channel 7’s cricket and news broadcast teams and congratulate them on the substantial increase in ratings cricket has delivered them to date this season. We have, and will continue to, fulfil our obligations to our partners and supporters by scheduling a brilliant summer of cricket, despite the cost and complexity of doing so given the current public health situation.”As for Martin’s public positioning, he told in October: “We love our cricket and we are hoping there will be a sustainable outcome for the sport. Seven is the home of cricket. We love cricket, but we are looking for a sustainable outcome in these dynamic times.”

Kieran McKenna's precarious situation at Portman Road has, no doubt, added a lot of unnecessary distractions to proceedings in Suffolk when transfer targets should be the main priority.

Ipswich will just be praying that he stays put instead of heading out of the door to the likes of Brighton and Hove Albion or Manchester United, with a report from football journalist David Ornstein stating that he could sign a brand new deal very shortly to put an end to all this unwanted speculation.

If that is the case, Ipswich will soon look to press on with a number of deals, which includes this Tottenham Hotspur defender being reportedly on the agenda.

Ipswich looking at hijacking deal

Lilywhite Rose podcast contributor John Wenham has speculated that Ipswich are in for Spurs defender Japhet Tanganga this summer, stating that there was "some talk" involving the 25-year-old wanting to test himself in the Premier League, having starred on loan with Millwall last season in the division below.

This would see Ipswich hijack a potential deal between the Lions and Spurs, with the Mirror reporting earlier in the month that Tanganga was going to relocate to the Den permanently after being allowed to head for the exit door for good by his parent club.

How Tanganga compares to Tuanzebe

Excelling in the second-tier in patches with Millwall – scoring two goals when coming up from the back from 18 total games in the league – Ipswich might view the 6-foot defender as a smart purchase to add strength in depth to the defensive areas ahead of the major step-up.

The two-time England U21 international would also push Axel Tuanzebe all the way on his arrival too, with the wantaway Spurs man capable of playing either at right-back or in a centre-back spot much like the former Man United defender.

Tuanzebe vs Tanganga – head-to-head stats this season
Stat	Tuanzebe	Tanganga
Matches played	18	18
Goals scored	0	2
Assists	1	0
Accurate passes per game	42.1	25.4
Clean sheets	4	5
Interceptions per game	1.3	1.4
Balls recovered per game	5.1	3.3
Clearances per game	1.9	3.3
Duels won	4.2	4.7
Stats per Sofascore

Similar in many aspects of their game when glancing at the table above, with Tanganga beating his Ipswich counterpart in some areas defensively with more duels won and more clearances registered per game this season just gone, the 25-year-old would be a good utility option to get into the building this summer.

Tanganga's addition to the Ipswich ranks could even begin to be the end of Tuanzebe in a Tractor Boys strip, with the ex-Red Devils man burning a significant hole in the Suffolk club's back pocket at £20k-per-week considering his in-and-out nature in the first-team.

With Tanganga pocketing a healthy £25k-per-week, Tuanzebe potentially exiting could finance a deal to take place for the Spurs defender to join.

The 26-year-old did start the last four Ipswich games of the season, performing to the best of his ability when the pressure was on with six duels won on the final day, but Tanganga could now be viewed as an upgrade on the high earner.

Once described as being an "outstanding" talent by Gabriel Agbonlahor when still aiming to make it at Spurs, with the defender amassing 50 first-team appearances across a number of seasons, Portman Road might now be his next permanent home where he might show off his Millwall best regularly even when making the leap up.

Able to offer Ipswich more depth in the centre-back spots as well, with more numbers arguably needed here as well to compete with the likes of George Edmundson and Cameron Burgess, Tanganga looks to tick a lot of boxes when it comes to summer buys coming in that are ready to battle away in the top-flight.

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He is remembered as arguably Sri Lanka’s finest seam bowlers of the 1970s

ESPNcricinfo staff11-Sep-2020Former Sri Lanka seamer Tony Opatha has died from a suspected stroke on Friday morning in Colombo, at the age of 73. He was in hospital for past several days.Opatha had played five ODIs, across the 1975 and 1979 World Cups, and was known as a domestic stalwart through the 1970s, playing for the Air Force – of which he was a serviceman – and the Nondescripts Cricket Club. He also played a year of club cricket in Ireland, and later played in the Netherlands.He is remembered as arguably Sri Lanka’s finest seam bowlers of the 1970s, largely due to his brisk pace and control. He had been among the islands’ first cricketers to play club cricket in England and was influential in creating similar opportunities for other Sri Lankan players of the era.Opatha also infamously led Sri Lanka’s rebel tour to South Africa in 1982-83 as a player-cum-manager, for which he and his teammates were given life bans and attracted harsh judgement from both Sri Lanka’s government and the island’s cricket establishment. Opatha eventually won back some acceptance; in 2018, he was among 49 players to be honoured by Sri Lanka Cricket for their services to cricket.

There has been a suggestion this week that an in-form striker who is scoring once every five shots he takes this season wants to sign for Celtic in the summer transfer window.

Celtic transfer news

The Hoops continue to be linked with new signings ahead of this summer, with Brendan Rodgers wanting to add fresh blood to his squad, even if they do seal yet another Scottish Premiership crown.

Cremonese midfielder Charles Pickel is one potential target for Celtic, with scouts sent to watch the "charismatic" ace in action, while Brondby goalkeeper Patrick Pentz has emerged as an option to replace the soon-to-be-retired Joe Hart when he hangs up his boots at the end of the season.

He isn't the only 'keeper who has been mooted as Hart's successor between the sticks, however, with Liverpool stopper Caoimhin Kelleher linked, too, should he look to leave the Reds and aim to be first-choice elsewhere. That won't be the case for him there as long as Alisson is around.

It is also important for Celtic to retain the services of some of their most influential players, and left-back Greg Taylor falls into that bracket, proving to be a consistent performer. He is now expected to sign a new deal at Parkhad, acting a significant boost.

Celtic back to sign red-hot striker

Speaking to The Daily Record, Steve Evans backed Bristol City star Tommy Conway to make a move to Celtic this summer, suggesting that he would be keen on heading to Parkhead: "The last player I recommended Celtic should sign, when I got a call from the manager, was the boy who went from MK Dons who’s now worth multi-millions (Matt O'Riley).

"I see a lot of Celtic – they’re the only club other than Rotherham that I’d have left Stevenage for – and if you’re asking me, could Conway play at Celtic? Absolutely. Get in the car and go today, he could play there.

"But he’s also at a very good football club here with lots to achieve and if I was Liam Manning I’d be saying to the board, ‘we need to keep players like that, if we’re genuinely going to challenge for the Premier League.' He might want to go to Celtic, but you can’t (let him), he’s a gifted boy."

Conway would be such an exciting addition to Celtic's squad, should all parties be keen on a move being agreed in the summer, having shone so much for Bristol City this season.

Still only 21 years of age, the Scotland Under-21 international has 10 goals in 26 Championship starts in 2023/24 to date – that comes from just 53 shots, with a near one-in-five average – and his overall record for his current side stands at 25 strikes in 91 outings. Former manager Nigel Pearson has been an admirer for some time, too, saying back in 2022 that he is "very hungry for success and he works exceptionally hard and on a physical level and a psychological level".

Appearances

38

Starts

26

Goals

10

Assists

1

Shots per game

1.4

Key passes per game

0.6

Pass completion rate

84.6%

Conway could be a new attacking star at Celtic, adding firepower and competition for places, so Rodgers should be looking to heed Evans' advice and snap him up.

A Sky Sports reporter has lifted the lid on some talks between Chelsea and an "elite manager", with Mauricio Pochettino leaving Stamford Bridge by mutual consent on Tuesday.

Pochettino exit confirmed after Chelsea announcement

Uncertainty surrounded the future of Pochettino in the build up to Tuesday evening, despite a brilliant end to the Premier League campaign where the club qualified for Europe after winning all of their last five league games, averaging nearly three goals per game in that run.

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As well as this, Pochettino guided Chelsea to a Carabao Cup final and FA Cup semi-final, with the Blues also finishing just five points off a top four place in the end. While the first half of 2023/2024 clearly wasn't good enough, especially after Todd Boehly and co pumped over £400 million into Pochettino's squad last summer, there was at least a hint of positivity and something to build upon towards the latter stages.

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However, the board clearly couldn't see a way forward with the ex-Spurs boss, and the feeling was apparently mutual. Chelsea announced that Pochettino has left the club by mutual consent, with Boehly, Behdad Eghbali, Laurence Stewart and Paul Winstanley now tasked with finding the Argentine's replacement.

Even before Pochettino's departure, Chelsea were doing their due-diligence on managerial candidates, in the event he left. Roberto De Zerbi has been discussed internally as a top candidate at Chelsea, according to some reports, with the Italian also keen to make the move to west London.

It's also believed that Boehly could even consider former head coaches to succeed Pochettino. Antonio Conte has been linked with a surprise return to Chelsea, with Thomas Tuchel named as another potential option as he prepares to part with his £10.5m-a-year salary at Bayern Munich.

Chelsea hold "loose talks" with Tuchel to replace Pochettino

According to Sky Sports reporter Florian Plettenberg, Chelsea have held loose talks with Tuchel over replacing Pochettino, and the German has been "waiting" for his former side's official announcement over parting company with their now-ex manager.

Given how bitterly things ended between Tuchel and the current Chelsea board nearly two years ago, it would be a shock to see him make the return, but he certainly has his credentials given that he even guided them to a Champions League title in 2021.

Called an "elite manager" by Paul Ince, defender Ben Chilwell has also praised Tuchel as an "unbelievable" coach.

“As players, we have confidence in the manager. We know we are not going to get a better manager,” said Chilwell (via Standard Sport).

“I am not just saying it, he is unbelievable. I think he has a lot of trust in us. Now there’s that stability, which could have potentially been tricky, is now resolved it is up to us to work and try and get consistency on the pitch."

Aston Villa may have had a major say in the 2023/24 Premier League title race following their stunning 2-0 win over Arsenal on Sunday.

The Gunners were the form team in the top flight heading into the game, going undefeated this year, but Villa shocked the home side with two late goals to secure all three points.

It was precisely the tonic they needed after failing to defeat Brentford last weekend with several players shining against Mikel Arteta’s side, most notably Youri Tielemans.

Youri Tielemans’ stats vs Arsenal

The Belgian may have endured an underwhelming first few months at Villa Park – starting just four league matches until the turn of the year – but he has enjoyed a purple patch of late.

Since January, the former Leicester City gem has grabbed three assists and scored once in the top flight, emerging as a key player for Unai Emery which culminated in a wonderful display against Arsenal.

Youri Tielemans' statistics for Villa against Arsenal
Assists	1
Big chances created	1
Key passes	1
Total duels (won)	10 (6)
Tackles	4
Via Sofascore

He was deployed alongside John McGinn at the heart of the midfield and registered an assist along with making one key pass, creating a big chance, and succeeding with 100% of his dribble attempts, proving to be a nuisance going forward.

Tielemans even shone defensively, winning six of his ten ground duels contested while making four tackles and two interceptions during the clash. With no Douglas Luiz due to suspension, this was a vital outing from the former Leicester man.

This performance surely merits another start against Lille in the second leg of their Europa Conference League quarter-final tie on Thursday, and he could be joined by Leon Bailey, who also proved he is undroppable after enjoying an excellent cameo from the bench.

Why Leon Bailey is now undroppable at Aston Villa

The Jamaican winger is enjoying a special season for Villa, scoring 13 times along with notching 12 assists across all competitions. He has been Villa’s most dangerous attacking threat alongside Ollie Watkins this term.

Surprisingly, he found himself dropped to the bench against the Gunners, with Emery favouring Moussa Diaby on the right of his midfield.

With just under half an hour to go, Bailey came on for Diaby and immediately looked lively as he attempted two dribbles, won three of his five total duels and lost possession just four times.

With six minutes of normal time remaining, Bailey converted at the far post to put Villa 1-0 up. Watkins doubled the advantage just minutes later to secure a famous victory, which also meant the side had done the league double over the north Londoners.

The winger was given a match rating of 7/10 for his display by Birmingham Live, and he should come back into the starting XI against Lille on Thursday.

Once hailed as a “standout” by journalist Ashley Preece despite a tough start to the season under Steven Gerrard last year, his displays under Emery have allowed him to showcase his true talents, becoming one of Villa's most important players in the process.

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The side that best adapts to the ground’s particular challenges will win

The Preview by Andrew Fidel Fernando25-Feb-2020Big pictureAs the action moves from the leafy surrounds of the SSC to the jungles of the southeast, both teams may ponder their shortcomings from the first game. Neither middle-order quite fired. West Indies lost five wickets for 68 runs while Sri Lanka might reflect they could have done better than lose their first four wickets within 57 runs after a century opening stand, then their next four for 61. Sri Lanka’s spinners failed to produce wickets through the middle overs and West Indies’ quicks were modest under the pressure of a tight finish.But although these are clearly flawed teams, they also appeared to be evenly matched. Aside, perhaps, from Sri Lanka’s 111-run opening stand, there was no sustained period of dominance from either side. A wicket would fall to clip a burgeoning stand short or a spate of boundaries would frequently break the shackles. Each side has promising young players – most notably Keemo Paul and Wanindu Hasaranga from the first match – and captains who took over in moments of crisis last year. Both sides have relatively settled XIs for now, but several players are only a few bad performances away from having their places questioned.Given the similarities, it may be the side that best adapts to the Sooriyawewa ground’s particular challenges that wins. There can sometimes be a fierce crosswind at the venue. Sri Lanka have occasionally used the wind to the advantage of their swing bowlers, but have more often found that it messes with bowlers’ accuracy and flight. Batsmen, meanwhile, have had success largely targeting the downwind side of the ground, and hit aerially into the wind at their peril.Form guideWest Indies LWWWL
Sri Lanka WLLWWShai Hope follows the ball off his bat•AFP via Getty ImagesIn the spotlightSri Lanka’s fielding has happily lent itself to comic comparisons in the past few years, but an outstanding all-round effort on Saturday has hinted that the age of slow-motion dives and slapstick fumbles may be over. It wasn’t quite a flawless effort, but almost – no catches were dropped, two run outs were clinically affected and the ground fielding was reliable. Coach Mickey Arthur has spoken glowingly about the improvements in Sri Lanka’s fielding standards over the last few months, and so far, his team seems to be proving him right.Shai Hope, Saturday’s only centurion, has been putting together quite a record in recent years. His overall ODI average is impressive enough at 51.90, but his average as an opener is 91.88 after 21 innings, and seven of his nine centuries have come from the top of the order. Perhaps even more consequential to this series is his average in Asia, which after 15 innings, is a whopping 123.66. With so many of his team-mates capable of making rapid runs, Hope is increasingly the trunk around which West Indies build their innings.Team newsKieron Pollard seemed averse to the idea of making many changes to the XI. They may toy with the idea of bringing in left-arm spinner Fabian Allen for Hayden Walsh Jr, who took two wickets, but conceded 38 runs from five overs.West Indies (possible): 1 Sunil Ambris, 2 Shai Hope (wk), 3 Darren Bravo, 4 Roston Chase, 5 Nicholas Pooran, 6 Kieron Pollard (capt), 7 Jason Holder, 8 Fabian Allen, 9 Keemo Paul, 10 Alzarri Joseph, 11 Sheldon CottrellWith Thisara Perera’s bowling in the Powerplay having proved successful in the first ODI, Sri Lanka may stick with the same XI.Sri Lanka (possible): 1 Dimuth Karunaratne (capt), 2 Avishka Fernando, 3 Kusal Perera (wk), 4 Kusal Mendis, 5 Angelo Mathews, 6 Dhananjaya de Silva, 7 Thisara Perera, 8 Wanindu Hasaranga, 9 Isuru Udana, 10 Lakshan Sandakan, 11 Nuwan PradeepPitch and conditionsGenerally, the Sooriyawewa pitch is one of the quicker tracks in the country though that is not to say it doesn’t also take turn. It is also one of the hottest venues in the country, but if the wind is around, the players may get some relief.Stats and trivia West Indies have never won an ODI series in Sri Lanka. Their best result came in December 1993, when they drew 1-1. Shai Hope averages over 60 in each of the last two calendar years, which is largely when he has opened the innings. Outside opening the innings, his best record is at No. 5, where he has batted three times and averages 42.5. Lakshan Sandakan has gone wicketless in seven of his last eight ODIs. Though he also has not been granted a consistent place in the XI through that period.