AUS vs SL: Australia’s Predicted Playing XI Against Sri Lanka - ICC T20 World Cup 2021, Match 22

Australia will lock horns with Sri Lanka in their next game of ICC T20 World Cup 2021. The AUS vs SL match will take place on October 28 at Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Both the teams are part of group 1 in the tournament. Australia defeated South Africa in the last match by 5 wickets.

Sri Lanka outplayed Bangladesh by 5 wickets in the previous game. Both Sri Lanka and Australia have faced each other 3 times in T20 World Cup tournaments before. Sri Lanka won 1 match while Australia bagged wins on 2 occasions. Ahead of AUS vs SL match in T20 World Cup 2021, we take a glance at Australia’s predicted playing XI against Sri Lanka.

AUS vs SL: Australia’s Predicted Playing XI Against Sri Lanka – ICC T20 World Cup 2021, Match 22

Aaron Finch (C)

Aaron Finch is the skipper of Australia in ICC T20 World Cup 2021 and will lead the team in the next game as well. In the last game, he got out for a duck against South Africa. However, he is an experienced batsman and a dangerous hitter too. He will look to come up with a good show in the next game.

David Warner

David Warner struggled with his form during the warm-up game. In the last match against South Africa, he showed little momentum. He scored 14 runs before losing his wicket to Kagiso Rabada. In the next game, he will open the innings with Finch and look for a brilliant knock.

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Mitchell Marsh

Mitchell Marsh managed to score 11 runs in the last game. He might be another player who can be part of the team in the next game. He has batted at the no.3 spot during the warm-up games too. Along with the bat, he can also contribute with the ball.

Steven Smith

Steve Smith will be a part of the team in the next game. So far, the right-handed batsman has done a commendable job in the tournament so far. He played crucial knocks during the warm-up games. In the last match against South Africa, he played a crucial knock of 35 runs for the team. Smith is in a very good batting form and the team cannot risk benching him in any game.

Glenn Maxwell

Glenn Maxwell will be another player in the next game. Since IPL 2021, Maxwell has been in an amazing batting form while playing at UAE. In the warm-up matches too, he played good knocks. In the last game, he scored 18 runs. With the ball, he picked 1 wicket and conceded just 24 runs in his 4 overs. Hence, Maxwell is a handy occasional spinner for the team.

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Marcus Stoinis

Marcus Stoinis is another batsman who might be part of the team in the next game of T20 World Cup 2021 against Sri Lanka. In the last game, he played a crucial knock of unbeaten 24 runs for the team and took his team to victory. In the war-up games too, he played some good knocks. He is a great all-rounder for the team and an effective medium pacer.

Matthew Wade (WK)

Matthew Wade will be the wicket-keeper for the team in the next game. He is the primary wicketkeeper for the team in T20 World Cup 2021. In the last game, he came out to bat a tense situation when the team lost 5 wickets while chasing. However, he batted well and got the winning runs with his unbeaten 15 runs.

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Pat Cummins

Pat Cummins will be one of the pacers in the team in the next game. In the last match, he picked 1 wicket in his 4 overs while conceding just 17 runs. He is a crucial pacer for the team and also the vice-captain of the team. He will surely play the next game.

Mitchell Starc

Mitchell Starc will be another pacer in the team in the next game. He bowled a brilliant spell in the last game. He grabbed 2 wickets in his 4 overs while giving away 32 runs. He strengthens Australia’s bowling attack and is one of the crucial pacers for the team.

Josh Hazlewood

Josh Hazlewood will be another pacer who will play for Australia in the next game. In the last match, he bowled a spectacular spell. In his 4 overs, he conceded just 17 runs and scalped 2 wickets. Hence, he is in a good form and the team will not think of benching him in the next game.

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Adam Zampa

Adam Zampa will be the spinner in the next game. The leg spinner bowled a superb spell in the last game against South Africa. He picked 2 wickets. He also gave away only 21 runs in his 4 overs. Hence, Zampa is a crucial in-form bowler for the team and the team will pick him in the next game as well.