AUS vs SL: Match Preview– ICC T20 World Cup 2021 Match 22

AUS vs SL: Match Preview– ICC T20 World Cup 2021 Match 22. Australia will play against Sri Lanka in their next match of ICC T20 World Cup 2021. The match will take place at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on October 28. Both the teams are part of group 1 in the tournament.

Australia defeated South Africa by 5 wickets in their previous match. On the other hand, Sri Lanka out past Bangladesh by 5 wickets in the last game. While Sri Lanka hold the 2nd spot in group 1 points table with 2 points, Australia take 3rd place with an equal 2 points.

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Talking about AUS vs SL head-to-head encounters in T20Is, Australia and Sri Lanka have played 16 T20I matches in the past. Australia have won 8 games out of these while Sri Lanka have won the rest 8. Both the teams have locked horns in 3 games in T20I World Cups. Australia won 2 times while Sri Lanka won on one occasion. In the last 5 T20I matches, Australia crushed Sri Lanka 4 times and lost once.

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AUS vs SL: Match Preview– ICC T20 World Cup 2021 Match 22

Australia

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Australia are part of group 1 in ICC T20 World Cup 2021. Sri Lanka, England, West Indies, South Africa, and Bangladesh are other teams part of group 1. In their opening game of the super 12 round, Australia defeated South Africa by 5 wickets.

Batting first, South Africa lost a few quick wickets at the start. Aiden Markram scored 40 runs while batting at no.4. However, other batsmen could not come up with a good score as the team reached 118-9 in 20 overs. Later, Australia’s Steve Smith smacked 35 runs while Marcus Stoinis hit an unbeaten 24 to win the match for the team by 5 wickets.

Australia Squad: Aaron Finch (c), Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins (vc), Josh Hazlewood, Josh Inglis, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Kane Richardson, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Swepson, Matthew Wade, David Warner, Adam Zampa

Sri Lanka

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Sri Lanka are also part of group 1 in the tournament. Earlier, the team topped the group A points table in the 1st round and qualified for super 12 round. In their opening game of the super 12 round, Sri Lanka defeated Bangladesh by 5 wickets.

Batting first, Bangladesh posted a good total of 171-4 on the scoreboard with Mohammad Naim’s 62 runs and Mushfiqur Rahim’s unbeaten 57. Later, Sri Lanka Charith Asalanka slammed unbeaten 80 while Bhanuka Rajapaksa scored 53 to win the game for the team by 5 wickets.

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Sri Lanka Squad: Dasun Shanaka (c), Kusal Janith Perera, Dinesh Chandimal, Dhananjaya De Silva, Pathum Nissanka, Charith Asalanka, Avishka Fernando, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Chamika Karunaratne, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dushmantha Chameera, Lahiru Kumara, Maheesh Theekshana, Akila Dananjaya, Binura Fernando.