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

Australia will lock horns with Sri Lanka in their next match of ICC T20 World Cup 2021. The match will take place on October 28 at Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Both the teams are part of group 1 in the tournament. England, West Indies, South Africa, and Bangladesh are the other teams that are also part of the same group.

Australia defeated South Africa in their opening game of super 12 round by 5 wickets. Sri Lanka outplayed Bangladesh in their previous match by 5 wickets. Both Australia and Sri Lanka have played 16 T20Is before, out of which both the teams won 8 matches each. Ahead of Australia vs Sri Lanka tie of ICC T20 World Cup 2021, here we take about Sri Lanka’s predicted playing XI against Australia.

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

Kusal Perera (WK)

Kusal Parera might be the wicket-keeper in the next game as well. He is the primary wicketkeeper for Sri Lanka in T20 World Cup 2021. In the last game, he got out for 1 run while playing as an opener. However, he is expected to get more opportunities by the team. In 4 matches so far, he has scored 45 runs with the highest knock of unbeaten 33 in one game.

Pathum Nissanka

Pathum Nisanka will be the other opener in the team. In the last game against Bangladesh, he got a good start with 24 runs, but could not take his innings further. With 90 runs in 4 games, he is the 2nd highest run-getter for the team so far and has shown good performance in the tournament.

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Charith Asalanka

Charith Asalanka was the star performer in the last game. He smacked a match-winning knock of unbeaten 80 runs against Bangladesh. In just 2 games, he has scored 86 runs at an average of 86. With his exceptional performance in the last game, the team will retain him at the no.3 spot in the next game as well.

Avishka Fernando

Avishka Fernando might be another player who might be picked in the next game. He has not been able to perform effectively in the tournament so far. In 4 games, he has scored 32 runs at an average of 16. However, he is a good choice at the middle-order for the team.

Bhanuka Rajapaksa

Bhanuka Rajapaksa also played a crucial knock in the last game. He smacked a quickfire of 53 runs off 31 balls and helped Asalanka to chase the target for the team. In 4 games in the T20 World Cup 2021, Rajapaksa has scored most 96 runs for the team. With such good form, the team will not bench him in the next game.

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Dasun Shanaka (C)

Dasun Shanaka is the skipper of Sri Lanka in ICC T20 World Cup 2021 and will lead the team in the next game as well. Dasun Shanaka has scored 22 runs in 2 innings, both of them unbeaten knocks. He ia an effective batsman for the team at the lower-middle order.

Wanindu Hasaranga

Wanindu Hasaranga will be the all-rounder that will be part of the next game as well. Hasaranga has contributed with both bat and the ball in the tournament so far. In 2 innings, he has scored 77 runs with a 71-run knock in one game. With the ball, he has scalped 6 wickets in 4 games at an average of 12.33.

Chamika Karunaratne

Chamika Karunaratne will be one of the pacers in the team. The right-arm pacer has scalped 4 wickets in 4 games in T20 World Cup 2021 so far at an average of 15.75. In the last game, he bowled 3 overs and conceded just 12 runs while picking 1 wicket. With his good show, he might be part of the next game as well.

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Dushmantha Chameera

Dushmantha Chameera might be another pacer in the team against Australia. In the last game, he remained wicketless. However, he has picked 4 wickets in 3 wickets in 4 games so far at an average of 29.66. He has bowled at a good economy of 6.84.

Lahiru Kumara

Lahiru Kumara might be another pacer in the team in the next game of ICC T20 World Cup 2021. He is the joint-highest wicket-taker for the team with 8 wickets in 4 games. He has a bowling average of 8.32 and an economy of just 4.62. With such good form, he is expected to play in the upcoming games.

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Maheesh Theekshana

Maheesh Theekshana will be the full-time spinner in the next game for the team. The right-arm spinner has picked 8 wickets in just 3 games so far and is the joint-highest wicket-taker for the team. He has bowled at an amazing average of 5.62 and an economy of 5.0 in T20 World Cup 2021 so far.