SL vs AUS: Mitchell Marsh is back to lead Australia, which means that there is no place for Steve Smith in the playing XI
Sri Lanka and Australia will go head-to-head against each other in what is expected to be a mouth-watering clash with a lot at stake, especially for Australia.
Australia will have to win the game against Sri Lanka in order to keep their chances of making it to the Super Eight in their own hands, having lost the last game that the former T20 World Cup champions played in the ongoing edition of the Men’s T20 World Cup.
The positive thing for Australia before the important clash is the availability of regular captain Mitchell Marsh, who is back to lead the side in what is a do-or-die game for them. Other than Marsh, Australia have also included Cooper Connolly and Xavier Bartlett for the game in question.
Sri Lanka, on the other hand are sitting comfortably on top of the table in their group, having won their first two matches by good margins, and would want to register their third win.
The home team has made one change by including experienced batter Kusal Perera in place of Kamil Mishara, and would hope for him to get going against a strong bowling lineup that Australia possess.
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SL vs AUS: Captains’ Opinion
Dasun Shanaka, Sri Lanka’s captain, said that they have decided to field first. Shanaka admitted that it is one of the important that this is the most important games of the competition
Mitchell Marsh, the Australian captain, said that he is fit and ready for the game and added that they weren’t at their best in the last game.
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SL vs AUS: Playing XI
Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis (wk), Pavan Rathnayake, Dasun Shanaka (c), Kamindu Mendis, Dushan Hemantha, Dunith Wellalage, Dushmantha Chameera, Maheesh Theekshana, Matheesha Pathirana
Mitchell Marsh (c), Travis Head, Cameron Green, Tim David, Josh Inglis (wk), Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Cooper Connolly, Xavier Bartlett, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa
SL vs AUS: How does the Pitch at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium Looks
The pitch for this highly anticipated contest is expected to be good for batting, meaning that we can be in for a run fest with both teams having some hard-hitting batters at their disposal. As far as the expectations from the point of view of bowlers are concerned, they should look to execute slower balls and cutters to keep the batters in check and mix their lengths as being predictable might lead to them leaking boundaries.
If we talk about the spinners, they will have to bowl wicket to wicket in order to dictate terms in the middle phase of the innings.
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