After defeating Pakistan in their previous encounter comprehensively by 41 runs, the reigning champions Australia will now take on Sri Lanka in their next World Cup fixture which will be played at the Kennington Oval in London.
Meanwhile, Sri Lanka who were involved in two back-to-back abandoned games would be eyeing their second win of the competition when they face the mighty Aussies. Their last two matches were against Pakistan and Bangladesh which were washed out without the coin being flipped.
Sri Lanka: Champions in 1996 edition.
Australia: Champions in 1987, 1999, 2003, 2007 and 2015 editions.
Australia vs Sri Lanka
Venue: Kennington Oval, London
Time: June 15, 03:00 PM
Matches: 91
Australia won: 56
Sri Lanka won: 31
Tied: 00
No result: 04
A good batting surface is on offer at the Kennington Oval. Sunshine along with some cloud covers is expected with minimal chances of rain. It is definitely a 300+ wicket.
Matches: 71
Won batting first: 28 (41%)
Won batting second: 40 (59%)
No Result: 03
Highest Total: 398/5 (50 Ov) by NZ vs ENG, June 12, 2015
Lowest Total: 103/10 (41 Ov) by ENG vs SA, May 22, 1999
300+ Totals: 22
400+ Totals: 00
Australia squad to face Sri Lanka:
Aaron Finch (c), Steven Smith, Shaun Marsh, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Alex Carey (wk), David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Mitchell Starc, Jason Behrendorff, Kane Richardson, Nathan Lyon, Pat Cummins, Adam Zampa.
Sri Lanka squad to face Australia:
Dimuth Karunaratne(c), Thisara Perera, Nuwan Pradeep, Lasith Malinga, Suranga Lakmal, Kusal Perera (wk), Dhananjaya de Silva, Angelo Mathews, Kusal Mendis (wk), Lahiru Thirimanne, Jeffrey Vandersay, Isuru Udana, Milinda Siriwardana, Avishka Fernando, Jeevan Mendis.
Australia: Aaron Finch, David Warner, Steven Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Usman Khawaja, Shaun Marsh, Kane Richardson, Jason Behrendorff, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Alex Carey.
Sri Lanka: Angelo Mathews, Isuru Udana, Thisara Perera, Kusal Mendis, Milinda Siriwardene, Nuwan Pradeep, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dimuth Karunaratne, Lahiru Thirimanne, Kusal Perera, Lasith Malinga
David Warner