AUS vs SL Dream11 20th Match Prediction | Australia vs Sri Lanka ICC World Cup 2019
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.
Best Performance in the World Cup:
Sri Lanka: Champions in 1996 edition.
Australia: Champions in 1987, 1999, 2003, 2007 and 2015 editions.
Match Schedule
Australia vs Sri Lanka
Venue: Kennington Oval, London
Time: June 15, 03:00 PM
Head to Head in ODIs
Matches: 91
Australia won: 56
Sri Lanka won: 31
Tied: 00
No result: 04
The surface and the weather at the Kennington Oval, London
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
Also read: AUS vs SL Grand League Team Prediction
AUS vs SL Team News: (After TOSS)
- Jason Behrendorff in for Coulter Nile.
- Milinda Siriwardena in for Suranga Lakmal.
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.
TOSS: Sri Lanka have won the toss and opted to field first
AUS vs SL Playing11
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
Players in focus
David Warner
- The flamboyant opener averages has been in terrific nick so far in the World Cup. In the 4 matches so far, he has got scores of 89*, 3, 56 and 107.
- He has scored 3 centuries against this opposition from 16 innings. 106 is what he got the last time he played against Sri Lanka in a One-day game.
Steven Smith
- The unorthodox batsmen has already scored two fifties from 4 fixtures in this World Cup.
- His last three scores against Sri Lanka are 72, 58 and 30.
Mitchell Starc
- The return of Mitchell Starc has definitely given a big aid to the Australian side.
- The lanky left-arm seamer has taken 23 wickets against this opposition from just 13 matches. In his last 5 ODIs against Sri Lanka, he has scalped 12 wickets.
Pat Cummins
- In recent times, Pat Cummins has been the leader of Australia’s pace attack.
- He has taken 12 wickets in his last 5 ODIs.
Dimuth Karunaratne
- The Sri Lankan skipper is holding this drowning ship in this World Cup when it comes to batting.
- From three innings in this World Cup so far, he has accumulated 159 runs at a steaming average of 79.5.
Kusal Perera
- The wicket-keeper batsmen got 78 in the last innings he played in Sri Lanka’s win over Afghanistan.
- He is a brute force and can change the course of the game anytime. He has got a fifty against Australia from 9 innings.
Lasith Malinga
- The veteran fast bowler has been doing good and has taken 3 scalps from 2 matches so far.
- His record against Australia has been really good as he has scalped 47 wickets from 27 matches and is just 3 wickets shy of completing 50 scalps.
- In his last 5 ODIs against Australia, he has taken 9 wickets.
AUS vs SL Dream11 Team