If you are lucky enough to start the match on time without being interrupted by the rain these days, this match is sure to get even hotter. This is because the opening victory of the three-match T20 series is crucial for both teams to complete a successful tournament.
This is the first time in six years that the current World Twenty20 champions, Australia, have reached the full format of the tournament, and Sri Lankan spectators are eager to watch the tournament. According to the International Cricket Council's Twenty20 rankings, Sri Lanka is ranked 9th and Australia is currently ranked 5th.
Australia and Sri Lanka first met in a Twenty20 match at the first World Cup in South Africa in 2007, when Australia defeated Sri Lanka by 10 wickets. Since then, there have been 22 Twenty20 matches between the two countries, of which 12 matches have been won by tourists and 9 matches have been won by Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka's tour of Australia this year ended in a draw in Melbourne, with Australia winning the Super Over.
The Kangaroos, the winners of the Twenty20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates, have gone on to win the series 4-1 against Sri Lanka and 1-0 against Pakistan. "Sri Lanka will enter the Twenty20 World Cup with a 4-1 loss to Australia and a 3-0 defeat to India after the World Cup in Dubai," said skipper Dasun Shanaka at a media briefing yesterday.
"We have a few players in our squad who have played in the mighty Indian Premier League. They have twenty international experience and have completed the tournament well. We have a good chance to move forward in this tournament. We have the best batsmen in the T20I. And there are talented players in every field. The bowling department is also in a good strong position. All our players play lightly without undue pressure, ”said Dasun Shanaka.
If skipper Dasun Shanaka, who is known as the leader and the greatest striker in the T20I, scores another 53 runs in this tournament, he will become the 8th batsman to score 1,000 runs in the T20I.
The 24 - year - old 24 - year - old Wanindu Hasaranga has so far played in 35 Twenty20 Internationals and taken 57 wickets in 33 innings in the Indian Premier League. He took 26 wickets in 16 matches in the Indian Premier League, finishing second among the bowlers in the tournament, still a week away. Wanindu's performance in the last five Twenty20 Internationals, taking 13 wickets, has raised Sri Lanka's hopes. Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Kusal Mendis, Danushka Goonetileke, Charith Asalanka and Pathum Nissanka have become key links in strengthening the Sri Lankan front.
Nuwanindu Fernando, a newcomer to the Sri Lanka squad, played for the Sri Lanka Development Squad during the tour of England, while playing for the Chennai Super Kings in the Mahesh Theekshana IPL made headlines. Intelligent Australian batsmen with wisdom cannot avoid being a headache.
There is a theory on world cricket that every opponent should burn Aaron Finch at the first opportunity he gets, like a strong horseman with no heart in batting. He is such a dangerous batsman. Finch has scored 2741 runs in 89 T20I matches with two centuries and 16 half-centuries. 35-year-old left-arm opener David Warner has scored 2554 runs in 88 matches so far, scoring 364 runs in the last 10 innings of the Indian Premier League with four half-centuries. Glenn Maxwell is also a prolific batsman, with bowlers such as Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Swepson and Marcus Stoinis among the wickets.
Sri Lanka T20 squad: Dasun Shanaka (captain), Pathum Nissanka, Danushka Goonetileke, Kusal Mendis, Charith Asalanka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Nuwanindu Fernando, Lahiru Madushanka, Vanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Dushmantha Chameera, Kasun Rajitha, Kasun Mathi, Ramesh Mendis, Mahesh Theekshana, Praveen Jayawickrama, Lakshan Sandakan.
Australia Twenty20 squad: Aaron Finch (captain), Sean Abbott, Ashton Agar, Jose Hazlewood, Josh English, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Jay Richardson, Kane Richardson, Steve Smith, Mitchell Stark, Warner.
Weather forecast for cricket match
The first Twenty20 match between the touring Australian cricket team and Sri Lanka will be played at the R.R. There is no report of torrential rain in the area around the Premadasa Stadium this afternoon, said the Director of the Forecasting Division of the Meteorological Department, Mrs. Shiromani Jayawardena. When inquired, she said there was a chance of light rain for about 10 minutes around 6 pm and the threat of rain would gradually subside by nightfall.
However, on the 8th (tomorrow) Colombo Rs. She also stated that the rain will not affect the area around the Premadasa Stadium.
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