Australia vs Sri Lanka LIVE: Will Shanaka's Lions tame Aaron Finch & Co.?

Australia vs Sri Lanka LIVE: Will Dasun Shanaka’s Lions tame Aaron Finch-led Aussies? Follow Live updates

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Australia vs Sri Lanka LIVE: Australia, Sri Lanka look to build on winning starts – Australia will look to build on their opening game win over South Africa when they take on Sri Lanka in their second game of the T20 World Cup. Both Australia and Sri Lanka registered wins in their opening games. A […]

Australia vs Sri Lanka LIVE: Australia, Sri Lanka look to build on winning starts – Australia will look to build on their opening game win over South Africa when they take on Sri Lanka in their second game of the T20 World Cup. Both Australia and Sri Lanka registered wins in their opening games. A win on Thursday will give the teams a better chance to make the semis, and both teams will be hoping to do so in Dubai.

Australia vs Sri Lanka LIVE: Will Shanaka’s Lions tame Aaron Finch led Aussies?

Australia got their campaign off to a fine start as they clinched a crunch win over South Africa. In a tricky chase of 119, Australia needed Marcus Stoinis to get them over the line in the final over of the second innings to kick start their campaign on a positive note. Aaron Finch and Co. will be aiming to continue their juggernaut when they face Sri Lanka.

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The Lankans meanwhile got off their SUper 12 stage off to a good start with a clinical win over Bangladesh. Chasing 172 to win, Sri Lanka rode on Charioth Asalanka’s match-winning 80*, with support from Bhanuka Rajapksha as they chased down the total in the final over. The win will have given Dasun Shanaka’s side massive confidence and they will be looking to build on it when they face the Aussies in Dubai.

Australia vs Sri Lanka LIVE: Will Shanaka’s Lions tame Aaron Finch led Aussies?

Australia predicted XI: Australia are likely to stick their winning combination despite the form of Mitchell Marsh and David Warner. Steve Smith is likely to be used as a floater while the trip fo Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood will be retained.

Aaron Finch, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Steve Smith, Glenn Maxwell Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade, Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Adam Zampa

Sri Lanka predicted XI: Sri Lanka have no reason to change their XI, after the convincing win over Bangladesh. The form of Charith Asalanka will be a huge plus, but the onus will be on Kusal Perera and Avishka Fernando to do the bulk of the run-scoring.

Kusal Perera, Pathum Nissanka, Charith Asalanka, Avishka Fernando, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dasun Shanaka, Chamika Karunaratne, Dushmantha Chameera, Binura Fernando, Wanindu Hasaranga, Lahiru Kumara

Australia vs Sri Lanka LIVE: Will Shanaka’s Lions tame Aaron Finch led Aussies?

Australia vs Sri Lanka head to head

Matches played: 16
Australia wins: 8
Sri Lanka wins: 8

Australia vs Sri Lanka head to head in T20 World Cups

Matches played: 3
Australia wins: 2
Sri Lanka wins: 1

AUS vs SL LIVE: Most runs

David Warner – 447
Glenn Maxwell – 281
Tillakaratne Dilshan – 252
Aaron Finch – 217
Mahela Jayawardene – 209

Highest scores

Glenn Maxwell – 145*
Tillakaratne Dilshan – 104*
David Warner – 100*
David Warner – 90*
Mahela Jayawardene – 86

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AUS vs SL LIVE: Most wickets

Adam Zampa – 14
Lasith Malinga – 12
Ajantha Mendis – 10
James Faulkner – 10
Mitchell Starc – 9

Best bowling figures

Ajantha Mendis – 6/16
Stuart Clark – 4/20
Nuwan Kulasekara – 4/31
John Hastings – 3/14
Adam Zampa – 3/14

Australia vs Sri Lanka LIVE: Will Shanaka’s Lions tame Aaron Finch led Aussies?

AUS vs SL LIVE: Dubai pitch report, weather forecast

Teams batting first have consistently put out scores in the 150 region in Dubai, barring the game between West Indies and England after the former were skittled out for just 55. The chasing teams have had the advantage with all games won by teams batting second in the T20 World Cup here, with dew being a significant factor in games here.

AUS vs SL LIVE streaming details

Star Sports Network is the official broadcaster for T20 WC 2021 in India and other sub-continent regions. The Star Sports broadcasting network will live telecast all action of the upcoming event starting October 17. The AUS vs SL live streaming will also be available on digital platforms courtesy Disney+Hotstar App in India and other sub-continent regions. One can keep tabs on Insidesport.in for AUS vs SL LIVE score updates.

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