So far in the tournament, Sri Lanka have been part of only one completed fixture where in they did pretty well. Their top-three were brilliant with the bat, but they found themselves struggling at 180-odd total with seven wickets down. Their bowling, however, did exceedingly well in wrapping Afghanistan well before knocking their total down.
All in all, considering that Sri Lanka were far from favorites in their last two matches, the washouts might have done more good than harm to the Sri Lankans. While they now need to win most of their games, they are coming after having a good break which could be a blessing in such a big tournament.
It won’t be wrong to say that the Aussies have been on a roller-coaster ride considering the way they’ve performed in the tournament. Not only their results speak of that, but their performance in the last match was also one good example of that.
Defending 307 on a surface which was excellent for batting would have needed a perfect plan, and the Kangaroos executed their plan to perfection. They have done well in all three departments of the game and are looking hungry for more wins and consequently yet another title win.
Pitch report & Weather forecast
Weather Report : Weather is forecasted to be patchy rain possible. The daytime temperature is going to reach 21 °c and the temperature is going to dip to 14 °c at night. It will be mostly dry with little or no precipitation and cloud covering 52% of the sky, the humidity will be around 64%.
Pitch Report : The pitch here at this stadium is much favored as batting pitch. It has a decent amount of pace, bounce, and enough carry to allow the batsmen to play their shots freely. A large number of boundaries will be hit on this venue. The pitch may also have some help in it for the seamers.
STATISTICS OF THE VENUE
- Avg 1st inn score: 289
- Highest Total: 398/5 (50) New Zealandv England
- Lowest Total: 103/10 (41) by ENG VS SA
Record of chasing teams: Won – 2, Lost – 3
Sri Lanka 2019 World Cup Squad
Dimuth Karunaratne (c), Angelo Mathews, Thisara Perera, Kusal Perera (wk), Dhananjaya de Silva, Kusal Mendis (wk), Isuru Udana, Milinda Siriwardana, Avishka Fernando, Jeevan Mendis, Lahiru Thirimanne, Jeffrey Vandersay, Lasith Malinga, Nuwan Pradeep, Suranga Lakmal
Australia 2019 World Cup Squad
Aaron Finch (c), David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Steven Smith, Shaun Marsh, Marcus Stoinis, Alex Carey (wk), Nathan Coulter-Nile, Jason Behrendorff, Kane Richardson, Nathan Lyon, Adam Zampa, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins
Best World Cup 2019 Fantasy Team for League11
Suggested Playing X1 No. 1 for League11
keeper – KUSAL PERERA
Batsman – HDRL THRIMANN(VC), D KARUNARATNE, S SMITH, DAVID WARNER(C)
Allrounder –GLENN MAXWELL, MARCUS STONIS
Bowler – ISURU UDANA, LASITH MALINGA, MITCHELL STARC, PAT CUMMINS
Suggested Playing X1 No. 1 for League11
keeper – KUSAL PERERA(VC)
Batsman – D KARUNARATNE, S SMITH(C), DAVID WARNER, AARON FINCH, ANGELO MATHEWS
Allrounder – THISARA PEREA, MARCUS STOINIS
Bowler – LASITH MALINGA, MITCHELL STARC, NC NILE
Sri Lanka vs Australia 2019 World Cup Match Details
20th match, ICC Cricket World Cup at Kennington Oval, London
15 June 2019, 3:00 PM IST
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