Pitch Report:
As per A Finch pacer bowlers should get some extra advantage due to recent heavy rains and also run scoring will not be very much easy as per him. Outfield is expected to be slow due to dampness.
In the last series wicket was helping the spinners but that will not be the case due to overcast condition and recent rain.
Last 3 T20 Games at this Venue:
SL: 120/8, SA: 121/0 (Pace: 3 Spin: 4)
SL: 103/10, SA: 105/1 (Pace: 1 Spin: 10)
SA: 163/5, SL: 135/6 (Pace: 4 Spin: 6)
AUS: 13, SL: 9
AUS Team Preview:
They are the current world champions of this format and will be clear favourites to win this series. They have already declared their playing11. Kane Richardson and A Gar have got the nod to play. As per A Finch wicket has good grass so they have gone for 3 frontline pacers instead of an extra spinner.
Poor form of A Finch will be a cause of concern for the team.
Probable11 of the team:
D Warner: LHB
A Finch: RHB
M Marsh: RHB+RAM
Steve Smith: RHB
GJ Maxwell: RHB+RAO(Can be promoted above S Smith for quick scoring)
M Stoinis: RHB+RAM
M Wade: LHB
A Agar: LHB+LAO
M Starc: LHB+LAF
J Hazlewood: RAM
K Richardson: RHB+RAM
Team Breakup:
Main Batters: A Finch(Not in good form), D Warner, M Marsh and G Maxwell
Main Spinners: A Agar (G Maxwell will assist them)
Main Pacers: K Richardson, M Starc and J Hazlewood (M Stoinis and M Marsh will assist them)
Death Overs: J Hazlewood and M Starc/K Richardson
Full Stats of the players:
A Finch(RHB):
H2H: 14 I, 332 R, 23.7 A, 130.2 SR,
VENUE:
T20I: 89 M, 89 I, 2741 R, 34.69 R, 144.87 SR,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 7, 58, 3, 4, 14,
D Warner(LHB):
H2H: 13 I, 512 R, 56.9 A, 138.8 SR,
VENUE: 7 I, 156 R, 26.0 A, 122.8 SR,
T20I: 88 M, 88 I, 2554 R, 23.74 A, 140.48 SR,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 92, 19, 52, 0, 5,
M Marsh(RHB+RAM):
H2H:
VENUE:
T20I: 36 M, 35 I, 885 R, 31.60 A, 125.00 SR+ 20 I, 40 O, 15 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 10+36/1, 25+34/1, 89+25/2, 63, 0+7/0,
G Maxwell(RHB+RAO):
H2H: 10 I, 224 R, 60.6 A, 181.2 SR+ 8 I, 15 O, 4 W,
VENUE: 3 I, 74 I, 37.0 A, 185.0 SR+ 6 I, 8 O, 1 W,
T20I: 84 M, 77 I, 1982 R, 30.96 A, 154.00 SR+ 56 I, 126 O, 34 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 33+13/1, 35+17/1, 40+28/1, 9, 24+17/0,
S Smith(RHB+LES):
H2H: 8 I, 175 R, 29.2 A, 114.4 SR+ 4 I, 11 O, 4 W,
VENUE:
T20I: 54 M, 43 I, 886 R, 26.05 A, 125.31 SR+ 17 I, 49 O, 17 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 9, 14, 78, 72, 59&17,
M Stoinis(RHB+RAM):
H2H: 6 I, 102 R, 34.0 A, 159.4 SR+ 4 I, 11 O, 1 W,
VENUE:
T20I: 41 M, 33 I, 565 R, 28.25 A, 139.50 SR+ 22 I, 53 O, 11 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 2, 28, 27+15/0, 23/3, 9,
M Wade(LHB):
H2H: 4 I, 74 I, 37.0 A, 125.4 SR,
VENUE: 3 I, 28 R, 9.3 A, 66.7 SR,
T20I: 60 M, 45 I, 789 R, 21.91 A, 129.34 SR,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 10, 20, 16, 35, 8,
A Agar(LHB+LAO):
H2H: 3 I, 43 R, 21.5 A, 93.5 SR+ 6 I, 24 O, 6 W,
VENUE:
T20I: 43 M, 27 I, 277 R, 12.59 A, 101.83 SR+ 43 I, 149 O, 46 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 16/2, 15+25/1, 13+14/1, 26+14/1, 4+19/1,
M Starc(LAF):
H2H: 9 I, 36 O, 11 W,
VENUE: 7 I, 28 O, 11 W,
T20I: 50 M, 50 I, 189 O, 60 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 1+41/0, 30/0, 71/0&29/0, 29/3&58/0, 33/4&53/1,
K Richardson(RAF):
H2H: 7 I, 26 O, 10 W,
VENUE:
T20I: 30 M, 30 I, 104 O, 37 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 5+12/1, 44/1, 21/3, 44/2, 28/2,
J Hazlewood(RAF):
H2H: 4 I, 16 O, 8 W,
VENUE:
T20I: 27 M, 27 I, 103 O, 40 W,
T20D: 79 M, 79 I, 300 O, 106 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 17/2, 64/0, 39/2, 43/3, 23/2,
Sri Lanka Team Preview:
They generally remain inconsistent in the T20I. They will have to give their best in order to give a fight to the T20 champion team.
Probable 11 :
D Gunathilaka: LHB:
P Nissanka: RHB
K Mendis: RHB
C Asalanka: LHB:
B Rajapaksa: LHB
D Shanaka: RHB+RAM:
W Hasaranga: LHB+LS:
C Karunaratne: RHB+RAM:
D Chameera: RAF:
Matheesha Pathirana: RAM
Maheesh Theekshana: RAO
Team Breakup:
Main Batters: P Nissanka, K Mendis, C Asalanka and B Rajpaksa
Main Spinners: W Hasaranga and M Theekshana
Main Pacers: D Chameera, C Karunaratne and M Pathirana (D Shanaka will assist them)
Expected Death Overs: D Chameera and M Pathirana
Full Stats and Analysis of the players:
B Rajapaksa(LHB):
H2H: 3 I, 52 R, 52.0 A, 120.9 SR,
VENUE:
T20I: 15 M, 18 I, 320 R, 26.66 A, 136.17 SR,
T20D: 117 M, 103 I, 2241 R, 24.09 A, 138.24 SR,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 1, 4, 100+18/1, 17+18/0, 6,
K Mendis(RHB):
H2H: 10 I, 160 R, 17.8 A, 105.3 SR,
VENUE: 7 I, 141 R, 20.1 A, 139.6 SR,
T20I: 32 M, 32 I, 638 R, 20.58 A, 124.36 SR,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 101, 22, 54&48, 11, 7,
N Dickwella(LHB):
H2H: 4 I, 49 R, 12.2 A, 132.4 SR,
VENUE: 2 I, 20 R, 10.0 A, 95.2 SR,
T20I: 28 M, 27 I, 480 R, 18.46 A, 131.14 SR,
T20D: 89 M, 86 I, 1696 R, 21.46 A, 139.13 SR,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 21&12, 38&0, 32, 3&1, 9,
D Gunathilaka(LHB+RAO):
H2H: 6 I, 59 R, 9.8 A, 93.7 SR,
VENUE: 4 I, 66 R, 16.5 A, 143.5 SR+ 3 I, 8 O, 2 W
T20I: 36 M, 35 I, 633 R, 18.08 A, 120.57 SR, +11 I, 19 O, 6 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 44, 11, 22, 19+19/0, 6,
C Asalanka(LHB+RAO):
H2H: 6 I, 99 R, 16.5 A, 119.3 SR,
VENUE: 1 I, 44 R, 44.0 A, 169.2 SR,
T20I: 17 M, 17 I, 418 R, 27.86 A, 124.40 SR,
T20D: 57 M, 55 I, 1202 R, 25.57 A, 125.99 SR+ 21 I, 52 O, 18 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 4, 20&29, 14/0, 5&5, 12+11/0, 9,
P Nissanka(RHB):
H2H: 6 I, 191 R, 31.8 A, 113.7 SR,
VENUE:
T20I: 20 M, 19 I, 562 R, 29.57 A, 116.83
T20D: 49 M, 46 I, 1234 R, 27.42 A, 121.93
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 13, 0, 75, 1, 61&6,
N Fenrando(RHB+RAO):
H2H:
VENUE:
T20I:
T2D: 22 M, 21 I, 546 R, 32.11 A, 123.52 SR,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 52&14+7/0, 16&6+78/2, 8, 21, 126,
R Mendis(RHB+RAO):
H2H:
VENUE: 1 I, 2 ,R 2.0 A, 40.0 SR+ 2 I, 4 O, 1 W,
T20I: 2 M, 1 I, 2 R, 2.0 A, 40.00 SR, + 2 I, 4 O, 1 W,
T20D: 55 M, 42 I, 727 R, 24.23 A, 129.59 SR+ 47 I, 126 O, 41 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 26+26/2, 37+31/2, 1+119/0, 10+53/0&20/1,
L Madushaka(RHB+RAM):
H2H:
VENUE:
T20I: 3 M, 3 I, 22 R, 7.33 A, 75.86 SR+ 1 I, 4 O, 0 W,
T20D: 67 M, 50 I, 658 R, 18.80 A, 112.86 SR, +58 I, 152 O, 53 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 12+27/0, 10+23/0, 31+32/1, 8+16/1, 18+16/1,
W Hasaranga(RHB+LES):
H2H: 5 I, 45 R, 9.0 A, 104.7 SR+ 5 I, 16 O, 7 W,
VENUE: 3 , 39 R, 14.5 A, 131.8 SR+ 3 I, 12 O, 7 W,
T20I: 35 M, 29 I, 345 R, 15.0 A, 120.62 SR+ 33 I, 122 O, 57 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 18/5, 1+15/2, 25/1, 42/1, 0+26/1,
D Shanaka(RHB+RAM):
H2H: 9 I, 146 R, 18.2 A, 99.3 SR+ 5 I, 8 O, 4 W,
VENUE: 10 I, 86 R, 9.6 A, 92.5 SR+ 4 I, 8 O, 3 W,
T20I: 65 M, 61 I, 947 R, 20.14 A, 114.64 SR+ 32 I, 54 O, 18 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 74, 13+6/3, 62+7/2, 7, 16+30/2,
M Pathirana(RAM):
H2H:
VENUE:
T20I:
T20D: 5 M, 5 I, 14 O, 4 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 67/2, 62/2, 24/2, 28/0, 4+15/0,
N Thushara(RHB+RAF):
H2H: 2 I, 5 O, 1 W,
VENUE:
T20I: 2 M 2 I, 5 O, 1 W,
T20D: 52 M, 51 I, 153 O, 68 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 40/1, 10/0, 13/1, 32/3, 2/1,
P Jayawickrama(LAO):
H2H:
VENUE:
T20I: 4 M, 4 I, 9 O, 1 ,W
T20D: 19 M, 18 I, 55 O, 15 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 19/0, 81/3&78/4, 87/1&29/1, 108/0&47/0,
J Vandersay(LES):
H2H: 2 I, 8 O, 1 W,
VENUE: 2 I, 6 O, 0 W,
T20I: 14 M, 14 I, 49 O, 7 W,
T20D: 66 M, 64 I, 218 O, 68 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 59/2&22/2, 1+97/2, 19/3, 13/1, 0+20/0,
C Karunaratne(RAM):
H2H: 6 I, 19 O, 3 W,
VENUE: 3 I, 7 O, 1 W,
T20I: 22 M, 21 I, 61 O, 11 W,
T20D: 59 M, 50 I, 138 O, 36 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 14+22/0, 1+32/1, 21+46/0, 0+24/0, 12+31/1,
K Rajitha(RAF):
H2H: 2 I, 7 O, 0 W,
VENUE: 1 I, 3 O, 1 W,
T20I: 10 M, 10 I, 37 O, 10 W,
T20D: 42 M, 41 I, 150 O, 66 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 43/2&48/5, 60/0, 49/1, 60/4, 64/5&40/2,
L Sandakan(LAW):
H2H: 4 I, 16 O, 2 W,
VENUE: 2 I, 8 O, 4 W,
T20I: 20 M, 20 I, 76 O, 23 W,
T2D: 66 M, 62 I, 221 O, 76 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 26/0, 75/1, 50/0, 9/3, 27/1,
M Theekshana(RAO):
H2H: 6 I, 23 O, 5 W,
VENUE:
T20I: 15 M, 15 I, 56 O, 14 W,
T20D: 60 M, 59 I, 220 O, 67 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 29/1, 24/0, 25/1, 6+24/2, 13/1,
D Chameera(RAF):
H2H: 6 I, 23 O, 7 W,
VENUE: 7 I, 26 O, 8 W,
T20I: 47 M, 47 I, 167 O, 47 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 44/1, 14/1, 34/0, 35/0, 11+54/0,