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SL vs AUS Match Details

Match: Sri Lanka vs Australia, 3rd ODI | Australia Tour of Sri Lanka

Date: Sunday, 19 June 2022

Time: 14:30 (GMT+5.5) / 15:00 (GMT+6)

Format: ODI

Venue: R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

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Australia has only lost one of the last five One-Day Internationals (ODIs) against Sri Lanka.
Aaron Finch and David Warner, Australia’s key batsmen, have been the top run-scorers on this tour and appear to be in good form.
The middle and lower middle-order in Sri Lanka is struggling, which presents a challenge for the team.

The third match of the five-match ODI series between Sri Lanka and Australia begins on Sunday afternoon in Colombo. Sri Lanka won the series by a margin of 26 runs (DLS) on Thursday, after Australia won the first match by a margin of 2 runs (DLS) on Tuesday. This match begins at 14:30 local time at the R.Premadasa Stadium.

Sri Lanka’s victory in Kandy was made all the more remarkable by the absence of their best bowler, all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga. The squad’s confidence will be high, but they will need to raise it again in this ODI.

Australia will be hurt by their defeat in the second ODI and will be extremely focused on this game. If one of their batters hits a home run, they should be able to win the game.

SL vs AUS Weather Report

We expect this game, like the previous two in the series, to be interrupted by the weather at some point. Throughout the match, the temperature will be in the high 20s.

SL vs AUS Match Toss Prediction

Sri Lanka has won one toss and chosen to bat first so far in the series. Australia has won one toss and chosen to bat first. Sri Lanka batted first in their last ODI in Colombo, and we expect them to do so again regardless of who wins the toss.

SL vs AUS Pitch Report

Spinners took 15 of the 19 wickets in the last ODI on this pitch. We anticipate that slow bowlers with a par score of 240-250 will benefit greatly from this surface.

Sri Lanka Team News & Probable Playing XIs

The home team was forced to make one change from the team that played in the first ODI in Kandy. Due to a groin injury, star player Wanindu Hasaranga was unable to play, and left-arm spinner Jeffrey Vandersay took his place. We do not anticipate Hasaranga being risked ahead of this game.

Recent form – W L W L W

Sri Lanka’s Probable XI

Dasun Shanaka (c), Kusal Mendis (wk), Pathum Nissanka, Danushka Gunathilaka, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dushmantha Chameera, Chamika Karunaratne, Jeffrey Vandersay, Maheesh Theekshana, and Dunith Wellalage.

Australia Team News & Probable Playing XIs

Australia chose two frontline spinners in Kandy and gave Matthew Kuhnemann his debut. Marcus Stoinis, Ashton Agar, and Jhye Richardson were the three changes to the starting XI. Travis Head and Mitchell Swepson have joined Kuhnemann in the lineup, and no changes are expected for this match.

Recent form – L W L L W

Australia’s Probable XI

Aaron Finch (c), Alex Carey (wk), David Warner, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Swepson, Josh Hazlewood, Pat Cummins, and Matthew Kuhnemann.

SL vs AUS Head to Head Stats (Last 5 matches)

Team	Won	Lost
Sri Lanka	1	4
Australia	4	1

SL vs AUS – 3rd ODI, Dream 11

Wicket-keeper

Kusal Mendis

Batters

Steve Smith
Marnus Labuschagne
David Warner

All-Rounders

Glenn Maxwell (c)
Dunith Wellalage (vc)
Dhananjaya de Silva

Bowlers

Pat Cummins
Matthew Kuhnemann
Maheesh Theekshana
Chamika Karunaratne

SL vs AUS Prediction

Winning the toss

Australia

Top batsman

Sri Lanka – Pathum Nissanka
Australia – David Warner

Top bowler

Sri Lanka – Dunith Wellalage
Australia – Josh Hazlewood

Most sixes

Sri Lanka – Dasun Shanaka
Australia – Glenn Maxwell

Player of the Match

Australia – Glenn Maxwell

Team Scores Batting First

Sri Lanka – 240+
Australia – 260+

Australia are the favourites to win this match.

With the series tied at one game apiece, this should be another great game between Sri Lanka and Australia. The hosts showed a lot of character to win without Wanindu Hasaranga and will be hoping to do so again in this game. However, we expect Australia to respond with a strong batting performance and predict an away win.