Jun 07 - Jun 07, 2022
19:00 IST / 13:30 GMT
R. Premadasa Stadium - Colombo, Sri Lanka
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Australia are favourites to win
The first game of Australia’s tour of Sri Lanka begins on Tuesday evening with the opening of three T20Is. The hosts last played this format at the end of February when they lost 3-0 away in India. Australia beat Pakistan in a one-off T20I in early April in Lahore. Read on as we preview this match. The fixture begins at the R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo at 19:00 local time.
Sri Lanka are now under the stewardship of former England coach Chris Silverwood and beat Bangladesh by 10 wickets in a Test match last week. They have an exciting young side and will fancy their chances in home conditions.
Australia have a new permanent head coach in Andrew McDonald and have been in excellent form across all formats over the last 12 months. As T20 World Champions, they will be full of confidence.
This match will be shown live on Star Sports in India, Sky Sports in the UK, Fox Cricket in Australia and Siyatha TV in Sri Lanka.
Live Streaming: Fans can stream the match on Disney Plus and Sky Go.
The last T20I at this ground saw the team who won the toss choose to bat first. We expect both skippers to opt to bat first in this game.
This pitch will certainly take some turn and we expect spinners to enjoy the conditions. That said, Australia have a fine pace attack and their bowlers will certainly be dangerous.
Cloudy and humid with a chance of a thunderstorm in the early part of the game. The temperature will be above 27 degrees throughout the match.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Sri Lanka vs Australia 1st T20 Match 2022
Sri Lanka have selected a young squad for this T20I series with no place for the likes of Dinesh Chadimal, Lahiru Kumara and Dhananjaya de Silva. Six players in the squad were involved in this year’s IPL with Bhanuka Rajapaksa catching the eye with his batting for Punjab Kings.
Sri Lanka have lost their last three T20Is and have won only one of their last eight games in this format.
Pathum Nissanka, Dasun Gunathilaka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa (wk), Charith Asalanka, Dasun Shanaka (c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Lahiru Madushanka, Dushmantha Chameera, Kasun Rajitha, Maheesh Theekshana, Praveen Jayawickrama
The current T20 World Champions have their eyes set on retaining the crown later in the year in front of their home supporters. As a result, they have selected a very strong squad for this leg of the tour with only Test skipper Pat Cummins and spinner Adam Zampa missing.
After surprising many pundits by lifting the T20 World Cup in November 2021, Australia have gone up a gear and have lost only one of their last 10 T20Is.
David Warner, Aaron Finch (c), Mitchell Marsh, Matthew Wade (wk), Steve Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Ashton Agar, Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Swepson, Josh Hazlewood
The two sides met for a five match T20I series in Australia earlier this year which Australia won. Overall, the T20I record between the two sides is very close.
| Matches Played | SL Won | AUS Won | Draw | Tie | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 22 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 0 |
| Last 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Australia are heavy favourites with the bookies for this opening T20I and they have plenty of players who come into the series in strong form.
The young Sri Lankan batters will be excited to test themselves against the likes of Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood. David Warner and Mitchell Marsh will both look to continue their strong form.
Pathum Nissanka, Danushka Gunathilaka and Bhanuka Rajapaksa are our batting recommendations for Sri Lanka. Rajapaksa hit 29 boundaries for Punjab Kings during this year’s IPL.
David Warner, Mitchell Marsh and Aaron Finch are our batting tips for Australia. Finch has a top score of 172 in T20Is and has hit two centuries in this format.
For Sri Lanka, Wanindu Hasaranga and Dushmantha Chameera are our bowling tips. Hasaranga is 10 wickets away from 100 international dismissals.
For Australia, Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc and Ashton Agar are our bowling tips. Starc has 60 wickets with best figures of 3-11 in T20Is.
This should be a very exciting contest between an exciting young Sri Lanka under new leadership and a very experienced Australia who are looking to win their second T20 World Cup in as many years. We are predicting a tight first game of the series with Australia getting the win.
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