ICC Cricket World Cup 2019: AUS vs SL Head to Head Record

On Saturday, Australia will square off against the struggling Sri Lanka team during the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. Both come into the match on the back of mixed results and abandoned games for the Lankans.

H2H record

The two teams have met on 10 occasions and the Australians have won 7 of them, losing 2 and had one abandoned. They also lead in the highest score score tally with a score of 376 to Sri Lanka’s’ 312. Australia also leads in the lowest score tally, with 190 to 123.

Predicted Playing 11

Australia: David Warner, Aaron Finch, Usman Khawaja, Steve Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Alex Carey, Kane Richardson, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa.

Sri Lanka: Kusal Perera, Dimuth Karunaratne, Avishka Fernando, Lahiru Thirimanne, Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Thisara Perera, Nuwan Pradeep, Jeevan Mendis, Lasith Malinga, Suranga Lakmal.

Weather and pitch report

The track at the Oval has favoured the team batting first, in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. In fact, three out of the four matches went in favour of the defending team. This was evidenced when New Zealand struggled to chase down 245 and lost eight wickets. So, in the toss, the winning teams will want to bank on batting first. The deck is also speculated to slow down a little bit as the match progresses.

Prediction for match result

Since Sri Lanka have arguably, one of the weakest teams, the edge should ideally go to Australia. What, also works in their favour is the fact that Sri Lanka have played far fewer games, since two of their ties were abandoned. Australia got a scare when Marcus Stoinis picked up an injury. Fortunately for the Sri Lankans, Lasith Malinga is back with the team after a personal issue.

Conclusion

In conclusion, this Sri Lanka vs Australia ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 game should go in Australia’s favour. Sri Lanka have admittedly been very lucky in this ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. The unpredictable weather has resulted in the Lions sneaking into 5th place, though the question remains, how far will their luck hold out?