Australia vs Sri Lanka T20I series 2021-22
1st T20I:
First T20I of the series of 5 T20I matches between Australia and Sri Lanka is going to be played at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG), Sydney on February 11th 2022. The first ever series between the teams, which contains more than 3 matches.
Australia vs Sri Lanka History:
Overall:
Series:
The teams completed 6 series in the shortest format of cricket, till date. The host won 2 times, whereas the opponent won 4 times.
The longest streak of the series without draws between the teams are 6 series in the span of 11 years from 2010-11 to present, in which the home team won twice and visitors won 4 times.
The most consecutive winning streak for Australia against Sri Lanka was 1 series (twice) in 2016 and in 2019-20.
The longest unbeaten streak for Australia against Sri Lanka was 1 series (twice) in 2016 and in 2019-20.
The most consecutive winning streak for Sri Lanka against Australia was 3 series from 2010-11 to 2016.
The longest unbeaten streak for Sri Lanka against Australia was 3 series from 2010-11 to 2016.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Australia against Sri Lanka are WLWLL.
Matches:
The teams completed 17 meetings in the shortest format of cricket, till date. The host won 9 times, whereas the opponent won 8 times.
The most consecutive winning streak for Australia against Sri Lanka was 5 T20Is from 2017 to present.
The longest unbeaten streak for Australia against Sri Lanka was 5 T20Is from 2017 to present.
The most consecutive winning streak for Sri Lanka against Australia was 5 T20Is from 2010 to 2016.
The longest unbeaten streak for Sri Lanka against Australia was 5 T20Is from 2010 to 2016.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Australia against Sri Lanka are WWWWW.
Australian Backyard:
Series:
The teams completed 4 series in the shortest format of cricket, till date. The host won once, whereas the opponent won thrice.
The longest streak of the series without draws between the teams are 4 series in the span of 11 years from 2010-11 to present, in which the home team won once and visitors won 3 times.
The most consecutive winning streak for Australia against Sri Lanka was 1 series in 2019-20.
The longest unbeaten streak for Australia against Sri Lanka was 1 series in 2019-20.
The most consecutive winning streak for Sri Lanka against Australia was 3 series from 2010-11 to 2019-20.
The longest unbeaten streak for Sri Lanka against Australia was 3 series from 2010-11 to 2019-20.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Australia against Sri Lanka are WLLL -.
Matches:
The teams completed 9 meetings in the shortest format of cricket, till date. The host won 4 times, whereas the opponent won 5 times.
The most consecutive winning streak for Australia against Sri Lanka was 4 T20Is from 2017 to present.
The longest unbeaten streak for Australia against Sri Lanka was 4 T20Is from 2017 to present.
The most consecutive winning streak for Sri Lanka against Australia was 5 T20Is from 2010 to 2017.
The longest unbeaten streak for Sri Lanka against Australia was 5 T20Is from 2010 to 2017.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Australia against Sri Lanka are WWWWL.
Points and Rankings:
The series is the comparison between the sixth rank (Australia (248)) and ninth rank (Sri Lanka (232)) teams. The host is 16 points ahead of the visitors.
The Home Team:
The team completed 153 matches in the format. Out of them, the team won 79 times and lost 71 times including a couple (2) of defeats in a tied game. 3 times, the plays were called off without any result (No Result).
Last 5 (completed) match results of Australia are WWWWL.
The Visiting Team:
The team completed 148 matches in the format. Out of them, the team won 68 times including a (1) win in a tied outing and lost 78 times including a (1) defeat in a tied outing. 2 times, the plays were called off without any result (No Result).
Last 5 (completed) match results of Sri Lanka are WLLLW.
The First Outing:
The result of the match will impact the team’s points, as if the result will go in favor of the host then, the host will gain a (1) point without any impact in the rankings, whereas, the visitors will lose a (1) point without any impact in the rankings. On the other hand, in case of a reverse result, the visiting team will gain a couple (2) of points with a (1) position in the rankings, whereas the home team will lose a (1) point without any impact in the rankings.
Venue Weather:
Weather forecast of Sydney shows the weather would be mostly cloudy throughout the game, with few showers expected, too. There is a chance of some rain during the play, as the precipitation percentage would be between 24% to 50%. The temperature would be 22 Celsius. The wind would be between 23 to 28 km/h. The speed of wind would increase gradually and the temperature would be steady throughout the match.
Toss and Pitch:
Team preferred to bat first after winning the toss 5 times in 9 played games. The selection didn’t favour the teams, as the team won 2 times and lost thrice.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to bat first, are LLLWW.
The teams never won the game after choosing to bat first since 2009.
On the other hand, the teams, who chose to field first, won 2 times and lost 1 time with a (1) game, which was called off without any result (No Result).
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to field first, are LWW – -.
Overall, 4 times the teams won the toss, won the matches and lost 4 times, as well.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while winning the toss, are LWLWL.
Particularly, for Australia, the team won the toss 6 times in 9 played matches and the team won 3 outings and lost twice.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Australia at the venue, while winning the toss, are LWLWW.
The home team never lost a match after choosing the field first.
The home team has never won a match after winning the toss since 2018.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Australia at the venue, while losing the toss, are WLW – -.
The visiting team never won a match after choosing to bat first.
The first batting team won the match 3 times. Whereas, the teams, who batted second, won 5 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while the team bat first, are WLLLL.
None of the visiting team ever won a match while batting first.
Score:
The lowest defended total was 150 runs in 2009, and the highest successful chase was 198 runs in 2016.
The first innings lowest total was 117 runs (completed innings) in 2018 and the highest total was 221 runs in 2007. For the second innings, the lowest total was 144 runs (completed innings) in 2007 and the highest was 200 runs in 2016.
The batting average of the first innings is 27.38 and 35.37 is for the second innings.
T20I History Between the Teams at the Venue:
Both the teams never faced each other at the venue. The upcoming encounter will be the first between the teams.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Australia against Sri Lanka at the venue are – – – – -.
Teams’ T20I History at Venue:
The Home Side:
The home team has a good record at the venue, as the team won 5 times and lost thrice in 9 played outings with a (1) game without any result (No Result).
Last 5 (completed) match results of Australia at the venue are WLLWL.
The Visiting Side:
The opponent never got a chance to play at the venue, as the upcoming encounter will be the first for the team.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Sri Lanka at the venue are – – – – -.
Tentative XI for both the Teams:
Australia:
The home side would go with 3 pacers and a spinner combination, as the team has a couple (2) of batting all-rounders, one with pace and the other with spin.
Australia Eleven: A. Finch, B. McDermott, J. Inglis, S. Smith, G. Maxwell, M. Stoinis, M. Wade, P. Cummins, M. Starc, A. Zampa, J. Hazlewood
Sri Lanka:
The visiting team would like to go with 3 pacers and a (1) spinner combination, as the team has a batting all-rounder with spin and 3 all-rounder, one with pace and other two with spin.
Sri Lanka Eleven: P. Nissanka, D. Gunathilaka, C. Asalanka, A. Fernando, D. Chandimal, D. Shanaka, W. Hasaranga, C. Karunaratne, D. Chameera, B. Fernando, M. Theekshana
*Notes: the result of the most recent match is at the left. *Notes: D means draw in “last five series results”. *Notes: “*” means the match was tied but the match was resulted through one over eliminator.
