Australia vs Sri Lanka T20I series 2021-22
3rd T20I:
Third T20I of the series of 5 T20I matches between Australia and Sri Lanka is going to be played at the Manuka Oval, Canberra on February 15th 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 19 meetings in the shortest format of cricket, till date. The host won 11 times, whereas the opponent won 8 times.
The most consecutive winning streak for Australia against Sri Lanka was 7 T20Is from 2017 to present.
The longest unbeaten streak for Australia against Sri Lanka was 7 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 W*WWWW.
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 11 meetings in the shortest format of cricket, till date. The host won 6 times, whereas the opponent also won 5 times.
The most consecutive winning streak for Australia against Sri Lanka was 6 T20Is from 2017 to present.
The longest unbeaten streak for Australia against Sri Lanka was 6 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 W*WWWW.
Points and Rankings:
The series is the comparison between the sixth rank (Australia (250)) and tenth rank (Sri Lanka (230)) teams. The host is 20 points ahead of the visitors.
The Home Team:
The team completed 155 matches in the format. Out of them, the team won 81 times including a (1) win in a tied game 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 W*WWWW.
The Visiting Team:
The team completed 150 matches in the format. Out of them, the team won 68 times including a (1) win in a tied outing and lost 80 times including a couple (2) of defeats 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 L*LWLL.
The Third 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 neither gain nor lose either the points or 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 couple (2) of points without any impact in the rankings.
Venue Weather:
Weather forecast of Canberra shows the weather would be pretty sunny and pretty clear throughout the game. There is an extremely less chance of some rain during the play, as the precipitation percentage would be between 0% to 2%. The temperature would be between 19 to 28 Celsius. The wind would be between 7 to 18 km/h. The speed of wind and the temperature would decrease gradually.
Toss and Pitch:
Team preferred to bat first after winning the toss once in 2 played games. The selection didn’t favour the teams, as the team never won, till date and lost the played match.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to bat first, are L – – – -.
On the other hand, the teams, who chose to field first, also never won, till date and lost the only played game.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to field first, are L – – – -.
Overall, 0 times the teams won the toss, won the matches and lost 2 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while winning the toss, are LL – – -.
Particularly, for Australia, the team won the toss 1 time in 2 played matches and the team lost it.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Australia at the venue, while winning the toss, are L – – – -.
The home team never chooses to bat first after winning the toss.
The home team has never won a match after winning the toss.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Australia at the venue, while losing the toss, are W – – – -.
The visiting team never won a match after choosing to bat first.
The visiting teams never choose to field first after winning the toss.
The first batting team won the match 1 time. Whereas, the teams, who batted second, also won once.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while the team bat first, are LW – – -.
None of the visiting team ever won a match while fielding first.
Score:
The lowest defended total was 161 runs in 2020, and the highest successful chase was 151 runs in 2019. it would be interesting to see if the target will be set in between.
The first innings lowest total was 150 runs in 2019 and the highest total was 161 runs in 2020. For the second innings, the lowest total was 150 runs in 2020, and the highest was 151 runs in 2019.
The batting average of the first innings is 23.92 and 30.10 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 an average record at the venue, as the team won 1 time and lost 1 time, as well, in 2 played outings.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Australia at the venue are LW – – -.
The Visiting Side:
The opponent never got a chance to play at the venue. 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 M. Starc in place of P. Cummins and M. Henriques in place of injured S Smith.
Australia Eleven: A. Finch, B. McDermott, J. Inglis, M. Henriques, G. Maxwell, M. Stoinis, M. Wade, M. Starc, A. Zampa, K. Richardson, J. Hazlewood
Sri Lanka:
The visiting team would like to go with K. Mendis in place of D. Gunathilaka.
Sri Lanka Eleven: P. Nissanka, K. Mendis, C. Asalanka, A. Fernando, D. Chandimal, D. Shanaka, W. Hasaranga, C. Karunaratne, D. Chameera, N. Thusara, 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.
