Australia vs Sri Lanka T20I series 2021-22
5th T20I:
Fifth and last T20I of the series of 5 T20I matches between Australia and Sri Lanka is going to be played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Melbourne on February 20th 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 21 meetings in the shortest format of cricket, till date. The host won 13 times, whereas the opponent won 8 times.
The most consecutive winning streak for Australia against Sri Lanka was 9 T20Is from 2017 to present.
The longest unbeaten streak for Australia against Sri Lanka was 9 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 WWW*WW.
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 13 meetings in the shortest format of cricket, till date. The host won 8 times, whereas the opponent also won 5 times.
The most consecutive winning streak for Australia against Sri Lanka was 8 T20Is from 2017 to present.
The longest unbeaten streak for Australia against Sri Lanka was 8 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 WWW*WW.
Points and Rankings:
The series is the comparison between the sixth rank (Australia (251)) and tenth rank (Sri Lanka (228)) teams. The host is 23 points ahead of the visitors.
The Home Team:
The team completed 157 matches in the format. Out of them, the team won 83 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 WWW*WW.
The Visiting Team:
The team completed 152 matches in the format. Out of them, the team won 68 times including a (1) win in a tied outing and lost 82 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 LLL*LW.
The Fifth 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 without any impact 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 Melbourne shows the weather would partly cloudy throughout the game. There is a very less chance of some rain during the play, as the precipitation percentage would be between 0% to 3%. The temperature would be between 19 to 20 Celsius. The wind would be between 3 to 17 km/h. The speed of wind and the temperature would decrease gradually.
Toss and Pitch:
Team preferred to bat first after winning the toss 7 times in 14 played games. The selection didn’t favour the teams, as the team won thrice and lost 4 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to bat first, are LLLWW.
None of the teams preferred to choose bat first after winning the toss since 2014.
None of the teams won the match after choosing to bat first since 2011.
On the other hand, the teams, who chose to field first won thrice and also lost thrice with a (1) game concluded without any result (No Result).
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to field first, are WWWWL.
None of the teams lost the match after choosing to field first since 2016.
The first batting team won the match 5 times. Whereas, the teams, who batted second, won 8 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while the team bat first, are LLLLW.
Overall, 7 times the teams won the toss, won the matches and lost 6 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while winning the toss, are WWWWL.
None of the teams lost a match after winning the toss since 2016.
Home Team:
Particularly, for Australia, the team won the toss 9 times in 14 played matches and the team won 6 times and lost thrice.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Australia at the venue, while winning the toss, are WWWLL.
The home team never lost a game after winning the toss since 2016.
The home side never chose to bat first since 2012, when the team faced the defeat after choosing to bat first.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Australia at the venue, while losing the toss, are LWWW -.
The visiting team never won a match after choosing to bat first.
The foreign sides never lost a game after choosing to field first.
The visiting sides never lost a match after winning the toss since 2014.
Score:
The lowest defended total was 127 runs (as per RR) in 2010, and the highest successful chase was 169 runs in 2017.
The first innings lowest total was 74 runs in 2008 and the highest total was 184 runs in 2016. For the second innings, the lowest total was 119 runs (completed innings) in 2013, and the highest was 172 runs in 2017.
The batting average of the first innings is 19.14 and 29.06 is for the second innings.
T20I History Between the Teams at the Venue:
Both the teams faced each other 4 times at the venue. The host won twice and the visitors won twice, as well.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Australia against Sri Lanka at the venue are WWLL -.
Teams’ T20I History at Venue:
The Home Side:
The home team has a pretty good record at the venue, as the team won 9 times and lost 4 times in 14 played outings.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Australia at the venue are WWWLL.
The Visiting Side:
The opponent has an average record at the venue, as the team won 2 times and lost, also 2 times in 4 played outings.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Sri Lanka at the venue are LLWW -.
Tentative XI for both the Teams:
Australia:
The home side goes with a winning combination.
Australia Eleven: A. Finch, B. McDermott, J. Inglis, G. Maxwell, M. Stoinis, M. Wade, D. Sams, J. Richardson, A. Agar, K. Richardson, J. Hazlewood
Sri Lanka:
The visiting team gos with K. Mishara, J. Liyanage and P. Jayawickrama in place of D. Gunathilaka, D. Chandimal and J. Vandersay.
Sri Lanka Eleven: P. Nissanka, K. Mishara, K. Mendis, C. Asalanka, J. Liyanage, D. Shanaka, C. Karunaratne, P. Jayawickrama, D. Chameera, M. Theekshana, L. Kumara
*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.
