Australia vs. Sri Lanka: Australia Leading the 5 match Series 3-0

An exciting rivalry between the two competitive sides has taken over the T20 circuit. Australia is leading the five-match T20 series 3-0, with Sri Lankans still waiting to register their first win of the series. The Australian Side is a prime example of match-winners, who are capable of producing match-winning performances and that too under pressure. However, on the other hand, Sri Lanka is still lacking the confidence to defeat big sides in their home conditions. With Sri Lanka touring Australia, it was predicted that Sri Lanka would be under the pump, as mighty Australians are capable of dominating the visitors. The last T20 international was a low-scoring game, with both sides not really adapting to the pitch conditions. Over the years, Asian teams touring Australia have preferred playing spinners rather than seamers, and that’s the reason why they suffer.

In the ongoing T20 series, Australia is in the driving seat, leading the series 3-0. Going in the 4th and 5th T20 internationals, team Australia would be looking to exert more pressure and give chances to benched players in their lineup. Aaron Finch and his men would be feeling confident of beating Sri Lanka and extending the lead to 4-0. One thing is pretty sure that Australians are eying the clean sweep margin, which would directly improve their current T20 rankings. Kane Richardson was phenomenal with the bowl in the 3rd T20 international, picking 3 for 21 in his 4 overs. In the batting department, Glenn Maxwell took Lankan bowlers to the cleaners and struck a quick 39 of just 26 balls. Finch played a reasonably sensible knock, scoring 35 runs.

• Aaron Finch;
• Glenn Maxwell;
• Josh Inglis;
• Ashton Agar;
• Kane Richardson.

It wouldn’t be wrong to say that the Sri Lankan cricket team is lacking guidance and supervision, as it feels that the boys are pushing themselves very hard on the field, which shouldn’t be as today’s cricket has completely changed. In the last encounter, only Dasun Shanaka was able to put bat to ball and score 39 runs off 38 balls. Dinesh Chandimal and Pathum Nissanka weren’t able to score their runs freely, adding pressure to the team’s dressing room. In the bowling card, Maheesh Theekshana bowled exceptionally well, picking 3 for 24 in his 4 overs.

• Dasun Shanaka;
• Pathum Nissanka;
• Maheesh Theekshana;
• Jeffrey Vandersay.

Australia is expected to continue their unbeaten home run and dominate Sri Lanka in the 4th T20 international. Australians would be playing according to their strengths and targeting an inexperienced Sri Lankan batting lineup.