T20 International: Game 1
Stadium: R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
7th June 2022.
The start of a fresh new series will get underway between Australia and Sri Lanka when they face off in the first game of the T20 international tour in Columbo. Will Australia dominate the game and the tournament or will the Sri Lankans have a say given that the game is being played on home soil.
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Sri Lanka has been not the same since the golden generation has retired. The team is fairly new and young and has lots to prove. There are few superstars who have come to the scene and have shown promise. How they will go about from here remains the big question. Wanindu Hasaranga, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, and Matheesha Pathirana have been in good form in IPL and would like to continue the same in this series.
Sri Lanka Predicted Lineup
Pathum Nissanka, Danushka Gunathilaka, Kusal Mendis, Charith Asalanka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa (wk), Dasun Shanaka (c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Dushmantha Chameera, Lakshan Sandakan, Kasun Rajitha
Australia
The Aussies will be looking to repeat and go one better than the result they have had in the last T20 series that these teams played together. The Australians won the tie 4-1 and were a completely dominating performance. The team is in good form and there were some key players who lifted the trophy in IPL. Finch needs to come in form for the upcoming T20 world cup. The bowling line-up looks exceptional and ready to do some serious damage.
Australia Predicted Lineup
Aaron Finch (c), David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Steve Smith, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade, Ashton Agar, Mitchell Starc, Kane Richardson, Josh Hazlewood
Expert betting tips
We are expecting a low-scoring game in which we are expecting Australia to come on top given they settle in foreign conditions from the get-go. This should not be an issue as most of the players played in the subcontinent pitches in IPL. Spin will play a key role in the game and Sri Lanka with the presence of Hasaranga has an upper hand in that regard.
Prediction
- Australia to win for 1.50;
- Total Under 321.5 for 1.71;
- W2 After First 6 Overs (2Way) for 1.57