Australia vs Sri Lanka Highlights T20 World Cup: Marcus Stoinis hits fastest fifty, AUS beat SL inside 17 overs

Australia vs Sri Lanka Highlights T20 World Cup: AUS were struggling to score, but Marcus Stoinis hit the fastest half-century for Aussies in T20Is and Australia have chased the target in 16.3 overs

FirstCricket Staff|Oct 25, 2022, 20:09:51 IST

Preview: Defending champions Australia will hope to bounce back from a heavy defeat in their opening game of the T20 World Cup when they take on Sri Lanka in Perth on Tuesday.T20 World Cup Home | Schedule | Results | Points Table | T20 World Cup News | PhotosDefending champions and hosts Australia, who lifted their maiden T20 world title in the UAE last year after hammering New Zealand in the final, suffered a reversal of fortunes in the World Cup opener on Saturday with the Black Caps dishing out a clinical all-round show in an 89-run win.Sri Lanka, find themselves at the opposite end of the spectrum, having registered their eighth win in nine T20Is with a nine-wicket hammering of Ireland on Sunday. Much like their Asia Cup campaign, Sri Lanka started their journey in the 2022 T20 World Cup with a defeat against Namibia, but went on to beat UAE and Netherlands to finish on top of Group A with the best Net Run Rate (NRR).Australia face a must-win scenario in the seventh match of the Super 12s stage after their defeat at the hands of the Trans-Tasman rivals. And even a victory might not necessarily put them out of the danger zone — they current have the worst NRR (-4.450) among all the teams in the Super 12s, and will hope to win each of their remaining games by big margins, including the one on Tuesday, if they are to progress into the knockouts.Venue: Perth StadiumTime: 4.30 pm IST (7 pm local time).Squads:Australia: David Warner, Aaron Finch(c), Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Matthew Wade(w), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood, Steven Smith, Ashton Agar, Cameron Green, Kane Richardson.Sri Lanka: Kusal Mendis(w), Dhananjaya de Silva, Charith Asalanka, Ashen Bandara, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dasun Shanaka(c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Maheesh Theekshana, Binura Fernando, Lahiru Kumara, Jeffrey Vandersay, Kasun Rajitha, Pramod Madushan, Pathum Nissanka.Read all the Latest News, Trending News, Cricket News, Bollywood News, India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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