Australia Women vs Sri Lanka Women, ICC Womens T20 World Cup 2020, Today Match Prediction 24 Feb 2020

ausw vs srlw Match Prediction & Analysis

Host Australia will be looking to make a strong comeback when they take on Sri Lanka in the 5th match of ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020 at W.A.C.A Stadium in Perth on Monday.

Defending Champions Australia will need to learn from the mistakes made in the previous game. Captain Meg Lanning will be hoping that the side can bring their A-game to the table in this contest.

On the other hand, Sri Lanka Women put in a credible effort against New Zealand Women. Chamari Atapattu and co. will need to do something special in order to break their losing streak in the T20 format.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Australia Women Preview

Reigning Champions will see the defeat against India as a wake-up call and will be determined to put on a strong show against Sri Lanka women.

Chasing 133 runs against India, wicket-keeper Alyssa Healy was the standout performer with the bat. She played well and finished the innings with top-score of 51 runs off 35 balls with the help of six fours and one six.

Meg Lanning, Rachael Haynes, and Ellyse Perry perished for low scores to see Australia slip to deep trouble. The experienced batting trio will need to make decent contributions with the bat to help Australia post a competitive total on the board. All-rounder Ashleigh Gardner produced valiant innings for Australia Women. She scored 34 runs off 36 balls with the help of three fours and one six.

In the bowling department, the onus will be on the pace trio of Ellyse Perry, Delissa Kimmince and Megan Schutt to provide crucial breakthroughs in the initial Powerplay overs. Ellyse and Delissa bowled well against India women and claimed one wicket each. Left-arm slow orthodox spinner Jess Jonassen was the standout bowler for the side in the game played against India Women. She finished with figures of 2 for 24 in his four overs.

Australia Women Predicted Playing XI:

Meg Lanning (captain), Rachael Haynes, Megan Schutt, Alyssa Healy (wk), Ellyse Perry, Jess Jonassen, Delissa Kimmince, Beth Mooney, Ashleigh Gardner, Molly Strano, Annabel Sutherland

Australia Women Actual Playing XI:

Meg Lanning, Beth Mooney, Megan Schutt, Jess Jonassen, Molly Strano, Ellyse Perry, Nicola Carey, Ashleigh Gardner, Rachael Haynes, Alyssa Healy, Delissa Kimmince

Sri Lanka Women Preview

Chamari Atapattu-led unit put in a decent effort with the bat and ball in their opening game played against New Zealand women.

After losing the toss, openers Chamari Attapatu and Hasini Perera got the side off to an excellent start. The duo added 60 runs in the space of the first seven overs.

Chamari Atapattu led from the front with the bat and finished the innings with the top-score of 41 runs off 30 balls with the help of five fours and two sixes. She was well supported by Hasini Perera, who chipped in with 20 runs off 28 balls with the help of two boundaries. With the side placed at 99 for 3 after 14.1 overs, they struggled to increase their rate of scoring and could only add 28 runs in the final phase of the innings.

Wicket-keeper Anushka Sanjeewani chipped in with 15 runs off 21 balls, whereas Harshitha Madavi smashed 27 not out off 26 balls to help Sri Lanka post 127 runs in their allotted 20 overs.

In the bowling department, the side will be relying on the likes of Udeshika Prabodhini, Shashikala Siriwardene, and Chamari Attapatu to make crucial breakthroughs. Chamari Atapattu and Kavisha Dilhari bowled well and claimed one wicket each.

Sri Lanka Women Predicted Playing XI:

Chamari Atapattu (c), Shashikala Siriwardene, Nilakshi de Silva, Ama Kanchana, Hasini Perera, Harshitha Madavi, Anushka Sanjeewani (wk), Kavisha Dilhari, Sugandika Kumari, Udeshika Prabodhani, Achini Kulasuriya

Sri Lanka Women Actual Playing XI:

Hasini Perera, Kavisha Dilhari, Umesha Thimashini, Shashikala Siriwardene, Harshitha Madavi, Chamari Atapattu, Nilakshi de Silva, Ama Kanchana, Anushka Sanjeewani, Sugandika Kumari, Udeshika Prabodhani

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

The wicket prepared for the game will provide an exciting contest between bat and ball. The weather forecast for the game to be played on Monday is expected to have gusty winds throughout the day.

Venue Details

W.A.C.A Stadium in Perth is going to host the 6th match of ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020 between Australia women and Sri Lanka women. Australia Women have an excellent record against Sri Lanka Women in the T20 format. They won all five matches against Sri Lanka.

Toss: To Bowl

Due to chilling conditions expected to take place, both the teams will be looking to win the toss and bowl first on this surface. The last two games at this venue have been won sides batting second.