In Perth, Australia and Sri Lanka will meet in game 19 of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in 2022. Both teams are in Group 1 of the Super 12 stage. This will be the fourth Super 12 stage match from Group 1.
In their Tuesday T20 World Cup Super 12 Stage match in Perth, Australia easily defeated Sri Lanka.
Australia’s chase of 158 runs was made possible by Marcus Stoinis’ unbeaten 59 runs off 18 balls, which propelled them to 158/3 in 16.3 overs and a victory by seven wickets. Glenn Maxwell scored 23 runs off 12 balls, while Aaron Finch also scored an undefeated knock of 31 runs off 42 balls.
For Sri Lanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Chamika Karunaratne, and Maheesh Theekshana each received a dismissal.
Charith Asalanka’s undefeated innings of 38 runs off 25 balls initially assisted Sri Lanka in scoring 157/6 in 20 overs. Pathum Nissanka scored 40 runs off 45 balls, and Dhananjaya de Silva pounded out 26 runs off 23 balls during this time.
For the Australians, Josh Hazlewood, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Ashton Agar, and Maxwell each claimed one wicket.
David Warner, Aaron Finch(c), Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Matthew Wade(w), Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood
Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis(w), Dhananjaya de Silva, Charith Asalanka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dasun Shanaka(c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Maheesh Theekshana, Binura Fernando, Lahiru Kumara
T20 World Cup 2022 Points table GROUP 1
| POS | TEAM | PLD | NRR | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NZ | 1 | +4.450 | 2 |
| 2 | ENG | 1 | +0.620 | 2 |
| 3 | SL | 2 | +0.450 | 2 |
| 4 | AUS | 2 | -1.555 | 2 |
| 5 | AFG | 1 | -0.620 | 0 |
| 6 | IRE | 1 | -2.467 | 0 |
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