Sri Lanka vs Australia - 1st ODI of the Australian Tour of Sri Lanka 2022, at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele
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1. VENUE AND PITCH INFO
Venue - Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
(i) Total Matches - ODIs
Overall - 28
Avg 1st Innings - 248
Avg 2nd Innings - 202
Highest total - 363/7 (South Africa vs Sri Lanka - 5th August'2018)
Matches won batting first - 12
Matches won batting second - 16
(ii) Performance of both teams on this ground
SL - 26 - 13w/13l
AUS - 2 - 2w/0l
(iii) Top Performers on this venue from the current squads - T20s
SL
Dinesh Chandimal - 3rd highest run scorer (368), Avg (26.28) - 16M/16I
Dasun Shanaka - 10th highest run scorer (277), Avg (55.40) - 6M/6I
Kusal Mendis - 16th highest run scorer (191), Avg (19.10) - 10M/10I
Charith Asalanka - 32nd highest run scorer (94), Avg (47) - 2M/2I
Nuwan Pradeep - 12th highest wicket taker (7), Avg (39), SR (38.1) - 6M/6I
Jeffrey Vandersay - 16th highest wicket taker (5), Avg (19), SR (18) - 2M/2I
Chamika Karunaratne - 23rd highest wicket taker (4), Avg (23.25), SR (24) - 2M/2I
AUS
No Records Yet
(iv) Recent Matches on this venue
1) Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe - 21st January'2022
254/9 vs 70/10 (SL won by 184 runs)
Pacers - 4w+3w=7w
Spinners - 3w+7w=10w
2) Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka - 18th January'2022
302/8 vs 280/9 (ZIM won by 22 runs)
Pacers - 3w+7w=10w
Spinners - 4w+1w=5w
3) Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka - 16th January'2022
296/9 vs 300/5 (SL won by 5 wkts)
Pacers - 5w+4w=9w
Spinners - 4w+1w=5w
4) Sri Lanka vs West Indies - 1st March'2020
307/10 vs 301/9 (SL won by 6 runs)
Pacers - 8w+5w=13w
Spinners - 1w+1w=2w
5) Sri Lanka vs England - 20th October'2018
273/7 vs 132/2 (ENG won by 18 runs - DLS)
Pacers - 2w+0w=2w
Spinners - 3w+2w=5w
6) Sri Lanka vs England - 17th October'2018
150/9 vs 153/3 (ENG won by 7 wkts)
Pacers - 3w+2w=5w
Spinners - 4w+1w=5w
7) Sri Lanka vs South Africa - 8th August'2018
306/7 vs 187/9 (SL won by 3 runs - DLS)
Pacers - 4w+6w=10w
Spinners - 3w+2w=5w
8) South Africa vs Sri Lanka - 5th August'2018
363/7 vs 285/10 (SA won by 78 runs)
Pacers - 6w+8w=14w
Spinners - 1w+2w=3w
9) Sri Lanka vs India - 27th August'2017
217/9 vs 218/4 (IND won by 6 wkts)
Pacers - 6w+2w=8w
Spinners - 2w+2w=4w
10) Sri Lanka vs India - 24th August'2017
236/8 vs 231/7 (IND won by 3 wkts - DLS)
Pacers - 5w+0w=5w
Spinners - 3w+7w=10w
SUMMARY
Pacers
1st Innings - 46w
2nd Innings - 37w
Spinners
1st Innings - 28w
2nd Innings - 26w
Overall
83w:54w (Pacers:Spinners)
(v) Toss Based Analysis on this venue - ODIs
Sri Lanka (SL)
1. Dasun Shanaka
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 13(17), 65(34)&1w, 21(10), 66(66), 15(23)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 10(12)*&0w, 102(94)&0w
2. Charith Asalanka
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 52(56)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 71(68)&0w, 23(21)&0w
3. Dushmantha Chameera
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 0w, 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w, 13(13)&0w
4. Dinesh Chandimal
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1(3), 36(71), 34(42), 33(47), 17(24)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 23(25), 75(91), 2(6)
5. Dhananjaya Da Silva
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 34(47)&2w, 10(10)&1w, 3(10)&0w, 17(28)&0w, 51(47)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 84(66)&0w
6. Niroshan Dickwella
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 31(24), 13(15), 34(35), 36(20), 52(70)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 10(10)
7. Asitha Fernando
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
8. Danushka Gunathilaka
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 39(40), 19(37)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
9. Wanindu Hasaranga
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 16(9)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
10. Praveen Jayavickrama
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
11. Chamika Karunaratne
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 30(32)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 5(2)*&3w, 34(38)&1w
12. Pramod Madushan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
13. Lahiru Madushanka
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
14. Kusal Mendis
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 33(36), 19(48), 1(10), 14(13), 0(1), 5(14), 55(48), 36(51)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 31(34), 26(24), 7(9)
15. Ramesh Mendis
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 26(21)&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
16. Pathum Nissanka
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 55(66)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 75(71), 16(24)
17. Bhanuka Rajapaksa
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
18. Maheesh Theekshana
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 1w
19. Nuwan Thushara
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
20. Jeffrey Vandersay
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 4w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w, 3w
21. Dunith Wellalage
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
Australia (AUS)
1. Aaron Finch
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
2. Ashton Agar
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3. Alex Carey
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
4. Pat Cummins
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
5. Cameron Green
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
6. Josh Hazlewood
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
7. Travis Head
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 13(20)&2w
8. Josh Inglis
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
9. Marnus Labuschagne
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
10. Mitchell Marsh
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
11. Glenn Maxwell
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
12. Steven Smith
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w
13. Jhye Richardson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
14. Marcus Stoinis
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
15. Mitchell Swepson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
16. David Warner
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 106(126)
2. HEAD TO HEAD
(i) Overall
93 - 61w/32l (In favour of AUS)
(ii) Last 5 Matches
5 - 4w/1l (In favour of AUS)
(iii) On This Venue
2 - 2w/0l (In favour of AUS)
(iv) Recent Head to Head Matches
1) Australia vs Sri Lanka - 15th June'2019
334/7 vs 247/10 (AUS won by 87 runs)
Aaron Finch - 153(132)
Steven Smith - 73(59)
Glenn Maxwell - 46(25)*
David Warner - 26(48)
Pat Cummins - 2w
Dimuth Karunaratne - 97(108)
Kusal Mendis - 30(37)
Dhananjaya Da Silva - 16(30)* & 2w
2) Sri Lanka vs Australia - 4th September'2016
195/10 vs 199/5 (AUS won by 5 wkts)
Danushka Gunathilaka - 39(40)
Dhananjaya Da Silva - 34(47) & 2w
Kusal Mendis - 33(36)
David Warner - 106(126)
Travis Head - 2w
3) Sri Lanka vs Australia - 31st August'2016
212/10 vs 217/4 (AUS won by 6 wkts)
Dhananjaya Da Silva - 76(87)
Angelo Matthews - 40(71)
Aaron Finch - 55(19)
Travis Head - 40(60) & 1w
4) Sri Lanka vs Australia - 28th August'2016
226/10 vs 227/8 (AUS won by 2 wkts)
Dinesh Chandimal - 102(130)
Angelo Matthews - 2w
Dhananjaya Da Silva - 1w
Travis Head - 36(48)
Aaron Finch - 30(29)
Josh Hazlewood - 1w
ON THIS VENUE
1) Sri Lanka vs Australia - 4th September'2016
195/10 vs 199/5 (AUS won by 5 wkts)
Danushka Gunathilaka - 39(40)
Dhananjaya Da Silva - 34(47) & 2w
Kusal Mendis - 33(36)
David Warner - 106(126)
Travis Head - 2w
2) Sri Lanka vs Australia - 10th August'2011
191/10 vs 192/3 (AUS won by 7 wkts)
(v) Top Performers from current squads when both these sides meet
SL
Dinesh Chandimal - 17th highest run scorer (649), Avg (43.26) - 20M/19I
Kusal Mendis - 50th highest run scorer (204), Avg (34) - 6M/6I
Dhananjaya Da Silva - 51st highest wicket taker (8), Avg (44.12), SR (55.5) - 8M/8I
AUS
David Warner - 18th highest run scorer (624), Avg (36.70) - 17M/17I
Aaron Finch - 38th highest run scorer (342), Avg (42.75) - 9M/8I
Steven Smith - 41st highest run scorer (279), Avg (38) - 12M/8I
(vi) Toss Based Analysis (H2H)
Sri Lanka (SL)
1. Dasun Shanaka
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 13(17)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
2. Charith Asalanka
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3. Dushmantha Chameera
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
4. Dinesh Chandimal
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 12(13), 1(4), 4(2), 75(84), 31(32), 80(118)*, 48(67), 102(130), 1(3)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 37(50), 6(8)*, 80(100), 14(27), 17(17)*, 5(7), 73(95), 6(19), 52(24)*
5. Dhananjaya Da Silva
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2(6), 7(10)&0w, 12(30)&1w, 76(87)&0w, 34(47)&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 16(30)*&2w
6. Niroshan Dickwella
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
7. Asitha Fernando
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
8. Danushka Gunathilaka
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2(8), 5(5), 39(40)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
9. Wanindu Hasaranga
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
10. Praveen Jayavickrama
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
11. Chamika Karunaratne
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
12. Pramod Madushan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
13. Lahiru Madushanka
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
14. Kusal Mendis
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 67(95), 69(69), 4(2), 1(8), 33(36)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 30(37)
15. Ramesh Mendis
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
16. Pathum Nissanka
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
17. Bhanuka Rajapaksa
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
18. Maheesh Theekshana
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
19. Nuwan Thushara
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
20. Jeffrey Vandersay
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
21. Dunith Wellalage
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
Australia (AUS)
1. Aaron Finch
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 16(28), 4(15), 24(24), 153(132)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 56(46), 4(7), 30(29), 55(19)
2. Ashton Agar
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3. Alex Carey
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 4(3)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
4. Pat Cummins
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
5. Cameron Green
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
6. Josh Hazlewood
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 1w
7. Travis Head
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 10(17)&0w, 31(48)&0w, 36(48), 40(60)&1w, 13(20)&2w
8. Josh Inglis
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
9. Marnus Labuschagne
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
10. Mitchell Marsh
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 4(14)&0w
11. Glenn Maxwell
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 5(6)&0w, 8(18)&0w, 9(9)&0w, 102(53)&0w, 46(25)*&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 32(20)&0w
12. Steven Smith
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 12(15), 8(11), 72(88), 73(59)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 33(37), 18(28), 58(92), 30(33)
13. Jhye Richardson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
14. Marcus Stoinis
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
15. Mitchell Swepson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
16. David Warner
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 34(29), 13(21), 7(13), 163(157), 100(140), 48(45), 4(11), 60(73), 10(18), 9(12), 26(48)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 6(6), 8(17), 1(4), 10(12), 19(16), 106(126)
3. AUSTRALIA-A vs SRI LANKA-A ODIs
1) Sri Lanka A vs Australia A - 8th June'2022
297/7 vs 298/3 (AUS-A won by 7 wkts)
Dhananjaya Da Silva - 68(70)
Dunith Wellalage - 33(30) & 2w
Niroshan Dickwella - 10(16)
Pramod Madushan - 0w
Cameron Green - 119(111)*
Alex Carey - 52(51)*
2) Australia A vs Sri Lanka A - 10th June'2022
312/10 vs 315/6 (SL-A won by 4 wkts)
Travis Head - 110(86)
Niroshan Dickwella - 83(73)
Dhananjaya Da Silva - 30(24) & 1w
Dunith Wellalage - 17(8)* & 0w
Pramod Madushan - 4w
Jeffrey Vandersay - 1w
4. SQUAD INFO WITH DETAILING
A) SRI LANKA (SL) SQUAD:
Probable XI
1) Danushka Gunathilaka - LHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 15, 4r 0w, 26, 6*, 19r 0w, 42, 11, 44, 0, 38
2) Pathum Nissanka - RHB
Last 10 - 27, 3, 36, 61*, 6, 1, 75, 0, 13, 46, 16
3) Kusal Mendis - RHB, Legbreak, WK
Last 10 - 6, 32, 1, 7, 11, 54, 48, 22*, 101, 8, 114*, 39r 0w
4) Dhananjaya de Silva - RHB, RAO
Last 10 - 30r 1w, 68r 0w, 58r 0w, 6r 1w, 33, 0r 3w, 30r 3w, 0w, 1r 5w, 3r 2w
5) Charith Asalanka - LHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 26, 39r 0w, 38, 9, 12r 1w, 5, 5, 29r 0w, 20, 4, 2
6) Dasun Shanaka - RHB, RMF
Last 10 - 54*, 14, 0, 16r 2w, 7*, 62r 2w, 13r 3w, 74*, 47r 0w
7) Wanindu Hasaranga - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 8r 1w, 12r 4w, 17r 0w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 2w, 5w, 1w
8) Ramesh Mendis - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 10r 0w, 1w, 1r 0w, 37r 2w, 26r 2w, 0r 0w, 41r 2w, 0w, 7r 0w
9) Dushmantha Chameera - RHB, RF
Last 10 - 0w, 1w, 0w, 11r 0w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 17r 2w, 0w
10) Dunith Wellalage - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 17r 0w, 30r 2w, 1w, 2w, 0w, 5w, 0w, 1w, 2w, 1w
11) Maheesh Theekshana - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 2w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 2w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 3w, 0w
BENCH
12) Niroshan Dickwella - LHB, WK
Last 10 - 83, 10, 9, 3, 61, 32, 38, 0, 21, 12
13) Nuwan Thushara - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 0w, 1w, 3w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 1w
14) Bhanuka Rajapaksa - LHB, RM, WK
Last 10 - 17, 13, 0, 6, 17r 0w, 100r 1w, 4, 1, 27, 40
15) Lahiru Madhushanka - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 18r 1w, 8r 1w, 31r 1w, 10r 0w, 12r 0w, 80r 0w, 0w, 68r 1w, 16r 2w, 1w, 10r 0w, 3r 2w
16) Chamika Karunaratne - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 14r 0w, 0, 0w, 12r 1w, 0w, 21r 0w, 1w, 14r 0w, 8r 0w, 0w
17) Praveen Jayavickrama - RHB, LAO
Last 10 - 1w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 3w, 4w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 2w
18) Pramod Madhushan - RHB, RAM
Last 10 - 0w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 4w, 0w, 1w, 1w
19) Asitha Fernando - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 4w, 6w, 3w, 2w, 4w, 17r 4w, 3w, 0w, 2w, 2w, 5w
20) Dinesh Chandimal - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 30, 53*, 124, 66, 39*, 2*, 17, 0, 22
21) Jeffrey Vandersay - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 1w, 0w, 1w, 3w, 2w, 11r 2w, 2w, 1w, 2w, 0w, 0w
Safe C/VC choices
Wanindu Hasaranga, Dhananjaya Da Silva
B) AUSTRALIA (AUS) SQUAD:
Probable XI
(They've announced their Playing XI)
1) Aaron Finch - RHB, LAO
Last 10 - 29, 24, 61*, 14, 4, 3, 58, 7, 55, 0
2) David Warner - LHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 39, 21, 70*, 5, 0, 52*, 19, 92*, 3, 42
3) Marnus Labuschagne - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 2w, 1r 0w, 18r 0w, 38r 1w, 20r 0w, 41r 0w, 44r 0w, 17r 0w, 31r 3w, 17r 3w, 13r 0w, 130r 0w, 85r 0w
4) Steven Smith - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 37*, 5, 59, 17, 72, 78r 0w, 14, 9, 0, 27, 67
5) Marcus Stoinis - RHB, RM
Last 10 - 38r 2w, 9, 9, 3w, 27r 0w, 2, 28, 17r 0w, 1
6) Glenn Maxwell - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 16r 0w, 19r 2w, 0w, 24r 0w, 9, 40r 1w, 35r 1w, 33r 1w, 3r 2w, 33r 0w
7) Alex Carey - LHB, WK
Last 10 - 52*, 56, 5, 4, 67, 93, 19, 12, 11, 15, 1
8) Ashton Agar - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 1w, 0r 0w, 0w, 4r 1w, 26r 1w, 13r 1w, 15r 1w, 2w, 1w, 1w
9) Jhye Richardson - RHB, RF
Last 10 - 1w, 9r 3w, 44r 1w, 2w, 0w, 2w, 2w, 2w, 9r 0w, 8r 5w, 43r 4w, 14r 3w
10) Josh Hazlewood - LHB, RFM
Last 10 - 2w, 0w, 4w, 2w, 3w, 2w, 0w, 2w, 1w, 0w
11) Pat Cummins - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 3w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 56r 2w, 11r, 5w, 3w, 34r 1w, 2w, 8r 1w, 0w, 1w, 1w
BENCH
12) Mitchell Marsh - RHB, RMF
Last 10 - 11r 0w, 0w, 0r 0w, 63, 89r 2w, 25r 1w, 10r 1w, 37, 13
13) Mitchell Swepson - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 0w, 2w, 9r 0w, 0w, 15r 2w, 0w, 8r 1w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 2w, 0w
14) Josh Inglis - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 0, 24, 23, 40, 21*, 48, 23, 13, 79, 18
15) Cameron Green - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 119*, 2r 2w, 34r 0w, 5r 0w, 40r 0w, 79r 0w, 1w, 28r 1w, 1w, 48r 0w 0w, 74r 1w, 23r 3w, 5r 1w, 74r 1w
16) Travis Head - LHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 110, 26r 0w, 0r 0w, 89r 0w, 101r 2w, 26, 11*, 23, 8r 0w, 0w, 0, 46, 3
Safe C/VC choices
David Warner, Glenn Maxwell
Differential GL C/VC choices
SL - Charith Asalanka, Dasun Shanaka, Dunith Wellalage, Pathum Nissanka
Risky - Kusal Mendis, Jeffrey Vandersay/Ramesh Mendis
AUS - Aaron Finch, Jhye Richardson, Josh Hazlewood, Marnus Labuschagne
Risky - Ashton Agar, Marcus Stoinis
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