CricBattle Daily Fantasy Cricket League Tips Australia v Sri Lanka on February 19 by Soubhagya Swain,2596 days ago |
CricBattle Daily Fantasy Cricket League Tips
Australia v Sri Lanka on February 19
· Australia's second T20 against Sri Lanka is Sunday evening in Geelong, where the hosts will be seeking to square the series. Sri Lanka win a thriller at the MCG! A boundary off the final ball hands the tourists a 1-0 series lead. The equation was simple. Six runs needed, six balls left, Andrew Tye bowling to Seekkuge Prasanna. The first ball: a dot; the second: one leg bye. Two singles, followed by two runs levelled scores. With one run needed off the final ball, Chamara Kapugedera struck a boundary through cover to seal victory for the tourists.
· Top captains & vice captains – Playing in just his fifth T20I and with a previous high score of 11no, Asela Gunaratne produced an outstanding 52 off 37 balls to set up a Sri Lankan victory. Coming in at a tricky time when Sri Lanka had lost their second wicket, his task became harder when the set Dilshan Munaweera departed soon afterwards. But the 31-year-old kept his composure – despite copping a James Faulkner delivery in a delicate area - thrilling the strong Sri Lanka contingent in the MCG crowd as he brought up his maiden T20I half-century from just 34 balls, bringing the equation down to a run-a-ball in the process. Plenty of Australia’s batsmen got starts in their 6-168, but none were able to go on to build a significant innings. Aaron Finch top-scored with a 34-ball 43, sharing a handy opening stand with debutant Michael Klinger (38).
· Best economical pick & Smart pick – Sri Lanka were cruising at 1-62 at the end of the power play when Australia skipper Aaron Finch threw the ball to Adam Zampa. The leg-spinner’s first over went for just five runs and his second for seven and produced the wicket of Sri Lanka opener Niroshan Dickwella, who lobbed a leading edge to short third man to depart for a 25-ball 30. His next over brought the big wicket of Dilshan Munaweera, who had been flying along at 44 off 29. Zampa ended his outstanding four-over spell with 2-26.
· Cautions Pick – Big Billy Stanlake had a T20 international debut he’d probably rather forget. His first two deliveries were adjudged to be wide, before his third prompted a loud shout for lbw from the hosts, only for it to be turned down. His fortunes were no better in his second over, with his first three deliveries dispatched to the boundary by Dilshan Munaweera. What should have been the final delivery of his over bounced high over Niroshan Dickwella’s head for five wides and Dickwella then scooped the following delivery for six – more on that next - capping off a 24-run over for the tourists. Brought back on for a third over, Stanlake was more composed, finishing with 0-42.
· My XI – Aaron Finch (Captain), Asela Gunaratne (Vice-Captain), Adam Zampa, Dilshan Munaweera, Lakshan Sandakan, Andrew Tye, Sachith Pathirana, Lasith Malinga, Niroshan Dickwella, Upul Tharanga, Tim Paine
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