Australia vs Sri Lanka – 2021 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Betting Tips

Australia and Sri Lanka will lock horns in the 22nd match of the 2021 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup to be played at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Thursday.

In their opening game, Australia registered a hard-fought win over South Africa, courtesy excellent performances from Josh Hazlewood, Steven Smith and Marcus Stoinis. Captain Aaron Finch will be hoping that the side can make improvements with the bat against Sri Lanka.

On the other hand, Sri Lanka registered a comfortable win over Bangladesh, courtesy excellent batting performances from Charith Asalanka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa and Chamika Karunaratne. The team management will be hoping that the Islanders can continue their winning momentum against Australia.

In the previous three T20 World Cup meetings, Australia have managed to come out on top on two occasions.

Australia Form and Team News

With a close win over South Africa, the team management is unlikely to make any changes to their playing for this game.

In the batting department, the onus will be on the likes of Steven Smith, Aaron Finch, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Marsh and David Warner to deliver the bulk of the runs.

In the previous match, Steven Smith produced a crucial innings for Australia. He scored 35 runs off 34 balls with the help of three boundaries.

In the bowling department, the onus will be on the likes of Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, Glenn Maxwell, Josh Hazlewood and Adam Zampa to provide crucial breakthroughs in this fixture.

Sri Lanka Form and Team News

Dasun Shanaka will be hoping that the side can maintain their standards with bat and ball against Australia.

In the batting department, the onus will be on the likes of Pathum Nissanka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Charith Asalanka, Kusal Perera and Avishka Fernando to deliver the bulk of the runs.

In the bowling department, the onus will be on the likes of Wanindu Hasaranga, Binura Fernando, Lahiru Kumara, Dushmantha Chameera, Chamika Karunaratne and Dasun Shanaka to deliver timely breakthroughs.

Odds by Casumo

According to the Casumo sportsbook, Australia will be favorites to win the 22nd game of the 2021 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup played at Dubai International Cricket Stadium. For this 22nd T20 World Cup game, Australia are placed at 1.40 odds, while Sri Lanka placed at 2.80 odds.

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Our Tipsters Angle

With both the teams registering victories in their opening game, it is quite difficult to predict a clear winner. With likes of Chamika Karunaratne, Charith Asalanka and Bhanuka Rajapaksa doing well so far in the T20 World Cup, Sri Lanka will be looking to deliver a clinical performance against Australia.

On the other hand, Australia will need to adjust to the conditions and deliver a decent batting performance against Sri Lanka.

Therefore, the prediction is for Sri Lanka to register a hard-fought win over Australia.

Tip 1-Josh Hazlewood to continue his excellent form for Australia

Pacer Josh Hazlewood has been a consistent performer for Australia in the T20 format. In the opening game against South Africa, Hazlewood put in match-winning performance with the ball in hand. Since October 2020, Hazlewood has claimed 14 wickets in 10 outings at an economy rate of 6.69. Given his splendid form this season, we can expect pacer Josh Hazlewood to take one wicket or more against Sri [email protected]

Tip 2- Bhanuka Rajapaksa to continue his decent form with the bat

Since making his debut in 2019 against Pakistan, Bhanuka Rajapaksa has done reasonably well for Sri Lanka in the T20 format. In the previous game, Left-hander scored a splendid half-century to help Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh at Sharjah. Given his outstanding batting performance in the previous game, we can expect middle-order batsman Bhanuka Rajapaksa to score 15 runs or more against [email protected]

Conclusion

Expect Sri Lanka to beat Australia by a narrow margin and claim top spot in the Group 1 of the T20 World Cup.

1. Pacer Josh Hazlewood to take one wicket or more against Sri Lanka- [email protected]
2. Middle-order batsman Bhanuka Rajapaksa to score 15 runs or more against Australia- Sri [email protected]

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