Australia vs Sri Lanka Preview & Prediction | 2024 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup | Group Stage
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Australia will begin their ICC Women’s T20 World Cup title defence against Sri Lanka, who tasted defeat on the opening day of the competition against Pakistan.
DATE & TIME: Saturday 5th October, 2024: UAE – 2:00pm / USA (PST) – 3:00am / USA (EST) - 6:00am / UK – 11:00am / South Africa - 12:00pm / India – 3:30pm / Pakistan– 3:00pm / Bangladesh – 5:00pm / Australia – 8:00pm
VENUE: Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah, UAE
WEATHER: Extremely hot temperatures with bright sunshine and highs of 36c.
HOW TO WATCH ON TV: USA – Willow TV / West Indies – ESPN Caribbean / UK – Sky Sports / South Africa – SuperSport / Pakistan – PTV Sports & TEN Sports / India – Star Sports / Bangladesh – Nagorik TV
HOW TO WATCH ONLINE: USA – Willow TV website / West Indies – ESPN Play Caribbean app / UK – Sky Go / South Africa – SuperSport app / Pakistan – Myco, Tamasha & Shoq / India – Disney+Hotstar / Bangladesh – Toffee / Australia – Amazon Prime Video
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AUSTRALIA FORM: CAN THE AUSSIE JUGGERNAUT BE STOPPED
Now captained by Alyssa Healy following the retirement of Meg Lanning, Australia are looking to remain the only international side this decade to have tasted ICC major tournament glory having won two ICC T20 World Cups and one ICC World Cup. Everywhere you look among this Australian squad there is a world class player and it’s virtually impossible to pinpoint a weakness.
SRI LANKA FORM: WORK TO DO FOLLOWING PAKISTAN DEFEAT
Sri Lanka fell victim to the strangle against Pakistan in their opening game, which saw them fail to chase down 117, eventually losing by 31 runs after finishing on just 85/9 as batting got tougher on a wearing pitch offering assistance for spinners. It gets even tougher for them on this occasion when considering the quality of their opponents.
AUSTRALIA BETTING ANALYSIS
A constant threat with bat or ball, it’s Ashleigh Gardner’s spin-bowling that may well come to the fore in Sharjah. If the games played on Thursday were anything to go by, the pitch will likely prove helpful to Gardner and her style of bowling. Add in the 27-year-olds undoubted ability and the expectation is that she will take over 1.5 match wickets in this encounter. Back Gardner to do just that by utilising the ‘Bowler Match Wickets’ market.
SRI LANKA BETTING ANALYSIS
We pinpointed Chamari Athapaththu in our analysis of Sri Lanka’s game against Pakistan and despite her only make 6 in that contest, it doesn’t take away the threat posed by the Sri Lankan captain, so often a hero for her country with the bat. If anyone can take on the formidable Australian bowling attack, it’s Athapaththu and she is worth backing to accrue 20+ runs via the ‘Batter Milestones’ market.
AUSTRALIA VS SRI LANKA EXPERT PREDICTION
A team well-equipped to handle all conditions. One which bats well right down the order and one capable of matching Sri Lanka’s spinners with the ball, Australia boast all the tools needed to get the better of their opponents. Sri Lanka really disappointed against Pakistan and it’s expected to get worse for them here. Back Australia to mark the beginning of their title defence with a win.
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