Australia tour of Sri Lanka, 2022 | 1st Test  | And the match is going to be played between Sri Lanka and Australia

• Date & Time- 29th Jun | 10 AM IST
• Venue – Galle International Stadium, Galle
• Match Format/Type – Test Match (Infinite Overs Match)

Team Overview

Sri Lanka

Series only

• (Last 5 Matches) – (W-D-L-L-W)
• Team Captain –  Dimuth Karunaratne

Australia

Series only

• (Last 5 Matches) – (W-D-D-W-D)
• Team Captain – Pat Cummins

Pitch Report – SL vs AUS

The pitch at Galle International Stadium, Galle is a good allrounder surface which is definitely a good wicket for spinners and mostly for fast bowlers here and batting will be hard for couple of hours until settle here and an average score on this pitch is likely to be par 290.

Probable Playing XI – SL vs AUS

Sri Lanka

Dimuth Karunaratne (c) (bat/LHB)

• (On Going) – NA
• H2H Bat – M-8, INN-16, R-275, Ave-17.18
• Venue Stats bat – M-13, INN-25, R-1254, Ave-54.52

Oshada Fernando (bat/RHB)

• (On Going) – NA
• H2H Bat – NA
• Venue Stats bat – M-3, INN_6, R-52, Ave-8.66

Kusal Mendis (RHB)

• (On Going) – NA
• H2H Bat – M-5, INN-10, R-259, Ave-35.90
• Venue Stats bat – M-3, INN-5, R-59, Ave-11.80

Angelo Mathews (all/RHB+RAM)

• (On Going) – NA
• H2H Bat – M-9, INN-17, R-601, Ave-40.06
• Venue Stats bat – M-22, INN-40, R-1559, Ave-110
• Venue Bowl -M-22, INN-14, W-4, Sr-126.6

Dhananjaya de Silva (all/RHB+OB)

• (On Going) – NA
• H2H Bat – M-5, INN-10, R-375, Ave-41.66
• H2H Bowl – M-5, INN-8, W-3, Sr-116
• Venue Stats bat – M-6, INN-12, R-364, Ave-36.40
• Venue Stats bowl – M-6, INN-9, W-4, Sr-63.2

Dinesh Chandimal (RHB)

• (On Going) – NA
• H2H Bat – M-6, INN-12, R-360, Ave-32.72
• Venue Stats bat – M-13, INN-24, R-889, Ave-44.45

Niroshan Dickwella (wk) (LHB)

• (On Going) – NA
• Venue Bat – M-2, INN,-4 R-140, Ave-35
• Venue Stats Bat – M-8, INN-14, R-442, Ave-31.57

Ramesh Mendis (all/RHB+OB)

• (On Going) – NA
• H2H Bat – M-1, INN-2, R-80, Ave-40
• Venue Stats Bat– M-3, INN-5, R-59, Ave-11.80
• Venue Bowl – M-3, INN-6, W-20, Sr-40

Lasith Embuldeniya (bowl/LHB+LO)

• (On Going) – NA
• H2H Bowl – NA
• Venue Stats bat – M-5, INN-10, W-32, Sr-51.1

Vishwa Fernando (bowl/RHB+RAMF)

• (On Going) – NA
• H2H Bowl – M-2, INN-3, W-5, Sr-51.6
• Venue Stats bowl – M-1, INN-1, W-1, Sr-12

Asitha Fernando (bowl/RHB+RAMF)

• (On Going) – NA
• H2H Bowl – NA
• Venue Stats bowl – M-2, INN-2, W-2, Sr-72

Australia

Usman Khawaja (bat/LHB)

• (On Going) – NA
• H2H Bat – M-6, INN-10, R-227, Ave-28.37
• Venue Stats bat – M-2, INN-4, R-58, Ave-14.50

David Warner (bat/LHB)

• (On Going) – NA
• H2H Bat – M-6, INN-11, R-435, Ave-39.54
• Venue Stats bat – M-1, INN-2, R-83, Ave-41.50

Marnus Labuschagne (all/RHB+LB)

• (On Going) – NA
• H2H Bat – M-2, INN-3, R-91, Ave-30.33
• H2H Bowl – M-2, INN-2, W-2, Sr-15
• Venue Stats bat – NA

Steve Smith (vc) (bat/RHB)

• (On Going) – NA
• H2H Bat – M-3, INN-6, R-247, Ave-41.16
• Venue Stats bat – M-1, INN-2, R-35, Ave-17.50

Travis Head (all/LHB+OB)

• (On Going) – NA
• H2H Bat – M-2, INN-3, INN-3, R-304, Ave-152
• H2H Bowl – NA
• Venue Stats bat – NA
• Venue Stats bowl – NA

Cameron Green (all/RHB+RAMF)

• (On Going) – NA
• H2H Bat – NA
• H2H Bowl – NA
• Venue Stats bat – NA
• Venue Stats bowl – NA

Alex Carey (wk) (LHB)

• (On Going) – NA
• Venue Bat – NA
• Venue Stats Bat – NA

Pat Cummins (c) (Bowl/RHB+RAM)

• (On Going) – NA
• H2H Bowl – M-2, INN-4, W-14, Sr-22.1
• Venue Bowl – NA

Mitchell Starc (LHB+LAF)

• (On Going) – NA
• H2H Bowl – M-7, INN-14, W-46, Sr-31.8
• Venue Stats bat – M-1, INN-2, W-11, Sr-15.6

Nathan Lyon (RHB+OB)

• (On Going) – NA
• H2H Bowl – M-11, INN-22, W-35, Sr-70.1
• Venue Stats bowl – M-2, W-4, Sr-10, Sr-33.6

Mitchell Swepson (RHB+LB)

• (On Going) – NA
• H2H Bowl – NA
• Venue Stats bowl – NA

Top Picks

Angelo Mathews (all/RHB+RAM)

• H2H Bat – M-9, INN-17, R-601, Ave-40.06
• Venue Stats bat – M-22, INN-40, R-1559, Ave-110

Travis Head (all/LHB+OB)

• H2H Bat – M-2, INN-3, INN-3, R-304, Ave-152

Dinesh Chandimal (RHB)

• H2H Bat – M-6, INN-12, R-360, Ave-32.72
• Venue Stats bat – M-13, INN-24, R-889, Ave-44.45

H2H Records – SL vs AUS

• Matches played in the last three years – 10
• Matches won by Sri Lanka – 3
• Matches won by Australia – 5
• Tie/No Results – 2

C & VC Selection – SL vs AUS

Safe Options

• D Warner
• U Khawaja
• D Karunaratne

Risky Options

• A Matthews
• D de Silva
• G Maxwell
• J Hazlewood
• M Starc
• P Cummins

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