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Australia cricket team will face Sri Lanka cricket team on Monday (16 February) in the 30th match of T-20 World Cup 2026. Sri Lanka’s last win against the Kangaroo team in this tournament was in the year 2010. In the last 16 years, 2 matches have been played between the two teams in this tournament and Australia has won both the matches. In such a situation, let us take a look at the preview of the match and other important things.
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Australia has the upper hand against Sri Lanka
The first T-20 international match between Australia and Sri Lanka was played in the year 2007. So far, 26 matches have been played between the two teams, in which Australia has dominated. It has won 15 matches, while Sri Lanka has got success in 10 matches. A match is tied. In the current World Cup, Australia has won one match and lost one, while Sri Lanka has won both its matches.
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Australia’s playing eleven could be like this
Australia team had a big defeat against Zimbabwe in the last match. In such a situation, the Kangaroo team would like to forget that defeat and move ahead. Team captain and opening batsman Travis Head has not been able to play even a single big innings in this World Cup, so a big innings will be expected from him.
Probable XI: Travis Head (captain), Josh English (wicketkeeper), Cameron Green, Matt Renshaw, Glenn Maxwell, Tim David, Marcus Stoinis, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa and Matthew Kuhneman.
Sri Lankan team can be seen with this combination
Sri Lanka would like to continue their excellent form against Australia in this World Cup. This match is very important considering the Super-8 stage. Sri Lanka’s bowlers have performed amazingly in this tournament so far, Australia’s batsmen will have to stay away from them.
Probable XI: Pathum Nissanka, Kamil Mishara, Kusal Mendis (wk), Pawan Ratnayake, Kamindu Mendis, Dasun Shanaka (captain), Dushan Hemantha, Dunith Velalage, Dushmantha Chameera, Mahesh Tikshana and Mathisha Pathirana.
The mood of the pitch will be like this
The pitch at Pallekele Stadium is generally considered to be quite balanced. The new ball will definitely help the bowlers here. However, after setting the sights, the batsman can play big innings and hit big shots. As the game progresses the pitch becomes slower and the spinners also get help. Here the average score of the first innings has been 161 runs and the target of more than 170 runs has also been chased.
What will the weather be like?
Accuweather According to, there will be cloudy sky in Kandy on 16th February. The maximum temperature here is expected to be 26 degrees and the minimum temperature will be 19 degrees. There is a 10 percent chance of rain. In such a situation, rain may cause some disruption during the match.
Eyes will be on the performance of these players
Stoinis has scored 161 runs in the last 8 matches. Renshaw has scored 120 runs in 5 matches at a strike rate of 121.21. Kusal from Sri Lanka has scored 335 runs in the last 10 matches. Nissanka has been successful in scoring 246 runs in 10 matches. Ellis has taken 13 wickets in 7 matches. Similarly, Mahesh has taken 9 wickets in 9 matches. The performance of these players will be monitored.
When and where to watch the match?
This match between Sri Lanka and Australia will be played at Pallekele Cricket Stadium, Kandy from 7 pm. Live telecast of this match can be seen on Star Sports Network and Jio-Hotstar app in India.
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