SL vs AUS Dream11 Prediction, Playing XI, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Pitch Report & Injury Updates for Australia tour of Sri Lanka, 1st Test
Sri Lanka are expected to win this match.
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Sri Lanka (SL) will take on Australia (AUS) in the First Test of Australia's tour of Sri Lanka. This match will be played at Galle International Stadium. Sri Lanka will be hosting Australia for a 2-match Test series followed by a 2-match ODI series. Steve Smith will be leading Australia in the absence of Pat Cummins while Dhananjaya De Silva will captain Sri Lanka in this series.
Sri Lanka has won 7 of its last 11 home games, while Australia has lost 4 of its last 5 Tests in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka has also been unbeaten at home in 2024, so all these points suggest a fascinating series, and Playing in the sub-continent is a big challenge so Australia will be keen to embrace the challenge and put up some competitive performance throughout.
Sri Lanka are coming into this series on the back of a series loss in South Africa. On the other hand, Australia secured the WTC final spot after beating India at home in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Prabath Jayasuriya will play a key role for the hosts while Nathan Lyon and Todd Murphy will be the crucial bowlers for Australia. There could be changes in Australian batting order and it remains to be seen how both teams approach this game. This promises to be a closely fought game.
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Match Information
Sri Lanka vs Australia, 1st Test
Australia tour of Sri Lanka, 29 Jan 2025, Wed, 10:00 AM IST ,Galle International Stadium
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Players Stats in current Series
Usman Khawaja
AUS - bat
295 Runs
2Ā Matches
Charith Asalanka
SL - bat
205 Runs
2Ā Matches
Steve Smith
AUS - bat
272 Runs
2Ā Matches
Kusal Mendis
SL - wk
120 Runs
2Ā Matches
Alex Carey
AUS - wk
202 Runs
2Ā Matches
Nishan Madushka
SL - wk
51 Runs
1Ā Match
Travis Head
AUS - bat
115.29
2Ā Matches
Alex Carey
AUS - wk
107.89
1Ā Match
Josh Inglis
AUS - wk
106.25
2Ā Matches
Charith Asalanka
SL - bat
106.77
2Ā Matches
Jeffrey Vandersay
SL - bowl
105.56
1Ā Match
Travis Head
AUS - bat
100.00
1Ā Match
Matthew Kuhnemann
AUS - bowl
16 Wkts
2Ā Matches
Dunith Wellalage
SL - all
6 Wkts
2Ā Matches
Nathan Lyon
AUS - bowl
14 Wkts
2Ā Matches
Asitha Fernando
SL - bowl
5 Wkts
2Ā Matches
Prabath Jayasuriya
SL - bowl
9 Wkts
2Ā Matches
Maheesh Theekshana
SL - bowl
4 Wkts
2Ā Matches
Mitchell Starc
AUS - bowl
2.61
2Ā Matches
Charith Asalanka
SL - bat
2.50
2Ā Matches
Matthew Kuhnemann
AUS - bowl
2.97
2Ā Matches
Nathan Ellis
AUS - bowl
2.56
1Ā Match
Nathan Lyon
AUS - bowl
3.12
2Ā Matches
Maheesh Theekshana
SL - bowl
3.97
2Ā Matches
Probable Playing XI
Sri Lanka
K Mendis (wk), D Chandimal, S Samarawickrama, D Karunaratne, A Mathews, PHKD Mendis, D de Silva (C), M Priyanath, NGRP Jayasuriya, JF Vandersay, N Peiris
Bench : LU Igalagamage, Pathum Nissanka, AM Fernando, O Fernando, Sonal Dinusha, L Kumara, MVT Fernando
Australia
AT Carey (wk), Usman Khawaja, TM Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith (C), S Konstas, BJ Webster, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Starc, Matthew Kuhnemann, Todd Murphy
Bench : JP Inglis, NA McSweeney, Sean Abbott, SM Boland, Cooper Connolly
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Pitch Report
50%
Pace Bowling
50%
Spin Bowling
55%
Batting Pitch
255
Average Score
45%
Bowling Pitch
Player Picks
Kamindu Mendis SL | ALL
Kamindu Mendis was the leading run getter for SL in the previous year and has made a great start to his Test career with 1110 runs at an average of 74 after 17 Test innings. This includes five hundreds out of nine 50-plus scores so far.
Steve Smith AUS | BAT
Steve Smith has been the best batter for Australia in the subcontinent and he has amassed 9999 runs in this format at an outstanding average of more than 53 and did well in the BGT recently. He will be a good captaincy pick for this match.
Prabath Jayasuriya SL | BOWL
Prabath Jayasuriya has picked up 107 wickets in 18 Tests at an average of 29.2 and a strike rate of 55.2. Plenty of those wickets have come in Galle and he just loves bowling at this venue.
Nathan Lyon AUS | BOWL
Nathan Lyon will spearhead the spin bowling attack for Australia nad is the most successful off-spinner in the history of Australia. He will be a top pick for this match.
Travis Head AUS | BAT
Travis Head will open the battting for this matchand he averaged 55.75 runs across two-and-a-half Tests in India when he opened so he can be a good choice for this match.
Dinesh Chandimal SL | WK
Dinesh Chandimal has averaged more than 50 in the last few years in Test and has done well in all the last few series. He will be a handy budget pick for this match.
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Alex Carey
AUS | WK
Nathan McSweeney
AUS | ALL
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