ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020: Match 5, Group A, Australia vs Sri Lanka: Dream11 Fantasy Cricket Tips – Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Update

Match Details:

The 5th match of ICC Women’s T20 World Cup will be played between Australia Women and Sri Lanka Women at the W.A.C.A. Ground in Perth.

The match starts at 03:00 PM local time (07:00 AM GMT) (12:30 PM IST). This match will be live on Star Sports. Live Streaming will be available on Hotstar.

Preview for Dream11 Fantasy

Australia Women suffered defeat in their first game against India by a margin of 17 runs. The main reason behind their loss was the poor batting display as none of their batters managed to click good knocks with the bat. In the high-profile tournament, they will now surely look to get back into the groves with a win against Sri Lanka Women.

They have a heavy-duty batting line up that comprises of  Alyssa Healy, Beth Mooney and Meg Lanning, who will be having the responsibility to score some good runs with the bat. Meanwhile, their bowling unit looks balanced as they gave a decent performance in their opening game of the World Cup.

Sri Lanka Women also suffered a defeat in their curtain-raiser against white ferns by a big margin of seven wickets. It was their middle order that failed to score big runs with the bat due to which Sri Lankan Women lost the game. Chamari Athapaththu turned out to be their top-scorer after she hit 41 runs.

However, her brilliant effort went in vain as her side ended up losing the match. On the other hand, their bowlers also looked pale, who were finding it difficult to grab wickets in their previous game. The next match for them is going to be quite tough as far as the form of Aussie women is concerned.

Weather Condition/Report

The weather forecast says that the chances of rain on the matchday are very high with a probability of around 86%. It might abandon the game with the wind blowing at a rate of 13 to 28 km/hr. Meanwhile, the temperature will hover between 22 and 30 Degree Celsius throughout the day according to Accuweather.

Pitch Condition/Report:

The pitch at W.A.C.A. Ground will heavily go in favour of the bowlers, who can expect some swing due to the overcast conditions. The batsmen will have a tough time facing fast bowling spearheads. The batters will have to get settled down before going for big sixes and boundaries. Otherwise, they will have to pay its price by losing their wicket. The side winning the toss will look to bowl first in order to take advantage of the bowling friendly conditions.

Average first innings score: 131 [T20Is played at this venue]

Record of chasing teams: Won – 3; Lost – 1

Injury and Availability News

(Will update if there is any news)

Probable Playing XIs

Australia Women

Alyssa Healy (WK), Beth Mooney, Ashleigh Gardner, Meg Lanning (C), Ellyse Perry, Rachael Haynes, Sophie Molineux, Nicola Carey, Georgia Wareham/Delissa Kimmince, Jess Jonassen, Megan Schutt.

Bench – Georgia Wareham/Delissa Kimmince, Annabel Sutherland, Erin Burns, Molly Strano

Sri Lanka Women

Hasini Perera, Chamari Athapaththu (C), Harshitha Madavi, Nilakshi de Silva, Anushka Sanjeewani (WK), Shashikala Siriwardene, Ama Kanchana, Udeshika Prabhodhani, Sugandika Kumari, Kavisha Dilhari, Achini Kulasuriya.

Bench – Dilani Manodara, Sathya Sandeepani, Achini Kulasuriya, Umesha Thimashini

Top Picks:

Meg Lanning and Alyssa Healy will be an obvious pick for any Dream11 Fantasy as far as their form is concerned. Chamari Athapaththu and Shashikala Siriwardene cannot be ignored while picking a fantasy team. Jess Jonassen is in influential form, who should be picked in any Dream11 Fantasy team.

Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:

Captain – Harshitha Madavi, Elyse Perry, Chamari Athapaththu

Vice-Captain – Meg Lanning, Alyssa Healy, Beth Mooney

Suggested Playing XI No.1 for Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – Alyssa Healy

Batters – Harshitha Madavi, Beth Mooney, Meg Lanning (C)

All-Rounders- Elysse Perry, Chamari Athapaththu (VC), Shashikala Siriwardene, Kavisha Dilhari

Bowlers-  Sugandika Kumari, Delissa Kimmince, Megan Schutt

Suggested Playing XI No.2 for Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – Alyssa Healy (C)

Batters – Harshitha Madavi, Hasini Perera, Beth Mooney (VC),  Nilakshi de Silva

All-Rounders- Elysse Perry, Chamari Athapaththu, Kavisha Dilhari

Bowlers-  Udeshika Prabhodhani, Delissa Kimmince, Megan Schutt

Expert Advice

As per the weather forecast, it is going to be overcast conditions on the match day. So, the users should go with at least five bowling options including all-rounders in the upcoming clash between Australia Women and Sri Lanka Women.

User Tips: The user can go with a combination of one wicketkeeper, three batsmen, four all-rounders and three bowlers.

Probable Winners:

Australia Women are expected to win this match.

Disclaimer: This team is based on the understanding, analysis and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.