Sri Lanka vs Australia T20I Series Stats Preview: Players records and approaching milestones

After over a two-month action of the Indian Premier League (IPL), it’s now time for some T20 internationals as Sri Lanka host world champions Australia in a three-match T20I series starting from June 07, 2022. The second and the third encounters will be played on June 08 and June 11 respectively. R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo will stage the first two games while the third and final clash will take place at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Pallekele. Notably, this is Australia’s first visit to the Island national since the year 2016 and they will also contest in five ODIs and two Tests.

The winners of the T20 World Cup 2021, Australia are in great form in this format as they thrashed the Lankan Lions 4-1 back in February this year at home. The five-match series was the first assignment for the Aussies after the victorious T20 World Cup campaign which took place in November 2021. The team from down under also won the solitary T20I against Pakistan in their own backyard in  April this year. Some of their players like David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, and Josh Hazlewood have been in great touch in the recently concluded IPL.

Meanwhile, the hosts failed to qualify for the semi-final of the marquee event and then suffered 4-1 and 3-0 defeats against the Aussies and India respectively. Skipper Dasun Shanaka would hope to change the fortunes of his side in this series by winning against the in-form Aaron Finch’s side. Both the teams will also look to start their preparations in full swing with this being another World Cup year.

The global tournament will be played down under in October-November as the season of T20s starts right here. The sides will look to get their balance right as the series presents a perfect opportunity to kick start things with an eye on the bigger picture.

Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers ahead of the 3-match T20I series between Sri Lanka and Australia:

 2 – Josh Hazlewood (348) needs two wickets to reach 350 wickets across formats in international cricket.

7 – Mitchell Marsh (93) needs seven sixes to complete 100 maximums across formats in international cricket.

53 – Dasun Shanaka (947) is 53 runs away from reaching 1000 T20I runs.

18 – Glenn Maxwell (1982) requires 18 runs to reach 2000 runs in the T20Is.

1 – David Warner (99) is one big hit away from reaching 100 sixes in T20 internationals.

3 – Maxwell (97) is three big hits away from completing 100 maximums in the T20Is.

36 – Aaron Finch (2741) requires 36 runs to surpass Paul Stirling (2776) and become the fourth-highest run-getter in the T20Is.

3 – Dushmantha Chameera (47) requires three scalps to get to the landmark of 50 T20I wickets.

4 – Ashton Agar (46) is four scalps away from reaching 50 wickets in T20 internationals.

5 – Shanaka (45) requires five sixes to get to 50 maximums in the T20Is.

1 – Warner (22) needs one 50-plus score to go past Martin Guptill (22) and become the batter with third-most such scores in the T20Is.

3 – Chameera (47) is three matches away from appearing in 50 T20I games.

9 – Finch (241) requires nine maximums to get to 250 sixes across formats in international cricket.

1 – Steven Smith (249) is one grab away from completing 250 catches across formats in international cricket.

22 – Charith Asalanka (978) is 22 runs away from completing 1000 runs across formats in international cricket.

3 – Agar (46) requires three wickets to surpass Shane Watson (48) and become the third-highest wicket-taker for Australia in the T20Is.

2 – Chameera (98) is also two games away from featuring in 100 matches across formats in international cricket.

183 – Marsh (3817) is 183 runs away from completing 4000 runs across formats in international cricket.

5 – Marcus Stoinis (45) requires five scalps to get to 50 wickets in international cricket.

7 – Maxwell (93) requires seven wickets to reach 100 wickets across all international formats.

71 – Shanaka (1929) needs 71 runs to get to 2000 runs in international cricket.

4 – Mitchell Starc (46) needs four scalps to reach 50 wickets in away T20Is.

48 – Danushka Gunathilaka (2452) needs 48 runs to get to 2500 runs across formats.

5 – Warner (245) needs five sixes to get to 250 maximums in international cricket.

71 – Shanaka (1929) also needs 71 runs to reach 2000 runs in international cricket.

3 – Warner (47) also requires just three catches to complete 50 catches in the T20Is.