World Cup 2015, 32nd Match, Pool A : Australia Vs Sri Lankaat Sydney, 08 Mar, 2015
Match scheduled to begin at 14:30 local time (03:30 GMT;09:00 AM IST)
Teams: Australia Vs Sri Lanka
Venu: Played at Sydney
Match Time: 09:00 AM IST, 03:30 GMT
Toss:
Previous ODI matches results:
(last five matches, most recent first)
Australia: W L W W W
Sri Lanka: W W W L W
Pitch Condition:
There is a small chance of rain on Sunday afternoon, but the forecast is largely encouraging. The pitch, as Michael Clarke has said, appears to be slow and spin-friendly. The captain that wins the toss will likely want to avoid batting second on the surface.
Match Stats:
Sri Lanka have not defeated Australia in World Cups since the 1996 final. There have been four wins to Australia and a washout in that time.
Sri Lanka have, however, won six of their last eight completed ODIs at the SCG.
Kumar Sangakkara is the only batsman with two hundreds in the tournament. Sri Lanka are also the only side to have hit five centuries between them.
Mitchell Starc has 10 wickets at an average of 9.30 this tournament
Match Teams :Australia team: AJ Finch, DA Warner, MJ Clarke, GJ Bailey, GJ Maxwell, MR Marsh, SR Watson, BJ Haddin, MG Johnson, SPD Smith, Mitchell Starc, J Hazlewood, Patrick Cummins