Sri Lanka will lock horns with the UAE in the sixth game of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 at the Simonds Stadium in Geelong on Tuesday, October 18. It’s a must-win game for the Lankans after their defeat against Namibia in the first outing.
Sri Lanka, who started the group stage as the favourites, will be keen to return to winning ways. The senior cricketers will have to play maturely and lead the side from the front against the UAE, who also have a couple of match-winners in their ranks.
UAE, on the other hand, were edged out by the Netherlands in the final over in their last outing. The team from the Asian continent have played some spirited cricket this year and will hope to continue playing the same brand of cricket.
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Match Details
Details: SL vs UAE, ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022, Group A, Match 6
Date and Time: October 18, 2022, 1.30 pm IST
Venue: Simonds Stadium, Geelong
Pitch Report
It is expected to be a slow wicket where runs will be hard to come by. It will be crucial for the bowlers to change their pace. The team winning the toss will prefer to bat first on this wicket.
Predicted Playing XI
Sri Lanka (SL): Kusal Mendis, Pathum Nissanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Danushka Gunathilaka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa (wk), Dasun Shanaka (c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Dushmantha Chameera, Maheesh Theekshana and Pramod Madushan.
United Arab Emirates (UAE): Waseem Muhammad, Chirag Suri, Vriitya Aravind (wk), Basil Hameed, CP Rizwan, Zawar Farid, Kashif Daud, Afzal Khan/Ahmed Raza, Karthik Meiyappan, Junaid Siddique and Zahoor Khan.
SL vs UAE – Fantasy Team Suggestions
Fantasy Team 1: Kusal Mendis, Vriitya Aravind, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Pathum Nissanka (c), Waseem Muhammad (vc), Wanindu Hasaranga, Dhananjaya de Silva, Kashif Daud, Dushmantha Chameera, Zahoor Khan, Maheesh Theekshana
Fantasy Team 2: Kusal Mendis (c), Vriitya Aravind, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Pathum Nissanka, Waseem Muhammad, Wanindu Hasaranga (vc), Chamika Karunaratne, Kashif Daud, Dushmantha Chameera, Karthik Meiyappan, Maheesh Theekshana
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