{"id":217,"date":"2022-10-24T15:16:07","date_gmt":"2022-10-24T15:16:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coylesports.com\/?p=217"},"modified":"2022-10-24T15:16:08","modified_gmt":"2022-10-24T15:16:08","slug":"win-or-bust-for-hosts-australia-vs-sri-lanka-icc-mens-t20-world-cup-match-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coylesports.com\/?p=217","title":{"rendered":"WIN OR BUST FOR HOSTS!-Australia VS Sri Lanka ICC Men&#8217;s T20 World Cup Match Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><u>START: <\/u>12:00 PM (UK Time)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>VENUE: <\/u>Optus Stadium<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em><u>Words by Ciaran Coyle<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 19<sup>th<\/sup> game of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.t20worldcup.com\/\">ICC T20 World Cup<\/a> sees hosts Australia looking to kick start their campaign against Sri Lanka in Perth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Aussies come into this Super 12 fixture on the back of a poor display in their opening game of the tournament, with New Zealand coming away with an 89 run victory over Aaron Finch\u2019s side in Sydney.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sri Lanka on the other hand enjoyed much better fortunes in their first game, seeing off Ireland in emphatic fashion to claim a 9 wicket victory in Hobart on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Player of the match \ud83d\udcaa <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KusalMendis13?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KusalMendis13<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SLvIRE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SLvIRE<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RoaringForGlory?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RoaringForGlory<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/biIyoPfuIa\">pic.twitter.com\/biIyoPfuIa<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Sri Lanka Cricket \ud83c\uddf1\ud83c\uddf0 (@OfficialSLC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OfficialSLC\/status\/1584090000681205760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 23, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Kusal Mendis scored 68 off 43 balls to help see his side over the line and chase Ireland\u2019s total of 129 with 5 overs to spare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the Lankans shock defeat to Namibia in their first preliminary round game, it was in doubt whether Chris Silverwood\u2019s team would qualify for the Super 12. 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